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65 million people await Hurricane Irene's wrath Hurricane Irene's main thrust was still a day away from North Carolina but heightened waves began hitting the state's Outer Banks early Friday as the storm continued trudging toward the East Coast. Video: Hurricane veterans in N.C. prepare for Irene Stocking up on water, filling up the bathtub, taking in the outdoor umbrellas and boarding up windows are all part of the hurricane preparation going on in North Carolina. Storm veterans share their safety tips with NBC’s Kerry Sanders. (TODAY) 53 dead in attack on casino in Mexico Two dozen gunmen burst into a casino in northern Mexico on Thursday, doused it with gasoline and started a fire that trapped gamblers inside, killing 53 people and injuring a dozen more, authorities said. Slideshow: Daily life in Libya’s rebellion A photojournalist describes the rebellion’s progress hour by hour as Tripoli slips from Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s rule Rebels send in special forces to hunt for Gadhafi Libyan rebels said they were sending in special forces units in their hunt for fugitive strongman Moammar Gadhafi, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance in the capital. Bomb blast hits U.N. building in Nigerian capital A bomb blast ripped through the United Nations offices in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday. Romney's tough week First Read: Presumptive GOP front-runner hit by Perry surge, questions over strategy. US economic growth slower than expected The economy grew much slower than previously thought in the second quarter as business inventories and exports were less robust, a government report showed on Friday. Half of hospitals buy back-door drugs Amid growing reports of price-gouging for life-saving drugs, half of hospital officials admit they’ve bought medications from shady suppliers, effectively providing a market for back-door deals during a record drug shortage, a new survey shows. Fat camp shows China battling the bulge Men and women attending weight loss camps  like Bodyworks in Beijing represent a shocking new statistic: roughly a third of China's population â€" some 429 million â€" are overweight or obese, prime candidates for heart disease and diabetes. Flash floods kill at least 33 in NW Pakistan Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains wiped out a village in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 33 people, a government official said on Friday. Mom in baby-dropping case on suicide watch The arraignment for a California mom accused of pushing her 7-month-old baby to his death from a parking structure was postponed on Thursday after a doctor found her mentally unfit to go to court. Humble soldier saves 4, gets rare medal for heroism Mail it, he said. No, the Army said. We're coming out. So last weekend, the 82nd Airborne Division sent a colonel and his entourage from Fort Bragg, N.C., to find Matt Blain and give him something exceptional. Disapproval of Congress at all-time high in new poll Americans are plenty angry at Congress in the aftermath of the debt crisis and Republicans could pay the greatest price, a new Associated Press-GfK poll suggests. Surgery patient dies as doctors flee fire A man in China died on the operating table after his doctors fled from a fire that broke out in the next room, a hospital official said Friday. Newly discovered warrior wasp has giant jaws A giant male wasp with jaws that, when open, are longer than its front legs was discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, researchers announced last week. Why some in Irene's way won't evacuate Tourists and residents are fleeing the coastal islands of North Carolina as Hurricane Irene approaches the East Coast of the United States today. But if history is any guide, some people in the path of the hurricane will refuse to leave their homes and businesses. Why would anyone put themselves on a collision course with a Category 3 storm? Video: ‘We are talking about a perfect storm’ Al Roker joins Brian Williams with more on the storm churning toward the Eastern Seaboard. (Nightly News) Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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