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Choosing where to raise your kids can be a deeply personal decision, but some things are universally desired, like good schools, health care and recreation. 24/7 Wall St. looked at these factors and more to identify the 10 best U.S. cities in which to raise a family.

Gas stations along the Eastern Seaboard experienced high demand Friday and some sold out of fuel as Hurricane Irene bore down and residents scrambled to evacuate. In Norfolk, Va., one Exxon station was sold out by noon and boarded up its windows as attendants readied themselves for the storm.

Even Hurricane Earl can't break the spirits of those living in beach towns along the East Coast. Thanks to the hot weather, convenient location and Canadians, tourism along the coast has skyrocketed this summer.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has sued two Virginia Beach mortgage loan modification companies, claiming they charged consumers as much as $1,200 in advance for help to fend off foreclosures. Under the state's foreclosure rescue law, a business can't charge a fee for its services until...