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Cooler weather gave firefighters a chance to begin knocking down flames of three major wildfires burning on Tuesday in Central California, and evacuation orders were lifted for most residents in the fires' path.

A single star is brutally attacking a close by alien planet, through sweeping blasts of X-rays that are causing mass destruction, a study has found.

Sweeping blasts of X-rays are destroying an alien planet as its parent star is attacking it, a study has found.

Good news for Fall Foliage 2011 hopefuls: areas in the northeast pounded by Hurricane Irene and flooding from Tropical Storm Lee won't find the leaves ruined this year, according to an expert. Foliage hot spots including Vermont and Maine that were impacted by Irene as a tropical storm are getting ready to open for business, and reports are that foliage will be intact and most roads will be open.

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Growing fears of a Greek default sent a hurricane through heavily exposed French banks on Monday and hit the euro as investor confidence in the European currency area's ability to surmount a sovereign debt crisis ebbed.

The severe drought which has plagued Texas, and other areas of the parched Southern Plains including southern Kansas and Oklahoma may finally benefit from a developing midweek storm system likely to bring much-needed rains.

The highly anticipated Apple’s smartphone, iPhone 5 is heading towards its release in October and the company as usual, is still lip-tied and hasn’t let out anything about the phone yet.

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Tropical Storm Lee dumped heavy rain on an already soggy U.S. northeast on Thursday leading the river to break high-water records set nearly 40 years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Agnes.

Had that fallen on drought-stricken Texas the entire state would have gotten about 6 inches of rain, The Weather Channel experts found.

Officials in flood-ravaged Pennsylvania said the levees in Wilkes-Barre holding back the Susquehanna were under extreme stress but they are hanging in there.

Much destruction remains

The U.K. and parts of Northwest Europe will the impact Hurricane Katia 2011 by the beginning of next week, forecasters say. But the storm will no longer be a hurricane. Yet, Katia's path will move across the North Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, before impacting Britain as a strong low pressure system beginning Sunday night, sweeping severe gales across parts of the UK.

Officials have confirmed five deaths so far from the flash flooding to include an 8-year-old Lancaster County boy who was swept off his feet by rushing water.

Tropical Storm Maria is on path to hit the Lesser Antilles tonight before heading across the northeastern Caribbean towards the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Flash flooding along the northeast of the United States killed five people this week and U.S. President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in New York State, as historic flooding swelled rivers to record levels.

The remnants of Hurricane Katia will impact Britain as a strong low pressure system on Sunday night, sweeping severe gales across parts of the UK, forecasters say.

A Broome County state of emergency still remains in effect and all university classes have been canceled for Friday.

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