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First Reported Death from Hurricane Irene
A North Carolina man killed by a falling tree branch is the first reported death from Hurricane Irene as the storm hits the U.S. mainland, the Associated Press reports. MSNBC reports that the accident occurred outside the victim's home near Rocky Mount, N.C., in the western part of the state.
