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| Hurricane Ike Caused 3,800 Workers From a Hospital to Be Laid Off |
The effects that Hurricane Ike had on Galveston can still be felt now. The University of Texas Medical Branch from Galveston was badly damaged by the strong winds and rain that Ike brought during this fall. Because the teaching hospital is running out of money, nearly 3,800 workers will be laid off. The next three months will be crucial for the hospital,... |
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 A huge blast wrecked a retail building on Thursday in Waukegan injuring eight people. The powerful explosion lifted the roof and reduced the structure of the building to debris. "The whole back of the building was pancaked," Deputy Fire Chief Dan Young said according to the Associated Press. Two people were trapped in the...
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 A small engine air craft has crashed in a residential neighborhood west of Los Angeles, the local authorities said. All the three people aboard the plane died as it hit the ground.The crash took place Wednesday night, said Fire Battalion Chief Mike Esparza. He confirmed that the three people aboard the plane died in the moment of the...
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 Eight people, including several children, were wounded Wednesday as a gunman fired into a crowd at a Los Angeles bus stop, the local authorities reported. The gunmen opened fire at about 3:15 p.m. at the intersection of Central and Vernon avenues. The area is well known for the frequent gang-related violence, a fact confirmed with this...
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 Democrat Hillary
Clinton was very offensive against rival Barack Obama in the Cleveland debate that took place on Tuesday,
Feb.26, but she did not succeed in changing the race.
Clinton
was determined and combative all throughout the debate, referring to herself as
a “fighter”. She showed aggression in looks and gestures, but...
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 Bobby Cutts, a 30-year-old former Patrolman for the Canton police department, was
convicted on February 15th for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and their
unborn daughter. This Monday, the killer asked the jury in an emotional plead
to spare his life. According to CNN Cutts prepared a written statement for the
trial in which he...
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A blast has destroyed six
businesses located in a strip shopping center on Memorial Drive at Rays Road in Stone
Mountain, early Monday, Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
The explosion which took place at
1:30 a.m., caused no injuries, but according to DeKalb fire Captain Eric
Jackson, it destroyed a hair saloon, a...
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 The U.S. Democratic Senators John Kerry, Joseph Biden and
Chuck Hagel were on a trip this week with stops in India,
Turkey and Pakistan in
order to observe the elections. On their way to Turkey this Thursday, the
helicopter that was carrying the three lawmakers was forced to make an
emergency landing because of a snowstorm.
There...
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 The northeastern Nevada town Wells was rocked by a powerful earthquake
Thursday at 6:16 a.m. according to The Associated Press. The 6.0 magnitude
earthquake was felt from northern Idaho and Utah to Southern California.
Despite people’s shock no serious injuries were registered.
However, there were great damages in Nevada. According...
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 The National Weather Services announced that there are
100-percent chances for South-central Kentucky, Southern
Indiana and Interstate 65 to face sleet and freezing rain. Their
prediction comes because of the fact that overnight a thin layer of ice fell
over Springfield.
However, the ice accumulation will be no more than...
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 The U.S. navy fired a missile which hit the errant spy
satellite that was orbiting 130 miles above the Earth’s surface.
It was the first mission of this kind for the U.S. navy, but
the satellite was struck on the first attempt.
A network of radars and satellites especially designed for
the US missile defense system...
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 Teen Kills Himself in Front of Webcam
An official told Fox News on Friday that a teenager from Florida committed suicide in front of his webcam after he had posted online messages announcing everyone about...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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