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Windy
Today's Forecast
High: 58º F
Low:  37º F

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Saturday: We'll enjoy more sunshine and warmer temps, but it will be windy at times.

L.Highlands:
55 to 60
E. Alleghenies:
Near 60
N. Alleghenies:
Mid 50s

Sunday: Another day with plenty of sunshine, but we'll lose the wind.

L.Highlands:
60 to 65
E. Alleghenies:
Mid 60s
N. Alleghenies:
Low 60s

Monday: Clouds will start to thicken back up as another cold front heads our way.

L.Highlands:
Near 60
E. Alleghenies:
Low 60s
N. Alleghenies:
Upper 50s

Discussion: Temperatures will cool down again next week with Thursday being the coolest. We'll also have a few showers, but no big storms are expected.


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ABC NewsMail - afternoon edition

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 Afternoon Edition. Sat 16 Oct 2010


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Spring fall: Snow hangs in the trees around Laggan, in the New South Wales southern tablelands.

Snow, wind and rain whip eastern Australia
Snow, floods and gale-force winds have swept across eastern Australia overnight, transforming parts of New South Wales and Victoria into springtime winter wonderlands.

Descarado wins Caulfield Cup for Gai
Gai Waterhouse has won her first Caulfield Cup, with Descarado ploughing through the heavy conditions to score a gritty win in the $2.5 million feature in Melbourne.

Asylum seekers to be released from detention
In a major policy shift, the Federal Government is preparing to announce plans to release hundreds of asylum seekers from detention and allow them to live in the community while their applications for asylum are being assessed.

DJs, Fraser-Kirk agree to settle out of court
David Jones publicist Kristy Fraser-Kirk has reached an out-of-court agreement with David Jones and its former CEO on a sexual harassment case.

Games team lands in Sydney
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, welcomed Australia's Commonwealth Games team home to Sydney.


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The Murray Darling's political sinkhole
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Twice round the barracks with Colonel Jones
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Secular liberalism misunderstood
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Bonsoir to The Bill
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Hell or High Water
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First Australians celebrate first Australian saint
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Villagers return to toxic sludge town
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Police tweet beat reveals crime load
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China zoo gardener mauled to death by tigers

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UN Space expert denies being alien ambassador
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Environmentalist wins top prize for Murray-Darling work
A man working to restore the health of a key part of the Murray-Darling river system has been given a top environment award by Federal Water Minister Tony Burke.

'Enormous wave' of mosquitoes to hit Top End
The Northern Territory Health Department says the Top End needs to prepare for an "enormous wave" of mosquitoes.

Victims' families welcome insulation report
An auditor-general's report into the Federal Government's axed home insulation scheme has been welcomed by the families of four workmen whose deaths have been linked to the roll-out.



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ABC NewsMail - morning edition

ABC News

 

 Morning Edition. Sat 16 Oct 2010


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A local watches as floodwaters rise at the southern end of the town of Lockhart.

Residents flee as creek bursts banks
Homes have been flooded and almost 200 people have been evacuated after a creek burst its banks and a dam wall threatened to collapse in southern New South Wales overnight.

Australian dollar hits parity with greenback
The Australian dollar has hit parity with the US dollar for the first time since it floated in 1983.

Victims' families welcome insulation report
An Auditor-General's report into the Federal Government's axed home insulation scheme has been welcomed by the families of four workmen whose deaths have been linked to the roll-out.

DJs sex case a done deal
Australia's biggest sexual harassment case has ended with a private settlement being finalised between David Jones and publicist Kristy Fraser-Kirk.

Cold snap brings snow to Victoria
Snow has fallen in parts of Victoria as the state shivers through a cold snap.


 The DrumMore from The Drum > 

A view of the Wonga Wetlands in the Murray Darling Basin.

The Murray Darling's political sinkhole
Will the Gillard Government become the most reactive and reflexive administration of the modern era? The early signs – most notably this weekÂ's debacle over the Murray Darling Basin - say Â'yesÂ'. To all intents and purposes, Gillard, her Regional Development Minister Simon Crean and Water Minister Tony Burke walked into the political sinkhole of the Murray Darling as if blindfolded. How else can we explain their behaviour?

Twice round the barracks with Colonel Jones
On Tuesday this week Mr Abbott found himself on his toughest assignment yet: embedded with Alan Jones.

Secular liberalism misunderstood
Secular liberalism gives anyone the right to question religion, but it also prevents them from mandating that religion be abolished.

Bonsoir to The Bill
It's time, after 27 years, to farewell The Bill. Perhaps its producers will make all 2,400 episodes available on DVD.

Hell or High Water
It was foggy this morning as I drove into Griffith to attend an information session about the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Fog is unusual at this time of the year, but quite appropriate for the meeting to follow, three and half hours and I was none the wiser. You didnÂ't have to see the sign "This is War" to know that the town of Griffith is taking this threat to their future very seriously.


 WorldMore World Stories > 

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Britain defends military budget cuts
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Fed poised to act on faltering US economy
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China zoo gardener mauled to death by tigers

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UN Space expert denies being alien ambassador
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Academics meet to analyse Murray guide
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Garrett disappointed with 'deficient' advice
Former environment minister Peter Garrett says he is disappointed he got incorrect advice from his department on the scrapped home insulation scheme, but he stands by the quick roll-out of the program.



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City of Minneapolis Traffic Alerts Update

Minneapolis closes several streets near Metrodome for Sunday, Oct. 17 Vikings game

The City of Minneapolis will close several streets around Mall of America Field at the H.H.H. Metrodome as a security measure for the Minnesota Vikings game Sunday, Oct. 17. 

Beginning at 1 p.m. Oct. 17, the City will close the following streets:

o        Fifth Street, from 11th Avenue to Park Avenue

o        Chicago Avenue, from Third Street to Sixth Street

o        Fourth Street, from Park Avenue to I-35W

o        Norm McGrew Place, from Third Street to Fourth Street

These roads will reopen about one hour after the completion of the Vikings game (about 7:30 p.m.)

 

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