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Three participants, all male, died today in the 32nd annual Free Press/ Flagstar Marathon in Detroit. Media reports indicate that two of the men collapsed at the finish line, while the third fell mid-race.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ************************* RICK STILL A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE. INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE.

Essar Steel Algoma reports that start-up on its No. 7 blast furnace is progressing as planned. "I am pleased to report the start up process for No.

The Sunday edition of the Toronto Star has a fascinating article about a bid by Tom Farnquist, executive director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, to solve one of Lake Superior's most enduring mysteries - the disappearance in 1918 of

SooToday.com has received the following note and photo from faithful reader Nancy Bachman in Echo Bay, who got a supersized portion of Thanksgiving turkey last weekend.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ************************* WITH 180 MPH WINDS, RICK BECOMES THE SECOND STRONGEST EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC HURRICANE ON RECORD AFTER LINDA OF 1997.

The Soo Greyhounds are still struggling to get back in the win column. On Saturday night at the Essar Centre, the Hounds fell 3-2 to the Oshawa Generals in a shootout. Further details will be posted later tonight on the Sports page.

After meeting today with the parents of Colorado's 'balloon boy,' the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said tonight that it is preparing criminal charges against the boy's father and possibly other family members.