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A construction worker was killed this week after falling 48 storied at a Manhattan construction site. Fire workers said that the man was working with a crew to dismantle a crane when he lost his footing. He stumbled from a walkway between the crane and the building.

Witnesses say they saw the man fall in a construction lot that was surrounded by a fence. The authorities placed his body in an ambulance. He was working on a glass-walled skyscraper between the 41st and 42nd streets and 10th and 11th avenues in Midtown Manhattan.

It is no surprise to anyone when there are dozens if not hundreds of sharks off a beach on either the east or west coast. Many fear to swim near these ‘could-be’ dangerous beaches for this reason. However, no one was expecting to spot a shark in Lake Michigan.

Richi Fasi from Traverse City told authorities that he found a 2 foot shark in the water while trying to fish on the West Grand Traverse Bay this week. He said that the shark was dead and did not pose a threat to him.

Hanna is a tropical storm right now - but meteorologists fear that she will gain strength and turn into a hurricane as she makes her way closer to the east coast of the United States later in the week. But she is not their only worry at the moment.

Louisiana is in the middle of the path that Gustav - which is now a category 4 hurricane - is taking and many are afraid that it will become another Katrina and devastate the lands that are still in the middle of being rebuilt. However, this time the people are prepared.

The Mayor of New Orleans set up a mandatory evacuation Sunday in which the people in the West Bank were told to evacuate first. The evacuation had everyone out of their homes and making their way into a safe zone by noon.

College students have been waiting with bated breath to hear what the outcome will be of the Amethyst Initiative and which way it will lead. For those of you out of the loop - the Amethyst Initiative is a proposal from 128 leaders of universities who believe that the drinking age should be lowered to from 18 to 21 and have been trying to get their point across.

Marc Quinn is a British sculptor and an apparently an avid fan of Kate Moss. How do we know? I think it was the 110 pound, $2.8 million solid gold statue that he made of her that clued us in. This beautiful statue of a beautiful model is being dubbed as one of the greatest creation’s that we have seen since the ancient Egypt.

Fay has passed over and left some cities in utter ruin due to its high winds and heavy rain - which touched certain parts of Florida and Georgia. The next tropcial storm to take form is Gustav - which at this time is building up strength and headed for a course straight into the Gulf of Mexico. Officials in Louisiana and Mississippi are preparing early for the disaster that could strike as soon as next week and are setting parts of the state on high alert.

If any one of us were to win the lottery we would all try to use that money to purchase the things that we have always wanted. On top of my list would be my bills that I have been spending five years to pay off. Then I would think of the perfect car, house, and other misc products that I could spend the money on. It is rare that we see someone give their money to those who truly need it.

A young woman is now recovering after she was stranded for five days in a raving in North Caroline. The ravine covered her and the pick-up truck that she was in from rescuers. The police said that 21 year old Amber Pennell was discovered Monday night among the wreckage in the trees at the bottom the ravine - which was 100 feet deep.

Jericho Scott is only 9 years old and he is a phenomenal baseball player. His fastball has a top speed of 40 mph - which is apparently too hard when playing in a Youth Baseball League for New Haven. The coach for the team told Scott that he was unable to pitch for the team anymore because of his talents.