纽约当局已经做好了沿海地区迎接风暴正面袭击的准备，但是夜间，暴雨却对内陆社区带来了最大的威胁。在佛蒙特州和纽约北部，洪水淹没了城镇，冲破河岸和小溪。来自纽约Prattsville的图片显示救生艇正在从完全被洪水淹没的房屋中拯救居民。

Five suspected members of the Zetas drug cartel in Mexico have been arrested in connection with an arson attack on a casino last week which killed 52 people. A senior official said the police were investigating whether the attack in the city of Monterrey was linked to an extortion racket. The incident was one of the worst acts of violence since the government launched major operations against drug cartels in 2006.

墨西哥贩毒组织泽塔斯五名可疑成员涉嫌与上周造成52人死亡的赌场袭击有关而被捕。一名高级官员表示，警方正在调查蒙特雷的袭击是否与敲诈有关。该事件是自2006年发动打击贩毒组织的重大行动以来最严重的暴力活动之一。

The Cuban athlete Dayron Robles has been stripped of a gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the Athletics World Championships in South Korea. Robles, the world record holder and reigning Olympic champion, was disqualified for coming into physical contact with one of his main rivals, China's Liu Xiang. Liu had appealed following the race. Jason Richardson of the United States was awarded the gold medal with Liu getting silver. Britain's Andy Turner won bronze.