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WASHINGTON – The number of people thrown out of work from Hurricanes Katrina (search) and Rita rose to 363,000 last week as the adverse economic effects of the Gulf Coast (search) hurricanes continued to mount. The Labor Department reported that an additional 74,000 hurricane-related claims for unemployment benefits were filed …

LOS ANGELES – “ER” star Noah Wyle (search) played dad instead of doctor as he and his wife welcomed their second child, a girl. The baby, weighing almost 7 1/2 pounds, was born in Los Angeles on Saturday to Wyle and wife Tracy, People (search) magazine reported. The baby was …

Earthquake Facts and Statistics Frequency of Occurrence of Earthquakes Descriptor Magnitude – Average Annually Great 8 and higher 1 Major 7 – 7.9 17 Strong 6 – 6.9 134 Moderate 5 – 5.9 1319 (The following are estimated) Light 4 – 4.9 13,000 Minor 3 – 3.9 130,000 Very Minor …