Storms hit Israel: Heavy rains flood mall

Thunder and hailstorms reported nationwide, flooding businesses and catching Israelis off guard

Are we listening: Natural disasters in U.S. have been extreme this year

By Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press

A line of severe storms crosses the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn on May 25.. 
The dark formation was reported a few minutes earlier as a tornado in West Memphis, 
Ark. Nature is pummeling the United States in 2011 with extremes. There have been
 more than 700 U.S. disaster and weather deaths. (Lance Murphey, The Associated Press )

WASHINGTON — Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes.

Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. And now, unusual hurricane-caused flooding in Vermont.

‘Five Towns’ Prepares to Save Elderly from Irene

Jews in New York’s "Five Towns” ready for Irene as it thunders into the area. Rabbis allowed radios to be on during the Sabbath.

HURRICANE TRACKER, 29 Million People under a hurricane warning... .

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Obama, US officials urge people to heed evacuation notices

By REUTERS AND JPOST.COM STAFF 
08/27/2011 11:09 

370,000 evacuate as airlines, bus systems, subways, rail services prepare to halt; Hurricane Irene expected to make landfall along North Carolina coast Saturday morning.

Hurricane Irene

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Last Full US Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq Departure comes two weeks ahead of the schedule set by President Barack Obama

Dan Robinson | White House August 18, 2010
Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq.  Pentagon officials stress that some American combat forces remain in the country ahead of an August 31st date to formally transition the U.S. presence to an advisory and training operation.