All schools were closed in American Samoa Friday and residents were stocking up on bottled water, flashlights and candles as Tropical Cyclone Rene churned toward the U.S. Pacific island territory.

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Weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents refused to retreat from a steadily weakening tropical storm that crept toward shore Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, stiff winds and some flooding.

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