This Sepetmebr 7, 2008 NASA GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Ike seen at 1610 GMT. Barely a week after Hurricane Gustav devastated western Cuba, the island was battening down the hatches again Sunday for another killer storm, with more than half a million people evacuating Cuba's northeast coast, officials said.(AFP/HO NASA/Ho)
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Ike hits Cuba as dangerous Category 3 hurricane

AP - 18 minutes ago

CAMAGUEY, Cuba - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across Cuba toward Havana and its historic but decaying old buildings.

In this July 11, 2008 file photo, a sign in front of the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington is seen.  The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 announced that the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)

Fannie, Freddie deal helps some borrowers, not all

AP - Sun Sep 7, 6:59 PM ET

NEW YORK - The government's historic bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday will be good news to homebuyers and some homeowners hoping to refinance if it leads to lower mortgage rates, as experts expect.

Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after winning a game against Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, during the women's finals championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Serena Williams beats Jankovic for 3rd Open title

AP - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Serena Williams flung her racket straight up and jumped for joy, hopping and skipping and screaming and generally looking like someone who had just won her first U.S. Open title or earned her debut at No. 1.

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