Indonesia races to find survivors of powerful earthquake as death toll reaches 777JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian government official says the death toll in this week’s earthquake on Sumatra has risen to 777. Former building inspectors, reputed mob figures, charged in NYC construction corruptionNEW YORK — Six former New York City building inspectors, two reputed Lucchese crime family leaders and more than two dozen other people and businesses were indicted Thursday in a sprawling racketeering case that ranges from construction bribes to gun trafficking. Growing number of states push electronics manufacturers to take responsibility for e-wasteINDIANAPOLIS — Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation’s fastest-growing waste streams. Indonesia races to find survivors of 7.6-magnitude earthquake as death toll reaches 531PADANG, Indonesia — Rescue workers pulled victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 777 people. The death toll was still expected to rise. Samoans recall terror of waves as death toll in tsunami disaster reaches 150APIA, Samoa — Samoans searched flattened homes and debris-filled swamps Thursday as more military ships and planes began arriving on the disaster-stricken Pacific islands after an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 150 people. Second quakes terrifies Indonesians after temblor kills more than 500, shatters buildingsPADANG, Indonesia — Rescue workers used excavators Thursday to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 529 people. The death toll was expected to rise. California entrepreneur promising to revitalize rural Montana town has checkered pastBILLINGS, Mont. — Michael Hilton showed up in Hardin, Mont., last week, presenting himself as an economic savior, the man who would take over the town’s $27 million jail — empty since it was built as a development project in 2007 — and provide 200 new jobs in the process. Tsunami death toll rises to 149 in Samoas and Tonga as search for missing continuesAPIA, Samoa — Stunned Samoans combed through the sodden wreckage of their lives and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by a tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 149 people in the South Pacific. Splits in Somali insurgency deepen as Somali Islamist groups fight over port city, killing 5MOGADISHU, Somalia — Fighting between rival Islamist factions over control of a key Somali port city killed at least five people on Thursday, residents and medical staff said, in the first concrete sign of a major split in the Islamist alliance threatening the fragile U.N.-backed government. Rivalries in oil-rich Kirkuk threaten to complicate Iraq’s parliament electionsBAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers appear to be snagged again at a familiar impasse: how to settle power-sharing disputes in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk before important national elections. Mich. Legislature sends interim budget bill to governor to end brief state government shutdown
Battered Michigan slides into partial gov’t shutdown after lawmakers fail to agree on budgetLANSING, Mich. — One of the nation’s most economically battered states remained without a budget and stumbled into a partial government shutdown Thursday as Michigan lawmakers failed to agree on a spending plan. Battered Michigan slides toward partial gov’t shutdown after lawmakers fail to agree on budgetLANSING, Mich. — One of the nation’s most economically battered states stumbled toward a partial government shutdown Thursday as Michigan lawmakers failed to agree on a spending plan in one of the only states without a budget in place. Economically battered Mich. one of last states without budget; working to avoid gov’t shutdownLANSING, Mich. — One of the nation’s most economically battered states remained one of the last without a budget in place as Michigan lawmakers worked to avoid a government shutdown ahead of a midnight Wednesday deadline for pulling together a plan. Gunman on horseback kills town councilman, wounds 11-year-old in southeastern ColombiaBOGOTA — Colombian authorities say a gunman on horseback killed a town councilman and wounded an 11-year-old boy in the country’s southeast. Kidnap victim’s dad says Mexico should fight other crime as aggressively as drug traffickingMEXICO CITY — A former Mexican sports commissioner whose daughter was killed by her abductors criticized the government Wednesday for failing to combat crimes like kidnapping as aggressively as it fights drug trafficking. CA entrepreneur promising to revitalize rural MT town has checkered pastBILLINGS, Mont. — Michael Hilton showed up in Hardin, Mont., last week, presenting himself as an economic savior, the man who would take over the town’s $27 million jail — empty since it was built as a development project in 2007 — and provide 200 new jobs in the process. Jury clears Detroit officer accused of illegally searching man’s rectum; partner also clearedDETROIT — A jury on Wednesday cleared a Detroit police officer of wrongdoing in a lawsuit that accused him of conducting an illegal search by sticking his finger in the rectum of a suspect during a traffic stop and drug arrest. Superintendent: Suspicious package found outside Minnesota school contained incendiary devicePRINCETON, Minn. — A suspicious package found outside an eastern Minnesota high school Wednesday contained an incendiary device, the school district’s superintendent said. Key lawmaker proposes group liability for credit rating agencies to stem conflictsWASHINGTON — A key House lawmaker wants to make credit rating agencies — widely criticized for failing to give investors adequate warning of the risks in subprime mortgage securities that triggered the financial crisis — collectively liable for inaccuracies. FBI director discounts suggestions police miscommunication damaged terror caseWASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller rejected suggestions Wednesday that poor coordination between the FBI and New York Police Department damaged the investigation of an Afghan immigrant charged with plotting a bomb attack in New York City. A Love Story? Skeptics remain, but Michael Moore has loyal following in GOP-leaning Mich. townTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Seated on a platform in a blocked-off street, the founder of the Traverse City Film Festival grinned as Mayor Michael Estes hailed him for boosting the local economy and cultural scene — “with almost no government assistance!” Eastern Minnesota school district cancels classes as police investigate suspicious packagesPRINCETON, Minn. — The mayor of an eastern Minnesota town that closed its schools after three suspicious packages were found says the packages have been contained. Moody’s executive says ex-analyst’s allegations of inflated ratings are groundlessWASHINGTON — The chief credit officer of Moody’s Investors Service told Congress Wednesday that a former analyst’s allegations of inflated ratings and conflicts of interest at the firm are groundless. UK health official says cervical cancer vaccine very unlikely to have caused girl’s deathLONDON — A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died. Iran tests more missiles in show of force amid nuclear tensionsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran tested its longest-range missiles Monday, capping two days of war games meant to show the country is ready for any military threat at a time when it is under intense international pressure to fully disclose its nuclear activities. Attorney: Long-secret security tapes of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing appear to have been editedOKLAHOMA CITY — Long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building are blank in the minutes before the blast and appear to have been edited, an attorney who obtained the recordings said Sunday. Iran tests long-range missiles, warning they can reach any nation that threatens the country
Iran atomic chief says IAEA will soon be informed of inspection timetableTEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy organization says that the U.N. nuclear watchdog will soon be told when it can conduct inspections of a newly revealed facility. Obama’s Big Windup: President to make unprecedented personal appeal for Olympics in ChicagoFYI–Need to cut and past newest photos to FRONT of photo string. First photo appears on Yahoo!, other sites. Thanks. |
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