Southeast
Sep 6 2008, AP

Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm’s whipping winds and rain didn’t linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding and power outages.

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Lake Charles, La., batter Colton Hunt falls to the ground after he is hit by a pitch by Tampa, Fla., pitcher Michael McGuire in the second inning during their United States semifinal baseball game of the Little League World Series, Thursday, Aug. 21,...