US stock markets reach 12-year lows

Thursday, March 5, 2009 US stock markets dropped to twelve-year lows on Thursday, amidst falling confidence in the financial sector and worries over whether the US automobile manufacturer General Motors will be able to keep operating. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 4.08%, or 280.52 points, at the closing
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Hurricane Bill now a Category 4 storm

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Following a period of steady intensification, Hurricane Bill is now a Category 4 major hurricane, as defined by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Bill formed on August 12 and became the 2009 season’s first hurricane on August 17. For the past few days, the storm has been
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