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with mighty 225 kph winds and a storm surge between 6 meters and 7.6 meters.
• -- November 1977: A devastating cyclone struck India's southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh. A total of 14,204 people were killed; however, some estimates place the loss of life at 50,000. Damage from the cyclone was placed at US$498.5 million.
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• SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Arizona officials say tourists should be able to return to Grand Canyon National Park Saturday after the state along with several counterparts agreed to a federal government plan.
• But the Obama administration's OK to reopen parks closed by the government shutdown came with a big caveat: States must foot the bill with money they likely won't see again.
• So far, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Arizona and New York have agreed. Governors in other states were trying to gauge what would be the bigger economic hit -- paying to keep the parks operating or losing the tourist money that flows when the scenic attractions are open.
• South Dakota and several corporate donors worked out a deal with the National Park Service to reopen Mount Rushmore beginning Monday. Gov. Dennis Daugaard said it will cost $15,200 a day to pay the federal government to run the landmark in the Black Hills.
• He said he wired four days' worth of the donations on Friday.
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• KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extended talks on Saturday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai over the contentious security deal to allow American troops to remain in the country after the NATO-led military mission ends next year.
• Talks on a bilateral security agreement that the United States wants by the end of October were extended by at least two hours and a spokesman for Karzai's office said they would go on until the early afternoon.
• U.S. officials said some progress had been made but it was unclear if that was

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