All eyes are still on the path of Hurricane Ike as the storm threatens the residents of Texas towns like Galveston, the community ravaged by a hurricane back in 1900. Texans were urged to evacuate, and the crew of the freighter Antalina is caught in the Gulf and has been notified by the Coast Guard that they’ll have to wait the storm out.

Of course, there’s new Sarah Palin news — her husband, Todd Palin, has been served a subpoena in the ongoing “Troopergate” scandal.

On the celebrity gossip tip…Pink may have become a scientologist! Lindsay Lohan might marry Samantha Ronson! Jennifer Lopez dropped out of the Project Runway finale!

And finally, in sports news, the biggest regular-season college football game of the year takes place tomorrow: perrenial powerhouses USC and Ohio State clash in the Los Angeles Coliseum, and most folks have the Trojans winning big.

Today is the 7th anniversary of the September 11th terrorists attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will make an appearance at ground zero to commemorate the anniversary. Also, the country’s first memorial to those lost in the attacks, the 9-11 Pentagon Memorial, was unveiled today in front of the Pentagon.

In other news, Hurricane Ike continued to barrel down on the Texas coast with 100mph winds, causing local authorities to call for the evacuation of Brazoria County, including the Houston and Galveston areas. Check back in with Mahalo for continuing updates on the storms progress.

In celebrity news, rap star Kanye West was arrested at LAX airport for assaulting a member of the paparazzi and smashing their video camera.

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A new political scandal broke today when news of U.S. government employees allegedly trading sex and gifts for special treatment regarding oil fees broke. Go to Mahalo to read more on the so-called “sex for oil scandal.”

Hurricane Ike is making its way across the Gulf of Mexico. Watch Ike’s projected path.

The massive “big bang experiment” went underway today with the activation of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.

Mahalo’s coverage of TechCrunch50 wrapped up on the conference’s last day. The winner, Yammer, was chosen from the 52 companies that presented their visions at the event for tech start-ups.

Special correspondent Andrea Rene takes viewers on a tour of the Hollywood Farmer’s Market to learn about organic food in today’s Mahalo Daily.

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Mahalo remains on Ike alert: The hurricane has hit Cuba, and is still moving towards the U.S. We’ll update Ike’s projected path as information comes in.

Quarterback Tom Brady will be out for the remainder of the NFL season after injuring his left knee. The Patriots will have to rally to replace their star QB!

J.K. Rowling won the copyright case she’d filed against the prospective publishers of an unauthorized Harry Potter lexicon. The lexicon will remain unpublished.

In celebrity news, Britney’s comeback continued at the 2008 Video Music Awards. She won honors for having the year’s best video, the best pop video, and for being the top female artist.

And in baby celebrity news, Minnie Driver gave birth to son Henry Story Driver on September 5. Though Minnie still hasn’t revealed the proud father’s name, she stated that he will be involved in Henry’s life.