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Featured article: July 28, 2007

Hurricane Kenna was the third-most intense Pacific hurricane to strike the coast of Mexico. Kenna was the sixteenth tropical depression, seventh hurricane, and third Category 5 hurricane of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season. After forming on October 22 to the south of Mexico from a tropical wave, forecasters consistently predicted the storm to strengthen much less than it actually did. Moving into an area of favorable upper-level conditions and warm sea surface temperatures, Kenna quickly strengthened to reach peak winds of 165 mph (265 km/h) on October 25 while located about 255 miles (410 km) southwest of Puerto Vallarta. Weakening as it turned to the northeast, the hurricane struck near San Blas with winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) before dissipating on October 26 over the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. The name "Kenna" was retired from the list of Pacific hurricane names due to its effects on Mexico, which included $101 million in damage (2002 USD) $113 million (2006 USD) and four deaths. The worst of the hurricane's effects occurred between San Blas in Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, where over 100 people were injured and thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. 95% of the buildings in San Blas were damaged, and hundreds of buildings were destroyed along coastal areas of Puerto Vallarta. (more...)

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American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer Frederick Douglass, shown here in 1879. Born a slave, Douglass was one of the most prominent figures in African American history and a formidable public presence. He was a firm believer in the equality of all people, whether black, female, American Indian, or recent immigrant. He was fond of saying, "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong."

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Featured list: List of United States cities by population

Ten most populous cities in the United States

(2) Los Angeles

(10) San Jose

(8) San Diego

(5) Phoenix

(3) Chicago

(1) New York City

(4) Houston

(7) San Antonio

(9) Dallas

(6) Philadelphia

The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in the United States. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place includes a variety of designations, including a city, town, village, borough, and municipality.^[e] Some census-designated places may also be included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places.^[b]^[c] Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government that includes the entire population of a county, or county equivalent. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. This list presents only that portion (or "balance") of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place.

Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metropolitan area populations.

Incorporated places over 100,000 population

1 - New York City, New York

2 - Los Angeles, California

The following table lists the incorporated places in the United States with a population of more than 100,000 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau on July 1, 2007.^[1] Densities are also given by the United States Census Bureau, but are listed as of the 2000 Census.^[2]^[3]

Since the U.S. Census Bureau typically does not rank the cities of U.S. territories along with those of the fifty states and the District of Columbia, the cities of Puerto Rico with populations greater than 100,000 are listed separately below.

Rank	City	State	Population	Density (per mi²)
1	New York City	New York	&0000000008274527.0000008,274,527	26,403.8
2	Los Angeles	California	&0000000003834340.0000003,834,340	7,876.4
3	Chicago	Illinois	&0000000002836658.0000002,836,658	12,752.2
4	Houston	Texas	&0000000002208180.0000002,208,180	3,371.8
5	Phoenix	Arizona	&0000000001552259.0000001,552,259	2,781.7
6	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	&0000000001449634.0000001,449,634	11,232.8
7	San Antonio	Texas	&0000000001328984.0000001,328,984	2,808.3
8	San Diego	California	&0000000001266731.0000001,266,731	3,772.4
9	Dallas	Texas	&0000000001240499.0000001,240,499	3,470.3
10	San Jose	California	&0000000000939899.000000939,899	5,116.9 See full list...

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	Articles	Pictures	Lists	Portals	Topics	Sounds
Featured:	2306 / T	1438 / T	1096 / T	129 / T	69 / T	76 / T
Criteria:	FA? / T	FP? / T	FL? / T	FPO? / T	FT? / T	FS? / T
Candidates:	FAC / T	FPC / T	FLC / T	FPOC / T	FTC / T	FSC / T
Removal:	FARC / T	FPR / T	FLRC / T	FPRC / T	FTRC / T	FSRC / T
Former:	640 / T	FFP	52 / T	FFPO	FFT	FFS