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Iowa volunteers amazed by scope of damage in Joplin
26/05/2011 11:04
Andy Swanson walked into the gymnasium at Ozark Christian College shortly after dawn Wednesday, not sure what the day would bring. Maybe he would work for a Red Cross first-aid station, where Swanson, a 61-year-old emergency medical technician at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, could treat...
Lakers Near Agreement to Hire Mike Brown as Coach
26/05/2011 10:54
Mike Brown left the epicenter of the N.B.A. last summer when his Cleveland Cavaliers imploded in the playoffs against the Boston Celtics and LeBron James arrived at his long-speculated free agency. Before James made The Decision to leave for Miami, the Cavaliers reached their own and dismissed...
Tornado, storms kill 4 near Oklahoma City, officials say
25/05/2011 11:48
A deadly string of tornadoes and thunderstorms rampaged Tuesday through central Oklahoma, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and destroying homes and vehicles, officials said. Tornado warnings were in effect late Tuesday in Dallas and several northern Texas counties, according to the...
Karachi siege exposes Pakistan military's vulnerabilities
24/05/2011 11:14
The team of Islamist militants knew exactly where the naval base's weak spot was. Dressed in black and armed with AK-47 rifles, grenades and rocket launchers, they crept up to the back wall of Mehran Naval Station in Karachi, keeping clear of security cameras. Then, with just a pair of ladders,...
Mo. governor says 17 rescued from tornado debris
24/05/2011 11:10
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says authorities have found another 10 people alive in the wreckage left by a tornado that killed 116, bringing the number of rescued survivors to 17. But Nixon says he fears the number killed by the storm that slammed into the southwest Missouri city of Joplin on Sunday...
Hurricane Forecasters Worry Lack of Federal Dollars Could Mean Inadequate Storm Predictions
20/05/2011 09:55
Calling it "a matter of public safety" and "national significance," the nation's top official in charge of forecasting hurricanes and tornadoes in the United States warned Thursday that recent wrangling over the federal budget could end up stripping the federal government of its ability to predict...
Strauss-Kahn indicted by grand jury, is granted $1 million cash bail
20/05/2011 09:49
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund accused of sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper, was granted bail Thursday even as prosecutors said a grand jury voted to indict him on seven counts. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who had been favored in most French polls to defeat...
British Queen addresses Irish dignitaries at state banquet
19/05/2011 10:25
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday evening acknowledged the painful legacy between Britain and Ireland but stressed the importance of bowing to the past without being bound by it. Speaking at a state banquet at St. Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle, the British Queen said no one who looked to...
U.S. puts sanctions on Syrian president, top aides
19/05/2011 10:18
Ratcheting up pressure to halt a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the Obama administration for the first time slapped economic sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad and his top aides. The penalties announced Wednesday, a day before President Obama is to deliver a major speech on...
Twins greats remember Harmon Killebrew fondly
18/05/2011 11:23
Tony Oliva and Julio Becquer sat at a table in the Target Field interview room Tuesday afternoon talking about the close friendship they shared with Harmon Killebrew. They had lost a friend. But it was the tributes that came from Kent Hrbek, Paul Molitor and Jack Morris that were the most...
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