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Belated hurricane relief headed to battered Caribbean islands
World NowUnited Nations relief agencies are heading up a global mission to bring food, shelter and construction materials to Caribbean islands battered by Hurricane Sandy last week -- a belated response by the world body whose New York headquarters and staff... -
6.6 Magnitude Quake Hits Myanmar
CNNMYANMAR -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck north-central Myanmar early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake was reported to be only 6.2 miles deep. The agency originally reported the magnitude to be 7.0 but revised that number...Tags: Burma, U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters, Earthquakes
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Willy Loman on the stump
"It is a great advantage to a president, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man." -- Calvin Coolidge WASHINGTON -- Energetic in body but indolent in mind, Barack Obama in his frenetic campaigning for a...
Tags: Abortion Issue, Health Treatments, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Joe Biden
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Landslide in China buries school
KIAHWhen it rains it pours, and people in southwest China are feeling that first hand. A month after an earthquake shook the southwest region of China to its core a landslide hit the same area. Police say after several days of rain the side of a mountain...Tags: China
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Frederick Seidel's sordid glory
The clearest sign that American poetry is in disarray is that the best poet we have is Frederick Seidel. I say this approvingly, for one effect of reading Seidel closely is to realize just how sodden the rest of the poetic field is.In one row we find...
Tags: Ethics, Values, Religion and Belief, Chicago Tribune, Poetry
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Earthquakes kill 50 in southwest China
LA TimesAt least 50 people were killed after a pair of earthquakes jolted a mountainous region of southwestern China Friday, damaging thousands of buildings and forcing scores of residents from their homes, the official New China News Agency said. The first...Tags: China, Natural Disasters
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Quake Hits Southern China, Dozens Killed
CNNThe death toll may climb after a series of earthquakes in southwestern China killed at least 80 people and injured 731, a state-run news agency reported Saturday. More than 6,600 homes were destroyed and about 430,000 damaged in Friday's quakes, Xinhua...Tags: China, U.S. Geological Survey, Wen Jiabao, Natural Disasters, Hu Jintao
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40 killed in earthquake in Iran's northwest, news agency reports
World NowAn estimated 40 people in Iran were killed Saturday when two strong earthquakes, one measuring a magnitude 6.2, struck the rural town of Ahar in the country's northwest, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.... -
Iran earthquakes death toll rises to 300; relief efforts criticized
World NowIranian quakes: The death toll from Saturday's twin earthquakes rose to 300, officials said, as rescue efforts in northwest Iran continued and more bodies were expected to be found.... -
High school athletes spend summer with animals, sailing and more
With high temperatures soaring above 90 degrees across the Baltimore region in recent weeks, it wouldn't be surprising to see high school students relaxing in their air-conditioned homes for the entire summer, playing video games and other indoor...
Tags: Sports, Trips and Vacations, Travel, United States Naval Academy, Sailing
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NEWS BRIEFS
Egyptians vote in presidential runoff, choosing between Islamist, Hosni Mubarak's ex-PM CAIRO (AP) — Faced with a choice between Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister and an Islamist candidate, Egyptians voted Saturday in a presidential runoff the...
Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Entertainment Events, Aung San Suu Kyi, Cornwall, Barack Obama
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei marks a year since release from detention
Ai Weiwei marked a year on Thursday since he was released from imprisonment, saying that he is still forbidden from traveling abroad and continues to face pressure from the Chinese government. The outspoken artist was placed in secret detention last...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Ai Weiwei
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