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RETIRED. JERRY RICE, 42, the greatest wide receiver in the history of U.S. football; after a storied 20 years in the NFL--16 with the San Francisco 49ers--during which he set records, which he still holds, for most career receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895) and receiving touchdowns (197); in Denver. The three-time Super Bowl winner opted to leave when he was no longer assured primary status with the Broncos. "This is a happy day," he said, fighting tears. "I have really enjoyed this ride...
Help can come in many forms. A few good souls have gone to craigslist.org to offer free space to refugees in their homes--from "a small 2 bdrm trailer" in West Virginia to "a double bed, plus a day bed" in the San Francisco Bay Area. A university in Orleans, France, offered to admit 50 displaced University of New Orleans students. The ambassador from Sri Lanka volunteered to raise money from the tsunami countries...
...emeritus of the natural-hazards center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "Although everything we do helps reduce losses, when a big one comes that exceeds what our technology was designed for, the damage is [catastrophic]. It ends up putting more people at greater risk in Miami, San Francisco, all the cities we love...
...will go on existing. Even Hastert knows that New Orleans isn't going anywhere. In the same interview in which he expressed those doubts about the wisdom of rebuilding New Orleans, the Speaker acknowledged the human impulse to stay put. "We build Los Angeles and San Francisco on top of earthquake fissures," he said. "And they rebuild too." Then he offered an explanation: "Stubbornness...
...Reported by Amanda Bower/ San Francisco, Terry McCarthy and Jeffrey Ressner/ Los Angeles and Maggie Sieger and David Thigpen/ Chicago