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Four young children are feared dead today after their father told police he threw them from an Alabama bridge after an argument with his wife.

TIGER WOODS is close to sealing a deal on a very large birthday present on Jupiter Island in Florida.

The damage inflicted by Hurricane Rita paled in comparison to Katrina, Texas Governor Rick Perry said today – but urged evacuees to stay where they are until local officials say it’s all right to return.

Residents along the Texas and Louisiana coasts began clearing away debris today as crews worked to restore electricity to more than one million customers in four states after Hurricane Rita tore through the US Gulf Coast, causing less damage than feared.