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Rich Fasi from Traverse City said he found a dead shark in Lake Michigan. It was about 2 feet tall, he found it while fishing. There’s no confirmed explanation for how the shark ended up there but a possibility is that someone dumped it there as they might have had it as a pet.

About 38.4 million people watched Obama’s speech in which he accepted the Democratic nomination for the upcoming presidential election. This speech drew more viewers than that of President Bush’s Union address. Also, this speech was the most viewed non-sport program in African-American homes since Michael Jackson’s anniversary concert back in 2001.

Kevin Cogill, a music blogger at Antiquiet got arrested as he posted leaked Guns N’ Roses tracks. He now faces up to 3 years in prison and $250,000 in fines. He did not leak the songs though, but merely uploaded them. Slash, the former Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist said he hoped that Cogill rots in jail. He felt that such leaks hurt sales.

Gustav hit Cuba on Saturday and could reach the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday. FEMA’s chief said that the storm was becoming stronger thus it could escalate to a Category 5 storm which has winds greater than 155 mph by Sunday. This is quite dreadful for residents who might be affected by this.

The dense forests of the western Amazon show evidence of ancient urban settlements. These settlements were once large and complex enough to be considered what we deem today to be urban. From about 1250 to 1650 the European colonists and their illnesses killed most of the people who resided in the largest settlements. These settlements consist of walled towns and small villages.

Ricky Murray lived a miserable life before Gustav was a threat. It’s been about 3 years since Katrina, and although it is known that it caused damages to homes as well as deaths, there are currently no publicly known figures of divorces as a result of this sad event. Murray’s wife is considering a divorce and this has devastated him. He lost his job and recently suffered a heart attack due to stress according to his doctors. Murray blames the problems with his marriage on the hurricane as prior to it there were no conflicts with him and his wife. But once he lost his home and was forced to move into a FEMA trailer him and his spouse started to argue. Murray says he has witnessed other people break up as a result of the hurricane as well. This is tragic to hear.

A mother was found guilty of microwaving her child. The woman seemed to have no reaction when the jury’s verdict was announced, and simply lowered her head. She will face the death penalty once sentenced. Her reason for doing such a terrible thing was that she was scared that her boyfriend would leave her after finding out that the child was not his. That is truly disturbing.