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2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolinaupdated: Sat Jul 04 2009 19:23:00

Two people were killed and three others were in critical condition Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks exploded, officials said.

Time.com: SE Braces for Hanna; Ike in Tow updated: Fri Sep 05 2008 07:30:00

Tropical Storm Hanna an Hurrican Ikee behind her had vacationers rushing for safer land, while governments prepared for the brunt of the storms

Tropical Storm Dolly approaches Mexicoupdated: Sun Jul 20 2008 22:50:00

Tropical Storm Dolly headed toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday evening while Tropical Storm Cristobal skirted the North Carolina's Outer Banks and headed away from the coast.

Noel grows into a hurricaneupdated: Fri Nov 02 2007 02:21:00

Noel was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Thursday as it moved away from the Bahamas and out into the cooler waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Noel drenches Bahamasupdated: Fri Nov 02 2007 02:21:00

CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney speaks with the coordinator of the Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency, Carl Smith.

Gabrielle churns back toward the Atlantic Oceanupdated: Mon Sep 10 2007 16:25:00

Tropical Storm Gabrielle nosed its way back toward the Atlantic Ocean after hitting North Carolina's Outer Banks Sunday afternoon with 50-mph winds, forecasters said.

Gabrielle makes landfallupdated: Mon Sep 10 2007 16:25:00

Fredricka Whitfield gets the latest on tropical storm Gabrielle from CNN's John Zarrella.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle closes in on North Carolina coast updated: Sun Sep 09 2007 09:23:00

Tropical Storm Gabrielle continued to pick up strength Sunday as it neared landfall along North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Fortune: Retirement: Now what?!updated: Sat Jun 09 2007 20:34:00

Think you know what will make you happy when you call it quits? Learn from those who've been there, done that.

Ophelia heads for Canadian provincesupdated: Sat Sep 17 2005 09:56:00

A slightly weakened Tropical Storm Ophelia bypassed New England and moved toward the Canadian Maritime Provinces on Saturday after drenching North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Study ranks July 4 vacation bottlenecksupdated: Wed Jun 29 2005 21:41:00

Americans taking to the roads during the July 4 holiday weekend are almost certain to encounter a traffic bottleneck somewhere, but the biggest is likely to be west of Portland, Oregon, the American Highway Users Alliance said Thursday.

CNNMoney: The Outer Banks, North Carolinaupdated: Wed May 11 2005 11:37:00

North Carolina's Outer Banks is a 100-mile string of barrier islands extending from the Virginia border southward to the resort town of Okracoke.

Hurricane Alex heads out to seaupdated: Wed Aug 04 2004 05:19:00

Alex, the first hurricane of the 2004 North Atlantic season, continued heading out to sea Wednesday after brushing North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Hurricane warning issued for Outer Banksupdated: Mon Aug 02 2004 06:54:00

Alex, the first North Atlantic tropical storm of the season, strengthened off the southeastern U.S. coast Monday, and forecasters issued a hurricane warning for North Carolina's Outer Banks.

FSB: Easy Riding Now arriving on carousel three: your own set of wheelsupdated: Sat Jul 01 2000 00:01:00

From the land of the Ferrari and the Maserati comes the Di Blasi Express, possibly the world's first foldup motorbike. Designed in 1952 for the Italian military's rapid-deployment troops, it's now ...

Fortune: Ping-Pong for heavy thinkers, an electronic vacation, moving everyone to Texas, and other matters. WHAT ONE DID ON HIS SUMMER VAupdated: Mon Oct 03 1994 00:01:00

We dreamed the other night about Miss Newton, our fifth-grade teacher, and awoke wondering what was wrong with the subject she assigned for our first composition. Judging the answer to be nada, we ...

Fortune: The price of ogling, Marxism-Leninism-Caponeism, rethinking the Golden Rule, and other matters. A TARNISHED GOLDEN RULEupdated: Mon Aug 01 1988 00:01:00

Your correspondent recently had a choice between a weekend in which he could (a) defy the dermatologist and loll on the white beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks or (b) defy common sense and vi...

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