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Small asteroid likely to strike Earth tonight
Maryland WeatherThis just in from Spaceweather.com:'A small, newly-discovered asteroid named 2008 TC3 is approaching Earth and chances are good that it will hit. Steve Chesley of JPL [NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory] estimates that atmospheric entry will occur on Oct...Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Research, Natural Disasters, Disasters
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Gurnee man gets DUI charge after crashing near fire station
A Gurnee man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after he crashed his car into a light pole across the street from a fire station, police said. David Hoepner, 45, of the 4600 block of Old Grand Avenue was driving east on Old Grand...Tags: Drunk Driving
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Loxahatchee: Near-drowning investigated
Palm Beach County sheriff's detectives say they are trying to determine how a 2-year-old boy almost drowned in a pond behind his family's home in the 16000 block of East Aquaduct Drive. Kyle Rogers went out the back door about 6 p.m. Tuesday and ended up... -
Don't take ax to plans for new Boca Library
Regarding the construction of the downtown Boca Raton Public Library: There are few people who are not reacting to the current financial crisis and even fewer who don't understand that belt-tightening is a huge part of the solution. However, we must...Tags: Boca Raton
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Journal Advocates Lower Birth Rate To Save Planet
Chicago TribuneThere are plenty of ways to cut your carbon footprint, whether it's driving less or buying an energy-efficient refrigerator. But the British Medical Journal, in a recent editorial, urged a more controversial one: having fewer children. With 60 million...Tags: Demographics, Conservation, Family, United Nations, Global Warming
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROAD
Hundreds gathered in central Moscow yesterday to remember investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya on the second anniversary of her killing. Polit-kovskaya was shot in her apartment building in October 2006 and investigators have linked the slaying...Tags: Civil Rights, Corporate Crime, Corrupt Practices, Tropical Storms, National Government
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Renee Snyder: Seventy years after Kristallnacht, we should never forget
I'm an American first and a Jew second. But I've always known that my sense of being American, as well as my sense of being Jewish, is different from those whose background is different from mine. It is more intense, more centered in my gut than my...Tags: Boca Raton, Adolf Hitler
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110-Year-Old Tolland Woman Recalls Her First Presidential Vote — In 1920
When you're 110, memories are fuzzy. But Irma Schmidt's clear blue eyes light up when she describes the first time she voted — 88 years ago. Schmidt remembers marching to her hometown fire station in Ohio with her grandmother, mother and aunt to...Tags: John Kerry, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Medical Services, Colleges and Universities, George H.W. Bush
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National Briefing
Man admits stealing fuel from Army A former Army contractor pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $40 million worth of jet and diesel fuel from a U.S. Army base in Iraq and selling it on the black market. Lee W. Dubois, 32, of Lexington, S.C., faces up to...Tags: Disasters, Diseases, National Government, Stevensville, Armed Forces
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Nick Nolte injured in fire at Malibu home
Nick Nolte escaped a fire that caused an estimated $1.5 million damage to his Malibu home yesterday, The Associated Press reports. The 67-year-old actor scraped his arm and inhaled some smoke but was not hospitalized, Los Angeles County fire inspector...Tags: Nick Nolte, Tropic Thunder, Beverly Hills, Injuries
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Firefighters: Nick Nolte scrapes arm, inhales smoke as he escapes from burning home in Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) _ Actor Nick Nolte jumped out a window and used a hose to fight a fire that broke out in his Malibu home Tuesday, authorities said. The 67-year-old actor scraped his arm and inhaled some smoke but was not hospitalized, said Los...Tags: Nick Nolte, Rubber Products Industry, Tropic Thunder, Beverly Hills
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Navy blames crew for $70 million fire aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
AP Military WriterSAN DIEGO (AP) _ A fire aboard the nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier resulted from a failure to properly store hazardous materials and other missteps that allowed the fire to burn unchecked for more than eight hours, Navy...Tags: Kitty Hawk, Punishment, Armed Forces, Defense, Hazardous Materials
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