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17/11/2008 21:02

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Residents inspect devastated LA mobile home park - Burned-out mobile home residents fear for future -
Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station.



Residents inspect devastated LA mobile home park

Anxious residents of a Los Angeles mobile home park are being allowed to inspect their properties for the first time since a wildfire destroyed 484 homes in the area.

Burned-out mobile home residents fear for future

Hundreds of nails that once held together single-story, pastel-colored mobile homes now litter the gutters lining the curving streets. Pipes still spurt water, looking for faucets that aren't there anymore. Toolboxes lay unused and unharmed, surrounded by a world of repairs to make. Ceramic garden animals still smile in front yards, blackened with soot and surrounded by charred shrubs and trees.

Astronauts hitch giant crate to space station

Astronauts hitched a giant shipping crate full of home improvement "goodies" to the international space station on Monday, a critical step for boosting the population in orbit.

Plane slides down Philly runway minus front wheels

A US Airways Express airliner slid down a runway Sunday during an emergency landing without its nose landing gear. No injuries were reported.

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