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Residents buy plywood for protection against Hurricane Ike in Houston on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of people fled coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Ike on Thursday as the storm gathered strength on a collision course with the Texas Gulf Coast, threatening to swamp populous areas around Houston under a massive wave of water.

Worries rise as Ike looms in the Gulf

By Oren Dorell and Rick Hampson, USA TODAY

	TEXANS FLEE
	TRACKING IKE
	GAS: Ike blows prices higher

	Money

Making money from stock dividends takes a little time
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY

New Nissan Maxima has a lot for drivers to love
By James R. Healey, USA TODAY

Clothing stores rediscover Boomers
By Jayne O’Donnell, Laura Petrecca and Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY

Strategies: Think locally, act locally? Give it a try in this case
By Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY

	Sports

K-Rod ties saves record in Angels’ win over Mariners
AP

Vince Young says he’s not ‘depressed,’ wants to return to field
From staff and wire reports

Raiders’ D-coordinator: Blame me, not Al Davis
AP

	Life

New on DVD: Tina Fey’s ‘Baby Mama’ delivers laughs
By Mike Clark, USA TODAY

It’s a boy for Laila Ali and Curtis Conway
AP

The secret to ‘Burn’ success: A bunch of dunderheads
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY

	Tech

RealDVD lets you load up your laptop with movies
By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY

Brain scanners trying to pinpoint our virtues within
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY

Largest particle collider conducts successful test
AP

	Travel

Life on Vacation: History keeps pace with the present in Charleston, S.C.
By Larry Olmsted, Special for USA TODAY

10 great places to slip into something fashionable
By Rebecca Heslin, USA TODAY

Tips from road Kings
By Chris Gray, USA TODAY

Big Sur’s hazy forecast: Fall is the best time to visit
By Laura Bly, USA TODAY

SAT prep services get into video games
AP

‘SNL’ throws its hat into political ring
By Gary Strauss, USA TODAY

New ground game: Young RBs bolster NFL offensive shakeup
By Jim Corbett, USA TODAY

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How Do You Know If You Have a Fracture?

September 1, 2008 – 7:13 pm

Week of August 31

In This Issue:

  • Oldest Among Us Surprisingly Spry
  • What Alcohol Can Do to Your Bones
  • Wrist Is Supposed to Be Healed — But It Still Hurts

Today’s Top Story

	How Do You Know If You Have a Fracture?
	Is it just an ache or something more serious? Find out how to tell if that nagging pain is really a fracture.
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Oldest Among Us Surprisingly Spry
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What Alcohol Can Do to Your Bones
Alcohol can wreck havoc on your bones. How bad is it? See what the science says.
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