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Teachers saved students in Oklahoma
The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the youngsters could get there, the tornado alarm sounded. The plan changed quickly. "All the teachers started screaming into the room and saying, 'Get into the hallway! We don't ...
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War drill set to test responses to chemical attack
Authorities will hold a war drill next week based on the scenario of missiles pouring in from multiple fronts, with some carrying chemical warheads. The "targets" in the drill include population centers and strategic facilities.Named "Steadfast Home Front 1," the exercise will simulate the firing of missiles from Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, and will include two air-raid ...
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Yacimovich Morally corrupt to link murder to economy
Connecting the shooting in Beersheba to the economic situation is immoral, opposition leader Shelly Yacimovich (Labor) said Tuesday."Murder is murder is murder," Yacimovich stated. "Itamar Alon committed a cruel, violent, inhuman massacre of innocent people and left deep suffering and pain behind him."The Labor leader said she argued with her closest advisers who asked ...
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State vows to curb private gun ownership
The government will work with all relevant public and private bodies in order to reduce the number of privately owned firearms in the country, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch said Tuesday, the day after Itamar Alon, a former security guard, used his firearm ...
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Livni Scale tilts for freedom of information
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Tuesday addressed a Knesset Freedom of Information conference, saying "the prominent public interest moves the scale overwhelmingly in favor of freedom of information," in the balance between the need for state secrecy and for public transparency regarding government dealings.On the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Law on Freedom of ...
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Is Pope Francis an exorcist Video appears to show Pontiff perform exorcism on wheelchair-bound boy after Sunday Mass
The television station of the Italian bishops' conference said it had surveyed exorcists, who agreed that Francis either performed an exorcism or a prayer to free the man from the ...
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Dominique Venner Right-wing historian shoots himself in Notre Dame cathedral in protest at gay marriage
A right-wing historian shot himself dead in front of hundreds of tourists at the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris today, apparently in protest at France's legalisation of gay ...
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Communist soldiers of North Korea have fun at the fair as incredible images capture army during downtime
Laughing and joking, stroking stray dogs and relaxing at a fun fair, these are members of North Korea's fearsome People's Army as you've never seen them ...
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Oscar Pistorius brother weeps as he is acquitted of culpable homicide of female motorcyclist in car accident five years ago
The brother of murder-accused Olympian Oscar Pistorius cried tears of relief as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a car ...
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Vatican forced to tighten security at the Sistine Chapel after pickpockets target huge crowds of tourists
Some 25,000 people a day, or five million people a year, visit the chapel which is the best-known chapel of the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican ...
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US court rules Osama death photos can stay secret
A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not required to release photos that were taken of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden after he was killed by special ...
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Injured Andy Murray withdraws from French Open
France Andy Murray will miss the French Open with the back injury that flared up at the Rome Masters, the world number two announced on Wednesday morning.After meeting with medical specialists, Murray has decided to skip the second grand slam of the year at Roland Garros to ensure he is fully fit for ...
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7 Muslims Sentenced to Prison for Myanmar Violence
spasms of religious violence two months ago that left more than 40 people dead and chased thousands of people from their homes in central ...
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Iran bars candidates for presidential election
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities on Tuesday barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a relative moderate, from running in the June 14 election, along with a protg of the current president, leaving mainly hardliners left to contest the ...
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Brigadier general suspended over altercation with woman
WASHINGTON The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation. The Army says Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts reportedly was in an altercation with another woman, not his wife. Roberts was suspended from his job by Gen. Robert W. Cone, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, while the ...
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Okies love-hate relationship
>Editor's note: Nathan Gunter is the managing editor of Oklahoma Today magazine, the state's official magazine. A graduate of Westmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, he holds degrees from Wake Forest University and the University of Oklahoma.(CNN) -- Oklahomans have a special relationship with the sky. We know how to look up. On the prairies of western Oklahoma, the skies are so big, and so ...
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Okies love-hate relationship
>Editor's note: Nathan Gunter is the managing editor of Oklahoma Today magazine, the state's official magazine. A graduate of Westmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, he holds degrees from Wake Forest University and the University of Oklahoma.(CNN) -- Oklahomans have a special relationship with the sky. We know how to look up. On the prairies of western Oklahoma, the skies are so big, and so ...
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Survivors tell harrowing stories
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKIMoore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Sun was hard to come by in Moore, Oklahoma, Tuesday. The sky still looked menacing, dark and ...
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Oklahoma tornado Condolences from delegates at USNZ Pacific Partnership Forum
Delegates at the USNZ Pacific Partnership Forum meeting in Washington DC have expressed sorrow at the loss of life in the Oklahoma tornado. NZUS executive director Stephen Jacobi said delegates made note of the Canterbury earthquake, which had disrupted the last forum meeting. "Now the people of Oklahoma are facing devastation and loss of extraordinary proportions. "Our hearts go out to the ...
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Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
WASHINGTON -; The Pentagon wants more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to ...
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Happy Hour Links Conservatives Unite
Powerline : "Conservatives Unite Against Immigration Bill." Allahpundit: "U.S. officials have identified five Benghazi suspects -- but won't seize them ...
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Disqualification Of Rafsanjani Paves Way For Khamenei To Install Loyalist
The decision by Iran’s powerful Guardians Council to bar former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from running in next month's presidential election paves the way for the country’s establishment to bring a loyalist to power. It also deals another blow to the credibility of the June 14 poll, analysts say. With his potential appeal to both reformists and conservatives, ...
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Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba
Continuous upgrading and a "vocation" for farming are two keys to the success of a cooperative that could serve as a model for boosting agriculture in ...
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Indigenous Brazilians Learn to Fight for the Right to Food
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 21 2013 (IPS) - Indigenous communities in remote areas of Brazil have begun to recognise that they have the right to not be hungry, and are learning that food security means much more than simply having food on the ...
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Stressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry
Global Water System Project (GWSP) , a research institute based in Bonn, Germany. ';Humans are changing the character of the world water system in significant ways with inadequate knowledge of the system and the consequences of changes being imposed,'; Bhaduri told IPS. The list of human impacts on the world’s water – of which only 0.03percent is available as freshwater ...
Kuala Lumpur Spotlight
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City's major raw water project
It’s been in the pipelines for several years, but finally the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project has found its feet with an official groundbreaking ceremony held in April of 2010, the facility, when completed, will enable a massive region of the country, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya to cope with increasing demand for raw water treatment from industrial, residential and tourism sectors of the economy.
The raw water treatment project is a massive undertaking: a pipeline is to be constructed run from Sungai Semantan in Pahang to the Hulu Langat water treatment facility in Selangor, it will be 44.6 kilometers long, the longest tunnel of its kind in Asia and the sixth largest in the world. When operating at maximum capacity, over 1,800 litres of raw water will be pumped to Selangor and treated for conversion to fresh water, according to Kuala Lumpur news media. Read more
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