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Sept. 15, 2008
La Plaza
Sept. 9, 2008
Travel & Experiences
More than 1 million are evacuated but there are four deaths as 20 inches of rain and 100-mph winds pound Cuba. Reports mount of earlier deaths and destruction in Haiti. Texas could be next.
World & Nation
The financial effect of the hurricane that hit the Texas coast is expected to be sharp but limited, analysts say. The Port of Houston is expected to reopen this week.
Sept. 16, 2008
Winds and waves from the massive storm smash into the island of Galveston and flood homes in Louisiana.
Sept. 13, 2008
The hurricane’s surge of saltwater killed vegetation on Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula, a renowned birding area.
Oct. 4, 2008
Promised mobile homes from FEMA have been slow to materialize, southeast Texas officials and residents say.
Nov. 23, 2008
Business
The economic effect is expected to be sharp but not like Katrina’s aftermath, analysts say.
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