Tuesday, April 26, 2011
An Anti-War Candidat
Phoebe Snow has died
Phoebe Snow has died. Disabled daughter led singer to leave showbiz. - Music & Dance - Arts & Entertainment - Catholic Online
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - At a time when many disabled children were sent to institutions, Snow decided to keep her daughter Valerie Rose at home and care for the child herself. Snow abandoned music for a while and entered into ill-fated business decisions in the quest to stay solvent enough to take care of Valerie.
High Risk For Severe
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More twisters expect
Poplar Bluff, Mo. levee breached south of city Tuesday | Reuters
To prepare for expected flash flooding, about 1,000 people were evacuated Monday. A total of 59 people were rescued from homes and cars within a 90-minute period Monday night, said Poplar Bluff Police Captain Mike McClain.
McClain said the levee along the river has been sandbagged to plug overflows in the city limits.
The storms and flooding were the latest in the violent weather that has pummeled much of the mid-South this month, killing seven people in Arkansas Monday. Two weeks ago more than 47 people died as storms tore a wide path from Oklahoma all the way to North Carolina.
Flood warnings on Monday prompted evacuations of hundreds of people in Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri following days of rain that led to rivers cresting over the flood stage, according to forecasters.
More twisters expected after storm killed seven in Arkansas | Reuters
(Reuters) - Tornadoes and floods, which killed seven people in Arkansas and left thousands without power, threatened at least two more days of destruction, weather forecasters said on Tuesday.
"Tuesday and Wednesday will be particularly bad," warned Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski on AccuWeather.com.
Wealthy Leaving Las Vegas Mansions as Foreclosure Pain Spreads - Bloomberg
Nicolas Cage, the Oscar-winning star of “Leaving Las Vegas,” bought a seven-bedroom home with a panoramic view of the city’s casino-lined Strip in 2006 for $8.5 million. By January 2010, it was in foreclosure.
The next owner, who property records show paid $4.2 million, has put the house on the market for $7.9 million -- an “unrealistic” price, according to Zar Zanganeh, the broker handling the listing.
“It’s sad,” Zanganeh said, his high-heeled boots clacking on the marble floor as he gave a tour of the 14,000-square-foot (1,300-square-meter) mansion featuring a six-person steam shower and a closet the size of a small apartment. “There’s a lot of inventory, a lot of homes like this waiting for an owner.”