The dune breach forced the closing of a major coastal highway for several hours.

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The heavy rains forced the closing of a section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 276) and flooded the Neshaminy Creek watershed.

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The damage has already forced the closing of factories by Nissan, Toyota, and Sony, as well as several oil refineries, while large agricultural areas were wiped out, which can only add to concerns about rising food prices.

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But the Irish wilted in the closing minutes, and after Scelzo had forced his way over Bartolucci won the race for a kick ahead to touch down inches inside the dead-ball line.

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Obama and Democrats insisted that any possible agreement to replace the forced spending cuts with alternative deficit reduction should include more tax revenue from closing loopholes and subsidies that benefit wealthy industries and individuals.

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But this year, she was forced to change that mind when the National Trust did a deal with Moyle Council, closing the door on other developments.

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World No. 3 Lee Westwood shot a closing round of 70 to finish 40th a day after an injury scare nearly forced him out of the tournament.

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Soon after, Nderim Nedzipi's well-hit shot forced a hurried save from Jaaskelainen and Bolton were fortunate that neither of the two Rabotnicki players closing in could get a foot to the loose ball to turn in the rebound.

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