Tag: from the wires
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Part of 6-floor parking deck collapses in Atlanta
ATLANTA – Part of a six-floor parking deck near downtown Atlanta collapsed today, crushing at least 35 cars, with fire officials saying it was miraculous there were no reports of injuries hours after the mass of concrete fell during a busy lunchtime. Crews were stabilizing the building with timber supports, and firefighters were preparing to…
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Afghans blame U.S.-led coalition for police chief’s killing
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan government today blamed U.S.-led coalition forces for the killing of Kandahar’s police chief and criminal investigations director on coalition forces, saying the Afghan guards who shot them to death were working for and trained by the coalition. U.S. officials in Washington, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because…
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New clashes erupt in Iran
EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Several thousand protesters – some chanting “Where is my vote?” – clashed…
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Quiet crackdown drains force from Iran dissidents
EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. The Iranian government has seized and detained several hundred activists, journalists and…
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Analysis: Obama shows flexibility on health care
WASHINGTON – The reversals, hints of concessions and politically dicey proposals on health care are piling up for President Barack Obama, whose appeal for bipartisan legislation carries risk with no guarantee of reward. By one definition, that’s called presidential leadership, flexibility first, meant to embolden others to do the same. By another, it’s political inconsistency…
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Cleric: Some in Iran unrest ‘worthy of execution’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. ___ Iran’s increasingly isolated opposition leader effectively ended his role in street…
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Somalis create world’s largest refugee camp
DADAAB, Kenya – The bloody conflict in Somalia has created the world’s largest refugee camp, with 500 hungry and exhausted refugees pouring into this wind-swept camp in neighboring Kenya every day, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. Dadaab, just 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the Somali border, is home to more than 280,000 refugees in…
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Leaders, superstars, fans mourn King of Pop
LONDON – Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month – but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they’ve lost a lifelong friend. The dramatic death of the brilliant singer seemed to obscure his recent controversies and kindle warmer memories of Jackson the…
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Michael Jackson was much more than the King of Pop
NEW YORK – When Michael Jackson anointed himself “King of Pop” over two decades ago, there was considerable rumbling about his hubris: Yes, he may have become a world sensation with record-setting sales of “Thriller,” and yes, he may have had a string of No. 1 hits with smashes like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,”…
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Michael Jackson’s transformation, and world reaction to his death
Michael Jackson’s multiple plastic surgeries and his vitiligo illness saw him transform from a masculine looking black man to a wispy, pale-faced, almost noseless figure. Check out this photo gallery from the Associated Press, showing Jackson’s transformation over the years. LONDON — Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the…