Past Fulfilled Prophecies Page 5 2008

:: 1-2-08 Syracuse, NY Post-Standard (A6) :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Gang blamed as 10 die in attacks at oil port

Nigeria - Coordinated assaults on two police stations, a hotel and a restaurant early Tuesday killed at least 10 people, the authorities said, shattering a brief New Year's Day calm in the violent and oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. At least four police officers were among the dead, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Bomber hits US-backed group in Iraq (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint manned by a group fighting against al-Qaida in Iraq killing 12 people in one of a series of strikes Monday etc.. and the news story continues...

:: 1-2-08 Syracuse, NY Post-Standard (A6) :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Baghdad bomb blast one of worst in months

Suicide attacker hits funeral just as city was beginning to feel more secure.

By Joshua Partlow & Zaid Sabah The Washington Post

Baghdad - By the time he reached the front gate of his neighbor's house, just minutes after the blast, Adil Ahmed saw flames leaping off the funeral tent. etc.. etc.. The explosion killed at least 25 people and wounded 20 others, according to the U.S. military. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. The drought, the heat, the storms, the flooding, the fires, the earthquakes, they are all signs, signs, signs all pointing toward my return. etc..

:: 1-3-08 Syracuse, NY Post-Standard (A7) :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Citrus growers primed to combat cold

Icy grip worries Southern farmers, while snow keeps falling on New England.

By Travis Reed (AP)

Orlando, Fla. - A wintry system that added inches to record snow accumulations in some Northern states sent temperatures plummeting Wednesday in the south, etc.. etc.. The latest snowfall in New England followed a storm on Monday that make for the area's snowiest December in decades. December's snowfall at Concord, N.H., totaled 44.5 inches, toppling a record of 43 inches that stood since 1876. Burlington, Vt. go 45.7 inches, far above its 17.2-inch December average, and Portland, Maine, amassed 37.7 inches for its third snowiest December on record. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Beware of a great collapse of a dam, it will do much destruction etc..

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Deadly storms leave thousands powerless in Northwest

FERNLEY, Nevada (AP) -- Heavy snow covered the Northern California mountains and rain and wind hit the West Coast as a third day of winter storms left at least three people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in California, Oregon and Washington without power. etc.. etc.. A ruptured levee sent a frigid "wall of water" from a rain-swollen canal into the desert town of Fernley on Saturday, flooding hundreds of homes and forcing the rescue of dozens of people by helicopter and boat. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc. The drought, the heat, the storms, the flooding, the fires, the earthquakes, they are all signs, signs, signs all pointing toward my return. etc..

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Earthquakes rattle West Java, Sumatra

JAKARTA (JP): A 5.3 magnitude earthquake rattled Tasikmalaya, West Java on Sunday, but there were no reports of casualties. Another earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale also rocked Bengkulu, Sumatra on Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquakes hit Greece

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-06 20:58

ATHENS -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted most parts of Greece Sunday morning, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquakes hits Canadian west coast region

Sun Jan 6, 1:16 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two strong earthquakes both registering 6.5 on the Moment Magnitude scale struck the western coast of Canada early Saturday, with no reports of casualties or damage, US and Canadian sesimological sites reported. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Earthquakes Claim 709 Lives in 2007

At least 709 deaths resulted from earthquake activity worldwide in 2007, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and confirmed by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. For even though the world is dark and things are taking place on earth like never before, forest fires still raging, earthquake to come, tidal waves, flooding, drought, hurricanes, tornadoes, a lack of food, a lack of jobs, the dollar falling and the gas rising. Fear not these things, saith your Father God, for you are not of this world, for you are of my household etc..

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Tornadoes roar across Midwest

POPLAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — A tornado that touched down near the rural northern Illinois town of Poplar Grove Monday afternoon caused injuries and destroyed several buildings, authorities said. etc.. etc.. A tornado also touched down in Kenosha County, Wisc. Wisconsin Emergency Management spokeswoman Lori Getter says the twister hit the town of Wheatland, damaging five homes. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Rare January thunderstorm leads to flooding

Posted: 10:19 AM Jan 8, 2008
Last Updated: 1:16 PM Jan 8, 2008

Between two and a half to three and a half inches of rain drenched Michiana overnight, dissolving the remnants of last week’s snow and leaving Michiana with flooding issues. Some roads are impassable and some schools are closing because of the unusual amounts of rain for this time of year. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Suicide bombings kill key al-Qaida opponent in Iraq's latest extremist backlash

2 hours, 51 minutes ago

By Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press

BAGHDAD - The head of a key U.S.-backed Sunni group was killed Monday in a double suicide bombing that claimed at least 11 other lives and highlighted the deadly precision of attacks on Sunni leaders choosing to oppose al-Qaida in Iraq. The main target - a former police colonel who led resistance to al-Qaida in one of its former Baghdad strongholds - was first embraced by a bomber posing as a friend. Seconds later, the attacker stepped back and triggered an explosion, a witness said. A suicide car bomber then struck as rescuers tried to evacuate the wounded. At least 28 people were injured in the twin blasts etc.. and the news story continues...

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Soldiers killed in attack against al-Qaida

Nine Americans died in offensive against the group north of Baghdad.

By Christopher Chester (AP)

Baghdad - Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new offensive to root out al-Qaida fighters etc.. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Study finds 151,000 Iraqis died in 3 years (AP)

About 151,000 Iraqis died from violence in the three years after the United States invaded, concludes the best effort yet to count deaths etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Attack on Kabul luxury hotel kills 6

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

KABUL, Afghanistan - Militants stormed Kabul's most popular luxury hotel Monday, killing at least six people as they hunted down Westerners who cowered in a gym — a coordinated assault that could signal a new era of brazen Taliban attacks. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Al-Qaeda's white army of terror

By Richard Elias

HUNDREDS of British non-Muslims have been recruited by al-Qaeda to wage war against the West, senior security sources warned last night. As many as 1,500 white Britons are believed to have converted to Islam for the purpose of funding, planning and carrying out surprise terror attacks inside the UK, according to one MI5 source. Lord Carlile, the Government's independent reviewer of anti-terrorism legislation, said many of the converts had been targeted by radical Muslims while serving prison terms. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Attack on Kabul luxury hotel kills 6

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

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Al-Qaeda's white army of terror

By Richard Elias

:: 1-15-08 Syracuse, NY Post-Standard (A ) :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Blast kills 9, wounds 40 in Karachi marketplace

Pakistan - Nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when a bomb exploded Monday in a makeshift marketplace in Karachi. etc.. etc.. The rush-hour blast is the latest in a wave of violence including the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Dec. 27. A suicide bombing in Lahore lat week left 16 policeman and three civilians dead. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Attack on US vehicle in Beirut kills 4

By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago

BEIRUT, Lebanon - An explosion targeted a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday in northern Beirut, killing four Lebanese and injuring a local embassy employee, an American official said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Know that there shall be earthquakes, there shall be great snowstorms, etc..

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New England gets another blast of snow

By Bob Salsberg (AP)

Boston - New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled the Monday morning commute with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools. Following the snowiest December on record in some parts of the region, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. They see the drought and they know not what to do, they see the global warming, they make their plans not knowing that it shall not change, for man cannot change it, etc..

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New Strategy To Stop Global Warming

Signs of global warming can now be seen in various places across the globe.

The area of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice shrunk to its smallest ever in the summer of 2007. In Siberia, melting permafrost is resulting in increased release of methane trapped underground. The ice cap atop Mt Kilimanjaro in Kenya is in danger of disappearing. Abnormal meteorological phenomena such as massive hurricanes are being seen more frequently and are believed to be caused by global warming. Japan's highest temperature was 40.9C last summer, breaking a record that stood for 74 years. Global warming is not a thing of the future. It is an urgent issue that must be tackled immediately with the cooperation of all nations. Japan, as the host nation of the Group of Eight summit in July at the Lake Toya resort in Toyakocho, Hokkaido, must play a leading role in the fight against global warming etc.. etc.. etc.. Rises in the temperature inevitably cause drought, damaging crop harvests and resulting in water shortages. They also cause flooding from rises in the sea level, leading to the spread of infectious diseases. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Militants openly attack Pakistani fort

Taliban sympathizers warn attacks will continue until prisoners released.

By Ishatiaq Mahsud and Slobodan Lekic (AP)

Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan - In an embarrassing battlefield defeat for Pakistan's army, Islamic extremists attacked and seized a small fort near the Afghan border, leaving at least 27 soldiers dead or missing. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Suicide bomber kills nine near market

Blast is fourth recent attack by Iraqi militants using female bombers.

By Christopher Chester (AP)

Baghdad - A female suicide bomber struck black-clad worshippers preparing for Shiite Islam's holiest day, killing at least nine Wednesday in an attack that highlighted insurgents' widening array of tactics against a U.S.-led offensive etc.. and the news story continues....

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Blood and violence as millions mark Ashura in Iraq

by Jacques Charmelot 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) - Millions of Shiites across Iraq on Saturday joined ceremonies marking the climax of annual Ashura rituals, marred by attacks that killed 21 people and a bloody uprising by doomsday cultists. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Floods, hurricanes, hurricanes to come to shore, powerful hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires, volcanoes, dust storms, and many other types of storms, all signs to you that the end is very near. etc..

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Bogota, Colombia
Associated Press

January 18, 2008

A volcano erupted violently in southwestern Colombia Thursday, spewing ash miles into the sky and prompting the evacuation of several thousand people living nearby. There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious property damage after the 14,110-foot (4,300-meter) Galeras volcano began erupting about 8 p.m. etc.. Witnesses said the explosion lit up the night sky. Gil estimated that the ash cloud reached five miles (eight kilometers) into the air. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Explosions aimed at NATO leave 11 dead

Afghanistan - A roadside bomb probably intended for Afghan or NATO forces killed five civilians in southern Afghanistan, while militants killed six Afghans driving a convoy of trucks to a NATO base, etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Bomber attacks Iraq funeral

Apparent target, a top security official, isn't injured by blast but 18 die.

By Hamza Hendawi (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber apparently targeting a senior security official blew himself up inside a funeral tent Monday, killing 18 people in the latest of a series of deadly attacks chipping away at the notion of a calmer Iraq. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Bomber attacks Iraq funeral

Apparent target, a top security official, isn't injured by blast but 18 die.

By Hamza Hendawi (AP)

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Suicide attacks hit Iraqi schools

21 wounded following an apparent trend of bombings focused on unarmed targets.

By Christopher Chester (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber pushing an electric heater atop a cart packed with hidden explosives attacked a high school north of Baghdad on Tuesday, leaving students and teachers bloodied and bewildered as insurgents appear to be expanding their list of targets. The bombing - one of two attacks near Iraqi schools on the same day - follows a wave of recent blasts blamed on al-Qaida in Iraq etc.. and the news story continues..

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Mideast struck with worst cold front since 1964

Jordan - The lone de-icing machine at Jordan's busy international airport worked frantically Tuesday to clear planes for takeoff after a freak snowstorm blanketed this desert country during a sever clod snap etc.. and the news story continues..

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Two earthquakes occur in Sakhalin and Kuriles, no victims

22.01.2008, 09.49

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, January 22 (Itar-Tass) - Two earthquakes occurred in Sakhalin and Kuriles over the past 24 hours. According to a report of the press service of the Far Eastern Regional Centre of the Ministry for Emergency Situations, one earthquake was registered in the area of the port of Kholmsk (western coast of Sakhalin). The epicentre was situated under the bottom of the Tatar Strait at a depth of 33 kilometres, an earthquake with the three-point magnitude was felt in Kholmsk and the village of Pravda of the Kholmsk region, there are no victims or destructions. In Kuriles, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 points occurred 164 kilomtres to the south-east of Simushir Island. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Gazans flood through Egypt border

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have surged into Egypt from the Gaza Strip after masked militants destroyed parts of the border wall.

Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel and other supplies that have become scarce because of an Israeli blockade - aimed at stopping rocket attacks from Gaza. Egyptian police took no action to stop people crossing. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak says he allowed Gazans in to buy food, but Israel urged Egypt to restore security. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Wall Street tumbles for a second day

Investors remain nervous about the state of the economy

updated 32 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Wall Street tumbled again Wednesday in another rocky market opening, with investors uneasy about the health of the economy and corporate earnings etc.. and the news story continues..

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Nine Afghan police reported dead in U.S.-led raid

By Rahim Faiez (AP)

Kabul, Afghanistan - Hundreds of Afghans chanted anti-American slogans to protest the deaths of nine policemen who local officials said were killed Thursday in an anti-Taliban operation by U.S.-led coalition troops. The coalition denied killing the policemen. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Blast kills police chief in Mosul

Suicide bomber strikes at site of deadly explosion a day earlier in Sunni area.

By Kim Gamel (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber killed an Iraqi police chief and two other officers Thursday as they surveyed the site of the wreckage of a blast a day etc.. The casualty toll from Wednesday's explosion rose to at least 34 dead and 224 injured, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Skier pulled from avalanche dies

California strains under week of storms with more bad weather in forecast. ( AP)

Wrightwood, Calif. - A skier died Friday after being pulled from an avalanche in the snow-laden San Gabriel Mountains, etc.. etc.. The avalanche came after days of bad weather in the state and with yet another storm on the horizon. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. You have many things going on in the world, the recession and man trying to stop the recession, the foolishness of man, for they trust in man, they trust in their own stocks, they trust in their own money when they should be trusting in me. For if they trust in me, then I will be able to take them through in total victory, etc..

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Volatile market causes anxiety

Experts advise most long-term investors can ride out short-term swings in stock markets.

By Rick Moriarty Staff Writer

After riding high in 2007 the stock market has given investors a jolt in 2008. In less than a month, stocks as measured by Standard & Poor's 500 index, have fallen by nearly 8 percent. And the gyrations the marked experienced this week didn't exactly calm investors' nerves. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Bush presses Congress on economy package

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 30 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Saturday that Congress must give its immediate attention to an economic stimulus package etc.. etc.. etc.. Bush's radio address served as a preview of part of his State of the Union address, which he delivers to a joint session of Congress on Monday night. He said the FISA bill and the economic legislation "require immediate attention." etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Even scientists now are beginning to see that global warming is taking place far faster than they have envisioned, far faster than they have said etc..

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Thawing Antarctica

By Marc Kaufman The Washington Post

Washington - Climatic changes appear to be destabilizing vast ice sheets of western Antarctica that had previously seemed relatively protected from global warming, researchers have reported, raising the prospect of faster sea-level rise than current estimates. etc.. etc.. Thawing Antarctica (map caption) In West Antarctica, ice loss has increased by 59 percent over the past decade, to about 132 billion metric tons a year. The yearly loss along the peninsula has increased by 140 percent, to 60 billion metric tons. Because the melting ice is near the bottom of glaciers, they move faster into the water and thin further.

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etc.. I have told you about the snowstorms, etc..

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Heavy snow, ice strands 100,000 awaiting trains (AP)

Beijing - Power cuts blamed on ice and unusually heavy snow stranded about 150,000 vacationers in the key southern Chinese rail hub city of Guangzhou, state media reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Hundreds riot in Lebanese capital

By Bassem Mroue (AP)

Beirut, Lebanon - Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday in Beirut's worst riots in a year, leaving seven people dead, etc.. and the news story continues...

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New home sales fall by record amount (AP)

Washington - New home sales plunged in 2007 by the largest amount on record while home prices tumbled sharply in December. Analysts forecast more trouble in 2008 as housing tries to emerge from its worst slump in more than two decades. etc.. and the news story continues...

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A Nervous Nation

A weakened president addresses worries about economy, war

By Tom Raum (AP)

Washington - The state of the union is anxious. In the eighth and final year of George Bush's presidency, Americans have stomach-clenching worries about a recession, soaring fuel costs, huge budget deficits, the war in Iraq, fighting in Afghanistan, a showdown with Iran, global terrorism - the list goes on and on. etc.. and the news story continues...

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If you have been watching and reading and looking with your spiritual eyes, you have truly seen many great changes, not for the good, but many great changes. The confession of your Commander in Chief will bring those things that you desire not. For you cannot continually say that we are in war, and not reap what you are sowing. etc..

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Wake up those who slumber and sleep, wake up you leaders who think they can avenge the world. For my servant prophesied and said, I saw four angels of death rise up out of the river of Euphrates and a third of mankind was killed. Oh ye who are so foolish and know not my word and go about to conquer the whole earth and bring about man’s peace and man’s unity. Know ye not that your plans are the plans of the antichrist and self-destruction? My word says I saw Babylon fall in one day. Who is he with the sheepish grin, whose mouth is filled with pride and listens to no man? Yet man follows after him and listens to his lies. He leads his people into war, war that turns on him and on his people with great vengeance. etc..

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etc.. Cry aloud and warn those whose hearts are so foolish they shall throw stones at the sleeping dog who is a giant in disguise. Who is that one that dareth wake up Babylon from her long sleep? For only the Lord shall defeat her, for man cannot. I say to you, oh foolish man, when you cry out, let your idols deliver you. Yes, the dogs are greedy; they can never have enough. They have all turned to their own ways and seek the false shepherds who do not even know me or my voice. The watchmen of Israel are blind, they are all without knowledge, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot even bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. Wake up and come out of your sins and seek my face. Wake up, for sudden destruction lies at your door. The foolish one has awaken the sleeping giant and now her lovers from the north shall join her, can come down upon you and your friend shall not be there to help you, for she is the spiritual Babylon and nations are weeping over her sudden destruction. Behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save, nor his ears dull with deafness that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and me. Your god and your sins have hidden my face from you, so that I will not hear you. For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity to others and your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness. Once they were a cup of gold in my hand to do good and spread the gospel, but they have turned to their own wisdom and knowledge and followed the ways of the antichrist and refuse to turn back to me. Their false churches follow them, and yet my prophets have warned them over and over and over and they listen not. etc..

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Let your voices be heard, for man knoweth not the things that they are about to do, nor have they seen the mothers weeping nor the fathers weeping. They have not seen the tears that have been shed because of their foolishness, because of what they have done, even though it is prophesied in my word, it does not mean that you have to be the one to do it. Truly, it is the time, saith your Father God, yea, and I see your heart and know that you are going to do it, regardless what I say unto you. And I know you look at my word and I know you read my word and I know you say to others, it is very hard, why are they so hard on me? That is because you will not listen to my voice, nor hear my voice, nor do the things that I tell you. For you think that you can do it all in yourself, you are so proud, so proud, so arrogant that you see not the handwriting on the wall and you know not what you are doing. Wake up, I say, wake up, wake up, read the handwriting on the wall, read it. For it shall come to pass, for I, your Father God, have spoken this and I have called you to come back into the fold, I have called you to walk according to my word, to walk according to my promise. Now hear my voice, hear my voice. For it shall lay upon your shoulders the things that you decide to do. It shall lay upon your shoulders and the guilt shall fall to you. etc..

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etc.. Pray for your children, pray for your children, for many will go to war now and many lives will be lost. And many great disasters that will come, will be because of the war, etc..

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Oh, hear me those who make ready for war to please your father and prove yourself. You have forgotten the Lord your maker who stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, now you shall come to the place where you shall fear every day because of the fury of the oppressors. Two kinds of calamities have befallen you, who feels sorry and compensates you, there are desolation and destruction on the land and in your city and in Babylon next to you, there are famine and sword. I will allow you to be in the hands of the tormentors and oppressors not many days hence. I will expose your pretended righteousness and your doings. When you cry out let your collection of idols deliver you. etc.. I say unto the foolish leaders of the land along with Babylon, behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save nor his ears dull with deafness that it cannot hear. Your iniquities have made a separation between you and me and your god and you sins have hid my face from you so that I will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies, you tongue mutters wickedness, the way of peace you know not and there is no justice or righteousness in your goings. You have made your goings crooked paths, therefore, are justice and righteousness far from you. You are in your own ways rebelling and denying me and turning away and following the god of you father. Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness, unrightness and right standing with me standeth a far off. I will protect my people even against you and your army, but you I will not help, thus saith the Lord God Almighty. etc..

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Beware of the lies that your leaders speak, for they are programmed by the antichrist and do not know it. Oh, that they would ask me or walk according to my word, but they do their own thing and walk in darkness because of it. They read the prophetic word and mock, disbelieve and refuse to listen. Yet daily the things that I am speaking to my churches is coming to pass before the eyes of the world. Oh, how foolish this is, yet the Israelites did not listen to my prophets either, then when they found themselves in disastrous life taking places, they would cry out to me for help. Many died because they did not walk according to my plan but went their own way. They could have walked in victory, etc..

Please take note the dates (2002) that these prophecies were posted on this prophetic website and are still in the previous predictions files for you to read in context. The next year (2003) the war was declared over. These prophecies were very unpopular at the time they were given but now we are in (2008) so you be the judge. - The Scribe -

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Five U.S. Soldiers Die in Ambushy

Forces converge on al-Qaida fighters in Mosul after attack

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra (AP)

Baghdad - In a daring ambush, insurgents blasted a U.S. patrol with a roadside bomb Monday and showered survivors with gunfire from a mosque in increasingly lawless Mosul. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Female suicide bombers shatter Baghdad calm

Suicide vests, not car bombs, are latest shift in Al Qaeda tactics in Iraq, says US general.

BAGHDAD - At least 73 Iraqis were killed and scores wounded in suicide bomb attacks against two popular pet markets in Baghdad on Friday, shattering months of relative calm and normalcy in the capital. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Taliban members claim responsibility for bombing

Afghanistan - A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in a mosque in southern Afghanistan, killing a deputy provincial governor and five other people etc.. and the news story continues...

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Female suicide bombers shatter Baghdad calm

Suicide vests, not car bombs, are latest shift in Al Qaeda tactics in Iraq, says US general.

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Taliban members claim responsibility for bombing

Afghanistan - A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in a mosque in southern Afghanistan, killing a deputy provincial governor and five other people etc.. and the news story continues...

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Refugees again in center of battle

Fighting in Chad spreads into area that's home to 420,000 people from Darfur.

By Michelle Faul (AP)

Nairobi, Kenya - Tanks rolled through Chad's capital on Sunday, turning the streets into a battle zone between the government and rebels littered with bodies. Fighting also raged in an area where some 420,000 refugees live near the border with Darfur. etc.. etc.. Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Chad on Saturday. The violence has endangered a $300 million global aid operation supporting millions of people in Chad, etc.. and the news story continues..

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EU gives tentative ok to sending troops to Kosovo

Belgium - European Union nations gave preliminary approval Monday to plans to send 1,800-member mission to Kosovo to replace the current U.N. mission, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Two skiers missing as new storm strikes West

California - Search teams scoured snow covered slopes on Sunday for two missing skiers who were last seen at a Lake Tahoe resort during a storm that dumped up to 2 feet of snow. Meanwhile, a new round of rain and snow arrived Sunday in Southern California, where day of heavy rain and snow last week led to avalanche and traffic deaths, minor floods and landslides. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Two earthquakes strike Africa within hours (AP)

Kigali, Rwanda - Two earthquakes struck hours apart Sunday in Rwanda and neighboring Congo, killing at least 39 people, including some who were in a church that collapsed, officials said. Nearly 400 people were injured. A magnitude-6.0 quake struck Congo early, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The second quake which registered 5.0, hit a few hours later etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Oh, I say unto you, know my word, hear my word, follow my word, great disaster is taking place, terrorists have entered your country, things are not what they seem to be. etc..

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Intelligence boss: al-Qaida cells increase

Terrorist group takes safe haven in Pakistan, trains for attacks in Afghanistan.

By Pamela Hess (AP)

Washington - Al-Qaida, increasingly tamped down in Iraq, is establishing cells in other countries as Osama bin Laden's organization uses Pakistan's tribal region to train for attacks in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Africa and the United states, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday. "Al-Qaida remains the preeminent threat against the United States," Mike McConnell told a Senate hearing more than six years after the Sept. 11 attacks. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Service sector shrinks; recession talk expands (AP)

Lingering hopes that the U.S. economy might avert a recession withered Tuesday after the nation's service sector - its banks, travel companies, contractors and stores, among others - shrank for the first time in five years. It was unwelcome news for many investors, who were beginning to believer that the Federal Reserve might engineer a way out of the worst economic slowdown since 1991. etc. and the news story continues...

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Most in US believe recession already here

Despite what people think, economic arbiters aren't ready to use that word.

By Jeannine Aversa (AP)

Washington - Empty homes and for-sale signs clutter neighborhoods. You've lost your job or know someone who has. Your paycheck and nest egg are taking a hit. Could the country be in recession? Sixty-one percent of the public believes the economy is now suffering through its first recession since 2001, etc. and the news story continues...

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etc.. there shall be tornadoes, there shall be hurricanes, there shall be cyclones, there shall be many storms of many different types that you shall hear about. But these things should not cause you fear, they shall not bring destruction to you; they shall not bring destruction to your household. etc..

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Tornadoes rip through South, killing 47

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ, Associated Press Writer 53 minutes ago

LAFAYETTE, Tenn. - Crews went door-to-door Wednesday searching debris for more victims of deadly tornadoes that ripped the roof off a shopping mall, pummeled mobile homes and blew apart warehouses as they tore across five states. At least 47 people were killed throughout the South. The victims included 24 people in Tennessee, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and three in Alabama, emergency officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Fear not the drought, fear not the global warming, fear not the hurricanes or the tornadoes or the earthquakes or the flooding, the volcanoes, fear not these things. Fear not the famine; fear not the sicknesses, for I shall take you safely through this time. But be aware; be alert to the things that are going on that you can put my word in your heart, that you can be victorious, that you can walk through this time in great victory. For truly great warfare is going on right now. etc..

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Eruption forces 3,000 to flee (AP)

Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air on Wednesday, and officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes. etc.. etc.. "The volcano has entered a new explosive eruption cycle, a process which does not seem to be slowing down," said Hugo Yepez, director of the Geophysics Institute. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Know the disaster that is taking place, the cyclones, the tornadoes, the hurricanes, the forest fires, the flooding, the drought, etc..

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Forest fire forces families to flee from their homes

South Carolina - A wind-whipped forest fire forced the evacuation of 60 homes and threatened to burn several houses as smoke billowed above Conway, S.C., Sunday officials said. The fire, reported a 1p.m., had burned roughly 250 acres etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Fear not the storms that shall come, for you have heard of the snowstorms and more shall come, etc..

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One dies in 36-vehicle crash near Rochester

New York - A 17-year-old Rochester girl died and 24 other people were hurt in a 36-car chain-reaction accident during a whiteout on Interstate 390 in suburban Rochester. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storm blamed for fatal pileup on Interstate 81

Pennsylvania - Near blizzard conditions from a snow squall caused a 60-car pileup on an interstate highway in northeastern Pennsylvania, killing a woman and injuring 18 others, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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More refugees flee Darfur

U.N. refugee agency estimates 12,000 crossed into Chad after air strikes.

By Bradley S. Klapper (AP)

Geneva - Up to 12,000 refugees fled Sudan's Darfur region to neighboring Chad over the weekend following air strikes by the Sudanese military and thousands more may be coming, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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More than 50 killed in Iraq

By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer Mon Feb 11, 3:37 AM ET

BAGHDAD - Car bombs and gunmen struck new U.S. allies, police and civilians Sunday in northern Iraq, killing as many as 53 people. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Fatal bombings target Sunnis allied with US (AP)

Baghdad - Twin car bombs targeted a meeting of Sunni tribal leaders Monday, killing as many as 22 people in the latest attack against U.S. allies who have turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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President in serious condition following shooting

East Timor - East Timor's president was in "extremely serious" but stable condition Tuesday after surgeons worked through the night to remove bullet fragments suffered in a failed coup attempt, the administrator of an Australian hospital said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Earthquake shakes northwestern Mexico (AP)

Tijuana, Mexico - A moderate earthquake struck northwestern Mexico near the U.S. border Monday, etc.. etc.. No major damage or injuries were reported from the temblor, which an expert said was likely an aftershock fro a magnitude 5.4 quake three days ago. The magnitude-4.9 quake hit around 10:30 a.m. local time etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tsunami alert canceled following strong earthquake

Indonesia - Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami alert Thursday after a strong earthquake rocked the east of the country. The country's geophysics agency said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, etc and the news story continues...

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Swarms of earthquakes shake California

Published: Feb. 14, 2008 at 1:24 PM

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Residents of California's Imperial Valley are getting all shook up from the hundreds of earthquakes that hit the area in the past week, a report says. The rash of quakes, known as a swarm, from tiny to teeth-rattling, has rocked the border cities including Calexico and El Centro since last Friday, the Los Angeles Times said. Tremblers in varying sizes can strike every few minutes. Sometimes they seem non-stop, residents say. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement.. But, two topped 5.0 on the Richter scale and three others topped 3.0.

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2 quakes strike southern Greece

By ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press Writer Thu Feb 14, 2:25 PM ET

ATHENS, Greece - Two strong earthquakes hit southern Greece on Thursday — one of them felt as far away as Italy and Egypt. No injuries were reported. The first quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, hit just after noon. the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. It was felt in Cairo and in the southern Italian regions of Puglia and Calabria. The second struck about two hours later and had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Fresh earthquake shakes quake-hit eastern Congo

By Joe Bavier Thu Feb 14, 7:25 AM ET

KINSHASA (Reuters) - An earthquake shook the Lake Kivu region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, further damaging buildings hit by quakes earlier this month, a U.N. and local officials said. The latest earthquake, of magnitude 5.4, followed two quakes that hit Africa's Great Lakes region on February 3, killing more than 40 people and injuring hundreds, mostly in southern Rwanda. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Thu Feb 14, 11:32 AM ET

TEHRAN, Iran - A moderate earthquake rattled a remote mountain area in Iran overnight, injuring 10 people and damaging 70 buildings, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday. The report said the quake was a magnitude 4.3, with its epicenter in central Iran. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquakes Shake Mexico

POSTED: 7:20 am MST February 12, 2008

MEXICO CITY -- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook southern Mexico on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. According to local radio stations, the quake gently swayed buildings in Mexico City and was felt hundreds of miles to the east along the Gulf Coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor struck at 6:50 a.m. local time and was centered in the region of Oaxaca. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc. Records in disasters, records in killings, not only in malls and schools, but many places, records, records, a sign that should wake up the sleeping Christians, a sign that should wake up the world, for truly the last days are here. etc..

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Recent deadly campus shootings

By The Associated Press

February 15, 2008

Fatal shootings at U.S. colleges or universities in recent years:

--Feb. 14, 2008: Stephen Kazmierczak, a 27-year-old former student opens fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, killing five people. He then commits suicide.

--Feb. 8, 2008: Latina Williams, 23, opens fire during an emergency medical technology class at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge, killing Karsheika Graves and Taneshia Butler. She then kills herself.

--Dec. 13, 2007: Two Ph.D. students from India are found shot to death in a home invasion at an apartment on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

--Oct. 1, 2007: University of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford, 21, who had been rumored to have won more than $3,000 at a casino, is fatally shot on campus in a botched robbery. Four men are later charged, including one student.

--Sept. 21, 2007: Two students are wounded at a late-night shooting at a campus dining hall at Delaware State University in Dover. Shalita K. Middleton, 17, dies Oct. 23 from her injuries. A student is charged in the shooting.

--April 16, 2007: Cho Seung-Hui, 23, fatally shoots 32 people in a dorm and a classroom at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, then kills himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

--April 2, 2007: A 26-year-old researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle is shot to death in her office by her ex-boyfriend. Jonathan Rowan, 41, then kills himself.

--Sept. 2, 2006: Douglas W. Pennington, 49, kills himself and his two sons, Logan P. Pennington, 26, and Benjamin M. Pennington, 24, during a visit to the campus of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

--May 9, 2003: A 62-year-old man with two handguns and a bulletproof vest fires hundreds of rounds during a seven-hour shooting spree and standoff at a Case Western Reserve University building in Cleveland. One student is killed and two others are wounded. Biswanath Halder, who authorities say was upset because he believed a student hacked into his Web site, is eventually sentenced to life in prison.

--Oct. 28, 2002: Failing student and Gulf War veteran Robert Flores, 40, walks into an instructor's office at the University of Arizona Nursing College in Tucson and fatally shoots her. A few minutes later, armed with five guns, he enters one of his nursing classrooms and kills two more of his instructors before fatally shooting himself.

--Jan. 16, 2002: Graduate student Peter Odighizuwa, 42, recently dismissed from Virginia's Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, returns to campus and kills the dean, a professor and a student before being tackled by students. Odighizuwa is serving six life sentences after pleading guilty.

--May 17, 2001: Donald Cowan, 55, fatally shoots assistant music professor James Holloway at a dorm at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, Wash., then turns the gun on himself. He leaves a 16-page suicide note expressing anger at a colleague of Holloway's whom he dated briefly as a teenager. etc. and the list continues on...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Four killed in Iraq mosque attack

At least four people have been killed in an attack by two suicide bombers outside a Shia mosque in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, police say. Police Brig-Gen Ibrahim al-Jubouri said security forces had shot both bombers, but that the men had still managed to detonate their explosive vests. etc.. etc.. At least 17 people were wounded by the two attacks. etc.. and the news story continues...

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US military deaths in Iraq at 3,963

By The Associated Press

February 17, 2008

As of Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at least 3,963 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Five dead as rockets hit airport, US base (AP)

Baghdad - Rockets slammed into an Iraqi housing complex near the Baghdad international airport and a nearby U.S. military base on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 16, including two U.S. soldiers, etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. there shall be more earthquakes, there shall be tornadoes, etc..

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(CBS/AP) Severe weather howled through much of the nation Sunday, producing damaging tornadoes in the South and treating winter-weary parts of the Midwest to freezing rain, snow and flooding. Rescue crews searched door-to-door for people trapped in wreckage after a tornado crashed through Prattville, Alabama. . etc.. etc.. etc.. The tornado was part of storms that swept across the South, damaging homes elsewhere in Alabama and in the Florida Panhandle. A tornado destroyed four homes in Escambia County, Fla. About 60 other homes, businesses and storage buildings were damaged to varying degrees, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong quake strikes near Indonesia's Aceh

Wed Feb 20, 5:43 AM ET

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 7.5 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Thursday February 21, 07:02 AM

Israeli MP blames gays for earthquakes

An Israeli parliamentarian says that several earthquakes felt in Israel recently were a consequence of gays and the parliament's acceptance of them. Shlomo Benizri of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Shas Party, said the way to stop the tremors was for parliament to reverse its trend of liberalizing laws concerning homosexuals. Two quakes originating in neighboring Lebanon shook much of Israel last week, the first coming two days after Israel's attorney-general ruled that same-sex couples could adopt children. During two weeks in November and December, four earthquakes shook parts of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Car bomb kills 38 in marketplace

Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber killed 38 Afghans at a crowded market in Kandahar Monday, pushing the death toll from two days of militant bombings to about 140. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. The drought will expand even farther and they cannot stop that. The famine will come and you will see it in the prices, man can't stop that either etc..

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Bad News in All Directions

Last month, food, fuel drive up prices...

By Martin Crutsinger (AP)

Washington - Consumers paid more to fill up their gas tanks, buy groceries and go to the hospital in January as prices on a wide range of items pushed higher. Inflation was increasing even as the economy was slowing dramatically, etc.. etc.. With the latest increase, core prices have risen over the past 12 months by 2.5 percent, far above the Fed's comfort zone of 1 percent to 2 percent gains in the underlying inflation rate. At the same time, economic growth has slowed sharply, raising concerns that the country might be in danger of falling into a recession. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Emergency declared as drought threatens farms

Chile - One of Chile's worst droughts in 50 years has parched farms and drained local water supplies, etc.. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Powerful Quake Hits Norway

OSLO, Norway (AP) ― A magnitude-6.2 earthquake, the largest ever recorded on Norwegian territory, hit off the Arctic Svalbard islands early Thursday, the national seismic monitoring center said. No casualties or damage were reported. etc.. etc.. "This is extremely rare," Lindholm said by telephone, adding it was the strongest quake in Norway since it started taking records about a century ago. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Nevada

By Chris Dolmetsch

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northeastern Nevada early today, collapsing some buildings and causing gas and water leaks. No injuries were reported. etc.. and the news story continues with details...

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8 Turkish soldiers, 33 rebels die in border battle

Kurdish rebels are booby-trapping bodies of those slain just over border in Iraq.

By Selcan Hacaoglu (AP)

Cukurca, Turkey - A Turkish helicopter crashed in Iraq and eight soldiers were killed during a cross-border ground operation against Kurdish rebels, who planted booby traps on the bodies of their slain comrades, Turkey's military said Sunday. etc.. etc.. Their deaths bring the Turkish toll since the start of the incursion Thursday to 15, the military said on its Web site. etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. you will see Iran as it continues to build their nuclear weapons, North Korea still building hers, not backing down, etc..

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Tehran using faster uranium centrifuges

Iran - Iran said Sunday that it has started using new centrifuges that can churn out enriched uranium at more than double the rate of the machines that now form the backbone of the Islamic notion's nuclear program. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Flood Prevention

State summit looks at how to avoid overflowing disasters

By Michael Hill (AP)

Albany - New York has endured nine floods since 2004 that were declared federal disasters - including a deluge that ripped a crater through a highway north of Binghamton and another that scattered buildings and cars in the Catskills. etc.. etc.. Flooding is common around New York. The last few years have been harsh, particularly in the Southern Tier and around the Catskills. Most severe was a historic flood in June 2006 that swept away homes and cars from Binghamton to the Mohawk Valley and cut a chasm across Interstate 88. etc.. and the long news story continues...

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Indonesia - A powerful earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra Island Monday, triggering a tsunami warning. Hours later, a strong aftershock hit the same fault line. etc... and the news story continues...

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etc.. you will hear that, food prices are going up higher and higher, etc..

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US producer prices surge on rising food, energy costs

31 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US inflation at the wholesale level surged a stronger-than-expected 1.0 percent in January due to rising food and energy prices, a government report showed Tuesday. etc.. etc.. The mounting costs of food and energy have caused producer prices to rocket 7.4 percent in the United States in the past twelve months to January, according to the Labor Department. The annual spike marks the strongest gain in the PPI since October 1981. etc.. and the news story continues...

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UN warns rising food prices could lead to aid rationing

Mon Feb 25, 11:18 AM ET

LONDON (AFP) - The United Nations agency in charge of alleviating world hunger will be forced to consider rationing food aid because of rising prices, its executive director said in an interview published Monday. etc.. etc.. According to figures from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, food prices globally soared 40 percent in 2007 due to an array of factors, including rising demand, high oil prices and global warming. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For you are living in an evil hour, a very evil time, as you look round about even here in America, you can see the great storms, you can see the trouble, etc..

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Violent storms whip their way across the US

From the Great Lakes to the Southeast, country hit by snow and high winds (AP)

Birmingham, Ala. - A broad storm system spread heavy snow across the Great Lakes region Tuesday and fired up violent thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast. etc.. etc.. etc.. Up to 16 inches of snow was possible across northern sections of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, the weather service said. By the time snow stops falling Wednesday, Burlington, Vt., could surpass its February snow fall record of 34.3 inches and its December-January-February of 96.9 inches. Concord, N.H., already had set a record this year for the snowiest December, January and February with 89.1 inches. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues...

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England Hit by 5.2 Quake, Biggest in U.K. Since 1984 (Update4)

By Alex Morales and Kari Lundgren

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- England was hit by a magnitude-5.2 earthquake, the biggest recorded in the U.K. since 1984, damaging buildings and sending shockwaves as far afield as Southampton and Scotland. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Turkish troops kill 77 Kurdish rebels

By BURHANETTIN OZBILICI, Associated Press Writer Wed Feb 27, 6:43 AM ET

CUKURCA, Turkey - Turkish troops have killed 77 Kurdish rebels in night-long clashes in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday. Five soldiers were also killed. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Survey teams confirm 3 tornadoes in Tues. night storms

Updated: Feb 28, 2008 10:59 AM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Survey crews confirmed three tornadoes touched down Tuesday night. All were classified as E-F-One. Tornadoes and straight line winds were blamed for causing thousands of dollars in damages in Leeds, the Pell City/Cropwell areas, Highland Lakes in northern Shelby County, northeast Talladega County and southern Calhoun County. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Global Wheat Shortage

Minneapolis Exchange is hot spot for trading

By Lauren Etter Wall Street Journal

The little-known Minneapolis Grain Exchange is suddenly one of the hottest spots in the global financial markets as the price of its flagship commodity - the wheat used to make bread and pizza crust - shatters records, etc.. etc.. etc.. Son Minneapolis has become ground zero for the global wheat shortage, which has been caused by drought in Australia and poor weather in other grain-producing countries. Global stocks are projected to reach 30-year lows this year, while U.S. stocks will reach 60-year lows, etc.. and the news story continues....

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Dollar fall continues, helps boost oil prices (AP)

The dollar kept spiraling down Friday, hitting another low against the euro and dropping to a three-year record against the yen, as worries about the U.S. economy depress the currency. etc.. etc.. etc.. The dollar decline also has boosted oil prices, which is denominated in the U.S. currency. etc.. and the news story continues....

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LEADALL: Several dead after winter storm rages across Europe

Posted : Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:16:02 GMT

A late winter storm raged across much of western Europe overnight Friday and through much of Saturday, with winds measuring over 220 kilometres per hour in places, leaving several dead, uprooting trees, cutting off electricity and causing a train crash. In Germany, a high-speed ICE train crashed before dawn Saturday into a tree that fell on a track during a storm raging across Europe, and at least two motorists were killed in other storm-related accidents. etc.. etc.. The storm, code-named Emma by German meteorologists, lashed the northern fringes of the Alps. Winds ripped tiles from roofs and toppled billboards and gusted to 222 kilometres per hour on one mountaintop, the Wendelstein. The high winds were accompanied by hail, flurries of snow, thunderstorms in parts of southern Germany. etc.. and the long news story continues with details...

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Emergency Officials Urge Mainers To Plan Ahead For Flooding

Updated: 2/29/2008 7:53:08 PM

ALFRED (NEWS CENTER) -- It's probably safe to say another round of snowstorms has many Mainers longing for spring. Warmer temperatures will get here eventually, along with the possibility of flooding. Emergency management officials say residents living in flood zones should start taking steps now. Some parts of the state experienced devastating flooding over the past two years. This year, officials are even more concerned because many areas have received nearly or more than 100 inches of snow. and news story continues...

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Powerful cyclone with hurricane, snowstorms in south Kamchatka

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, February 28 (Itar-Tass) - Hurricane winds and heavy snowstorms have come to the south of the Kamchatka Peninsula with a powerful cyclone. A storm warning has been issues. Emergency response services have been put on the alert. etc.. and the news story continues...

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LEADALL: Several dead after winter storm rages across Europe

Posted : Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:16:02 GMT

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Emergency Officials Urge Mainers To Plan Ahead For Flooding

Updated: 2/29/2008 7:53:08 PM

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Powerful cyclone with hurricane, snowstorms in south Kamchatka

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Violent storms leave at least 10 dead

Poland - The death toll from a violent storm that plagued parts of Europe rose to 10 after Polish officials said Sunday that two people there were killed by falling objects because of the hurricane-strength winds. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. America, Russia, the EU Nations, Assyria, and China push My people to make peace at any cost. They demand them to give away My land as if it was theirs. They gave away the Gaza Strip and My Word said judgment would come when they did this. Now My Land is faced round about with enemies on all sides. etc..

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Hamas hails ”victory” after Israeli ground forces leave Gaza Strip

Israeli ground forces pulled out of the Gaza Strip on Monday after days of fighting that killed more than 100 Palestinians. Hamas declared "victory" and vowed to continue firing rockets into Israel. But the Israeli government declared it had achieved its goal of deterring attacks. At dawn, as Gazans streamed out of homes, a spokesman for the Hamas armed wing said it would continue firing rockets into Israel. "The enemy has been defeated," he said, according to Reuters. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Violence revisits Jerusalem

8 killed, 9 wounded following first radical attack in 4 years

By Aron Heller & Steven Gutkin (AP)

Jerusalem - The library of the rabbinical seminary was crowded for a nighttime study session when a gunman opened fire. Students scrambled to flee the attack, jumping out of windows. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Tuesday March 4, 05:55 AM

Magnitude 6.9 quake off Philippine coast

A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude has struck in the ocean off the east coast of the Philippines, but so far there have been no reports of damage, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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2 earthquakes hit off Oregon coast

PORTLAND, Ore. - Two back-to-back earthquakes have struck about 200 miles off the Oregon coast. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bombs hit Baghdad shoppers

By Anna Johnson (AP)

Baghdad - Two bombs went off within minutes of each other in a crowded shopping district in the capital Thursday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 130 etc.. and the news story continues....

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Officials: Letters not linked to NY bomb

By LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - There's apparently no link between the bombing of a military recruiting station in New York's Times Square and letters sent to Congress saying "We Did It," law enforcement officials said Friday. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement.. The small bomb caused minor damage to the New York military recruiting station before dawn Thursday and police were searching for a hooded bicyclist seen on a surveillance video pedaling away.

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Snow falls in Texas; tornadoes in Fla.

By JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press Writer 13 minutes ago

DALLAS - Snow started falling in a band that stretched from central Texas to southern Ohio on Friday, while severe storms rolling through Florida spawned two tornadoes in the northern part of the state. etc.. etc.. etc.. The snow in Texas came on top of a storm system Thursday that left as much as 9 inches of snow on northern parts of the state and brought a tornado to the south part of the state. No one was injured by a twister packing 95 to 105 mph winds in Corpus Christi on Thursday afternoon, but trees were snapped and several homes were damaged, said Roger Gass, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Corpus Christi. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storm lashes Central Canada, causes 20-car pileup

Updated Sat. Mar. 8 2008 10:15 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

A huge winter storm blasting through Central Canada is being blamed for a huge accident in Quebec. As many as 20 vehicles were involved in a highway pileup that injured at least 10 people. The fierce weather isn't expected to let up until Sunday morning. In the Toronto region, near-blizzard-like conditions led to more than 500 traffic accidents being reported early Saturday. Upwards of 30 centimetres of snow were expected in most of southern Ontario, before the storm system moved into Quebec and the Maritimes. Some areas were expecting as much as 50 centimetres. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Snowstorms kill 4,000 Tibetan gazelles

Last Updated(Beijing Time):2008-03-10 10:41

Since January 13, snow has fallen 10 times in the county.

On average, the county is covered with snow 20 cm thick, with the thickest snow 60 cm," said Luo Ze, deputy chief of the county's meteorology bureau. The severe weather has affected 90 percent of the 70,000 residents, Luo told China Daily in a telephone interview. Nearly 2,000 people suffered from frostbite, said Xiao Yanzi, deputy county chief. Shortages of food, water, forage, medicines, quilts and fuel are the major problem facing farmers and herdsmen. etc.. etc.. The snowstorms, which killed a large number of livestock, have also resulted in the death of about 4,000 wild Tibetan gazelles which are unique to the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau etc.. and the news story continues...

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Blast kills five US soldiers

Bomber approaches while troops talk with shop owners in Baghdad.

By Anna Johnson (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber killed five U.S. soldiers as they chatted with shop owners while on a foot patrol in central Baghdad on Monday, the deadliest attack on American forces in the heavily fortified capital in more than eight months. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Three More US Soldiers Killed

Military: Recent rise in deaths not a trend

By Bradley Brooks (AP)

Baghdad - Violence killed at least 42 people Tuesday, including 16 bus paaengers caught in a roadside bombing in southern Iraq, after the deadliest day for U.S. troops in precisely six months. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. For even as the signs are coming to pass, the floods, the earthquakes, the tornadoes, the snowstorms, the high price in fuel, the high prices in food, the global warming, the famine, even as these things are taking place, and you are seeing them take place, etc.

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Global warming to affect transport

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer Tue Mar 11, 11:03 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Flooded roads and subways, deformed railroad tracks and weakened bridges may be the wave of the future with continuing global warming, a new study says. Climate change will affect every type of transportation through rising sea levels, increased rainfall and surges from more intense storms etc.. etc.. Complicating matters, people continue to move into coastal areas etc.. etc.. The report cites five major areas of growing threat: More heat waves, etc. Rising sea levels and storm surges etc. More rainstorms, etc. More frequent strong hurricanes, etc. Rising arctic temperatures thawing permafrost, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Car bomb kills 18 in Baghdad

By RYAN LENZ, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - A parked car bomb exploded in a commercial district of central Baghdad Thursday, killing 18 people and wounding dozens more. The bombing took place off a bridge in Tahrir Square, a district of clothing shops just outside the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the U.S. Embassy and much of the Iraqi government, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The euro continues to grow strength over the dollar. The price of oil continues to go up. etc..

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Gas, Oil Rise to Records As Dollar Falls

By JOHN WILEN The Associated Press
Thursday, March 13, 2008; 3:41 PM

NEW YORK -- Gas and oil prices jumped again to new highs Thursday as the dollar weakened, although crude's advance was limited by fresh evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown. etc.. etc.. Analysts blame oil's ascent on weakness in the dollar, which dropped to yet another new low against the euro Thursday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Rising wheat prices sandwich consumers

Grain's price sours in 10 months; leap in cost for other groceries is expected.

By Betsy Blaney (AP)

Lubbock, Texas - If you think the cost of gassing up your car is outrageous, wait until you need to restock your pantry. The price of wheat has more than tripled during the past 10 months, etc.. etc.. The wheat market has been pushed higher by a combination of agricultural, financial and energy issues. Poor wheat harvests in Australia and parts of Europe and the U.S. have caused China and other Asian countries to buy up more American crops, which are especially attractive because of the weak U.S. dollar. At the same time, the American crop is shrinking because of federal incentives to grow corn for ethanol. And skyrocketing gas prices make it costlier to get any wheat to market. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues...

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UPDATED: 10:32 p.m. March 15, 2008
Friday tornado pummels downtown; Saturday storm kills 2

By Tim Eberly, Paul Shea
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/14/08

Two people are dead and Atlanta is under a state of emergency as the city picks up from the first downtown tornado in history. etc.. etc.. Georgia nearly closed in on last year's record number of tornado reports, and 75 hail storms were reported Saturday. The NWS reported 10 possible tornadoes Saturday, all clustered in northern metro Atlanta and North Georgia, forecaster Stephen Konarik said. "On March 1 last year, we had 14 tornados across the state," Konarik said. "That would be the bar in terms of most tornadoes in a single day." There were 94 hail storms stretching across Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina Saturday, with the bulk of the storms landing in the metro area, he said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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3.17.2008 8:20 AM

"Unheard Of" Super-Cell Tornadoes Strike

Yet Another Round of Unusual Tornadoes

Five super-cell tornadoes tore through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina Saturday, in a fit of destruction that one local official called "unheard of." Except, we keep hearing about it. This is only the latest outbreak of tornadoes in the United States this year. Already, the number of tornadoes reported in 2008 dwarfs the typical year-to-date tally, and severe tornadoes have struck at odd times, and in odd places. etc.. and the news story continues on and finishes with this statement.. Some scientists have predicted that the U.S. could see more tornado and thunderstorm activity due to global warming, as the pre-conditions for strong storms become more common.

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4 FBI Personnel Hurt in Pakistan Blast

By LAUREN FRAYER – 13 hours ago

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's capital was on high alert Sunday and embassies reviewed security measures after a bomb struck a restaurant, killing a Turkish aid worker and wounding at least 12 others including four FBI personnel. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Car bomb kills three NATO soldiers at bazaar

Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber attacked a group of international troops at a bazaar in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing three NATO soldiers and four Afghans, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Chinese troops move to halt uprising

Deadline for Tibetan demonstrators to surrender passes without much notice.

By Audra Ang (AP)

Beijing - China vowed Monday to defend its sovereignty in Tibet as Chinese troops set up checkpoints and mobilized to quell an uprising. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Bomber Kills 43 in Karbala

Two U.S. soldiers also die Monday in Iraq

By Kim Gamel (AP)

Baghdad - A female suicide bomber struck Shiite worshippers in the holy city of Karbala on Monday, an official and a witness said, killing at least 43 people and leaving pools of blood on the street leading to one of Iraq's most revered mosques. The blast was the deadliest in a series of attacks that left at least 72 Iraqis dead, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Even though there shall be famine, even though there shall be droughts, even though the global warming shall get warmer and warmer and warmer, even though there shall be shortages of this and shortages of that, I will take you through this time victoriously. etc..

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Scientists find overwhelming evidence for global warming

By Yelena Galstyan Contributing writer

Is global warming real?

Yes, and the evidence is overwhelming. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the 10 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1990. Scientists have also noticed several recent phenomenon that can be traced back to global warming. Glaciers are melting, a number of species are being forced from their established habitats, and severe storms and droughts are increasing. etc.. etc.. etc..

Will the effects of global warming get worse?: Although the Earth's average temperature has only increased by a little over 1 degree Fahrenheit, future catastrophic changes are likely to occur within our lifetimes. With the loss of shelf ice in Greenland and Antarctica, global sea levels could rise by bore than 20 feet, devastating coastal areas, including major cities, worldwide. Heat waves are expected to be more frequent and more intense, causing droughts and wildfires to occur more often. etc.. and the new story continues..

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etc.. be not concerned over the world or the things that are taking place in the world. For you have only begun to see the floods this year, you have only begun to see the tornadoes this year, you have only begun to see the drought, the global warming, the earthquakes, the terrible events that shall take place, you are only beginning to see them, saith your Father God. But remember they are for the world, you are not of this world, walk in my promises etc..

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Deadly flooding forces evacuations in the Midwest

The Associated Press
PIEDMONT, Mo. - Flooding forced hundreds of people to flee their homes and closed scores of roads Wednesday across the nation's midsection as a storm system poured as much as a foot of rain on the region. At least 13 deaths had been linked to the weather, and three people were missing. Record or near-record flood crests were forecast for several towns in Missouri. Flooding was reported in large areas of Arkansas and parts of southern Illinois, southern Indiana and southwestern Ohio. Schools were closed in parts of western Kentucky because of flooded roads. The National Weather Service posted flood and flash flood warnings from Texas to Pennsylvania. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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US air strike kills 'Iraq allies'

Six people have been killed in a US air strike near the Iraqi town of Samarra, with some reports suggesting they were US-allied anti-al-Qaeda Sunni fighters. The US denied claims by a police source and a militia member that those killed at the checkpoint were members of an Awakening Council. The US-funded groups are credited with helping to curb the level of violence. It came as four more US soldiers were killed in Iraq, bringing the death toll since the 2003 invasion close to 4,000. Three soldiers died when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Baghdad on Saturday, the US military said. Another US soldier died after a rocket or mortar attack on Friday, bringing estimated US fatalities to 3,996. etc.. and the news story continues..

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U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 4,000

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Four U.S. soldiers died Sunday night in a roadside bombing in Iraq, military officials reported, bringing the American toll in the 5-year-old war to 4,000 deaths. The four were killed when a homemade bomb hit their vehicle as they patrolled in a southern Baghdad neighborhood, the U.S. military headquarters in Iraq said. A fifth soldier was wounded. The grim milestone comes less than a week after the fifth anniversary of the start of the war. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Experts fear widespread damage to coral

Barbados - Unusually large waves churned by an Atlantic storm system have littered the beaches of Barbados with broken coral etc.. etc.. The waves, reaching as high as an estimated 30 feet, lashed coastlines from Guyana to the Dominican Republic last week as a large low-pressure system idled off the northeastern United States. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Experts fear widespread damage to coral

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Western Antarctic Ice Chunk Collapses

By SETH BORENSTEIN – 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said Tuesday. Satellite images show the runaway disintegration of a 160-square-mile chunk in western Antarctica, which started Feb. 28. It was the edge of the Wilkins ice shelf and has been there for hundreds, maybe 1,500 years. This is the result of global warming, said British Antarctic Survey scientist David Vaughan. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues... and then ends with this statement... Much of the continent is not warming and some parts are even cooling, Vaughan said. However, the western peninsula, which includes the Wilkins ice shelf, juts out into the ocean and is warming. This is the part of the continent where scientists are most concern about ice-melt triggering sea level rise.

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etc.. Watch as other countries go past America with their dollar, beware, know the things that are taking place, understand these things. etc..

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Iraq pulls down U.S. economy

Diane Francis, Financial Post Published: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Last week's fifth anniversary of the Iraq War was overtaken by headlines over the roiling financial markets and the increasingly nasty U.S. presidential primary contest. etc.. etc.. etc.. Some 71% of Americans in a national poll believe Iraq and economic problems are linked. And they are not wrong. Of course, there are also causes such as the subprime scandal, derivatives madness that has led to irresponsible leveraging and raging commodity prices. But the Iraq war is monstrously expensive and, unlike Vietnam, not stimulative economically speaking. That is because, like Wall Street, Washington has put the cost entirely on the tab. It is a war paid for on credit obtained from foreigners. This means tens of billions of dollars flow out of the currency and economy to outside creditors etc.. etc.. The war, and America's foreign indebtedness, is contributing to soaring gold and other commodities' prices, the U.S. dollar's demise, scary credit markets, consumption drops, lower economic growth among trading partners who buy American goods etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Heavy fighting enters 2nd day in Iraq; long-term truce threatened

By Michael Kamber and James Glanz

Heavy fighting continued for a second day Wednesday in two of Iraq's largest cities, as Iraqi ground forces and helicopters mounted a huge operation to break the grip of the Shiite militias controlling Basra, and Iraqi forces clashed with militias in Baghdad. The fighting threatened to destabilize a long-term truce that had helped reduce the level of violence in the five-year-old Iraq war. A spokesman for the Iraqi military said 40 people had been killed and 200 wounded in the two days of fighting in the southern city of Basra etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Taliban threatens new offensive

Car bomb kills eight at market. Taliban accused of targeting civilians.

By Amir Shah (AP)

Kabul, Afghanistan - A car bomb exploded Wednesday in a farmers' market in southern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians, as the Taliban warned it will use new techniques and draw on years of fighting experience to increase attacks this spring. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Iraq clashes spread as death toll soars

by Jay Deshmukh Sat Mar 29, 5:57 AM ET

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Fierce clashes between Shiite gunmen and troops spread to new Shiite areas of Iraq on Saturday as the overall death toll from five days of bloodshed surged to nearly 230. etc.. etc.. "Seventy-five people have been killed and 498 wounded in clashes in Sadr City in the last four days," etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. For the world there is great disaster ahead, disaster like they have never seen before. Troubles on the right hand, troubles on the left hand as man makes their preparations, as man makes their plots and plans, the world becomes more wicked. For they follow not my counsel, neither do they seek my counsel, and therefore, they go their own way. etc..

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German watchdog eyes $600 bln global bank losses: report

57 minutes ago

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The financial market crisis could cause losses of up to $600 billion at banks and other financial institutions worldwide, a German magazine reported on Saturday, citing an internal report by German financial watchdog BaFin. The $600 billion figure represents a worst-case scenario for losses linked to the financial turmoil sparked by the meltdown in the U.S. subprime mortgage market etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you have heard of the earthquakes, and there shall be more. etc..

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Twin quakes jolt N. Philippines

Two earthquakes rocked the Philippines' northernmost province of Batanes on Tuesday morning, state seismologists said. No earthquake-related damages have so far been reported, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The first quake was recorded at a magnitude of 5.1 at 9:31 a.m. local time (0131 GMT), Phivolcs said. The quake's epicenter was traced 63 kilometers southeast of Basco, Batanes with a depth of 27 kilometers from the earth's surface. A second and slightly milder quake, was felt more than 20 minutes later at 9:57 a.m. local time (0157 GMT). The epicenter of the 4.6-magnitude earthquake was traced 50 kilometers southeast of Basco, Batanes. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong quake jolts Sumatra

2nd April 2008, 18:15 WST
A strong earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island today, the meteorology office said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck at 3.48pm etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. this shall be a year of records etc..

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Business Briefing Corn prices hit record:

Corn prices jumped to a record $6 a bushel Thursday, driven up by an expected supply shortfall that will add to Americans' growing grocery bill and further squeeze struggling ethanol producers. Corn prices have shot up nearly 30 percent this year amid dwindling stockpiles. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement... Worldwide demand for corn to feed livestock and to make biofuel is putting enormous pressure on global supply.

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etc.. have you noticed that Iran is building? etc..

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Iran assembles machines for uranium enrichment

Austria - Iran has assembled hundreds of advanced machines reflecting a possible intention to speed up uranium enrichment, diplomats have told The Associated Press. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. You are not like the world, for when we look at the world we see great disaster. There shall be many floods this coming week, you shall hear of them, tornadoes you shall hear of them, etc..

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Storm system brings tornado to Ark.

By KELLY P. KISSEL, Associated Press Writer 37 minutes ago

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Gregory Greene has lived in this part of Tornado Alley for all of his 39 years and had never seen a tornado. Until Thursday night, that is. "I thought I was going to die," Greene said after a twister swept through Little Rock and many of its suburbs. etc.. etc.. and the long news story continues.. and ends with this statement.. A second storm hit south of Little Rock later Thursday night but was not as potent. Over the past two months, parts of Arkansas have seen a tornado during a storm outbreak that killed 13, a foot of snow, more than a foot of rain and near-record flooding.

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etc. for the lease on earth is running out and the temperatures will continue to climb. Drought will continue, earthquakes, pestilence, tornadoes and hurricanes, flooding, disaster here, disaster there, loss of jobs, and the politicians lying more than ever. No, the world has not changed, they are on a dead-end course, they are headed for destruction and they turn not to me. Be not like them etc..

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Huge job losses set off recession alarms

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer 9 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - It's no longer a question of recession or not. Now it's how deep and how long. Workers' pink slips stacked ever higher in March as jittery employers slashed 80,000 jobs, the most in five years, and the national unemployment rate climbed to 5.1 percent. Job losses are nearing the staggering level of a quarter-million this year in just three months. For the third month in a row total U.S. employment rolls shrank etc and the news story continues...

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etc.. This shall be a year of records, etc.. records in oil prices, etc..

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Business Briefing

Gas prices rise to record:

Retail gasoline prices surged to a record above $3.30 a gallon Friday. etc etc. That's the latest in a series of records, and about 60 cents higher than a year ago. etc.. and the news article continues...

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etc. For even as the signs are coming to pass, the floods, the earthquakes, the tornadoes, the snowstorms, etc..

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Brazil floods leave 82,000 homeless

Tuesday April 8, 07:47 AM

Floods and mudslides have killed 21 people and driven 82,000 from their homes in Brazil's normally arid northeast since March 30, civil defence officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Fear not the troubles that are coming upon the face of the earth, fear not the storms that you are hearing about, the storms that you are seeing, the storms that are coming etc..

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Hail pelts area

Published Sunday, April 6, 2008

By Chris Butler

Residents of North Texas were pelted with hail in the early morning hours Friday, and an official with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said Wise County received the largest amount of hail - some the size of a softball. "Friday night's storm produced wind damage in Denton County, but Decatur wins the hail contest in terms of size," said Daniel Huckaby, a meteorologist with the NWS, adding the largest hail that hit Wise County was four and a quarter inches. Friday morning's hail storm didn't break any records - the largest recorded hail to ever hit the county was slightly larger, at 4 1/2 inches in April 2002, he added. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Mon Apr 7, 4:19 AM ET

BASRA, Iraq (AFP) - A massive blast destroyed a house and killed eight people in the southern Iraq city of Basra, scene last month of clashes between the security forces and Shiite militiamen, police said Monday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Five Years in Baghdad

By Kim Gamel (AP)

Baghdad - Errant mortar shells slammed into houses and a funeral tent Wednesday, leaving three children among the dead etc.. etc.. The fighting came as the U.S. military announced the deaths of five more soldiers. That raised the number of American troop deaths to 17 since Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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At least seven killed as riots sweep Karachi

Pakistan - A street fight between political rivals Wednesday spiraled into rioting etc.. etc.. Five people burned to death in one building and two were shot and killed. etc.. and the news story continues.....

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Riots continue in Haiti over high food prices

By Jonathan M. Katz (AP)

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A desperate appeal from the president Wednesday failed to restore order to Haiti's shattered capital, etc.. etc.. Gunfire rang out from the wealthy suburbs in the hills to the starving slums below as 9,000 U.N. peacekeepers were unable to halt a frenzy of looting and violence that has grown out of protests over rising food prices. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Renewed fighting breaks out in Gaza

Tanks and planes sent across border after militants kill two Israelis in raid.

By Diaa Hadid (AP)

Nahal Oz, Israel - Militants from the Gaza Strip slipped across the border and opened fire at a fuel depot in southern Israel on Wednesday, killing two Israeli civilians in a brazen daylight raid that threatened to set off heavy combat etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc. For even as the signs are coming to pass, the floods, the earthquakes, the tornadoes, the snowstorms, etc..

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Storms flood heartland (AP)

St. Louis - A line of severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes and even snow pounded the nation's heartland on Thursday, flooding nearly 200 roads in Missouri, closing schools in Arkansas and ripping the roofs of dozens of houses in Texas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes, Snow Hit Midwest

Unusual April storm causes floods in South, sleet up North (AP)

Nashville, Tenn. - Another round of severe weather raked the storm-weary South with rain, hail and high winds Friday, damaging homes and injuring at least five people in Tennessee and Kentucky. etc.. etc.. etc.. The damaging storms come in the same week as heavy rains that flooded parts of West and Tennessee and two months after tornadoes killed 33 people in the state. In northern Wisconsin, schools closed, thousands lost power because of trees falling on power lines and snow plows were back at work Friday as blizzard-like conditions hit. etc... etc.. In Oklahoma, which has been beset in recent days by tornadoes, severe storms and flooding, etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. This shall be a year of records, etc..

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Too Darn Hot: 5 Record Temperatures Set In LA

LOS ANGELES Yes, it was hot Sunday. Unseasonably, rudely, annoyingly, grossly warm. Make that hot. In fact, according to the National Weather Service, five different areas marked record high temperatures for this time of year, namely UCLA, Long Beach, the Santa Monica Pier, Camarillo and LAX. etc.. The unusually hot and steamy weather returned to Southern California for a second day in a row. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc. you shall see strange things. The global warming is causing many of these things to take place and the global warming shall continue, man cannot stop it. The drought will expand even farther and they cannot stop that. The famine will come and you will see it in the prices, man can’t stop that either. But you need not to be fearful of these things, for I have told you that I shall take you through these times victoriously, etc..

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Food Takes Bigger Bite of Budgets

Food inflation is the highest in 17 years, hitting U.S. families, businesses.

By Ellen Simon (AP)

New York - Steve Tarpin can bake a graham cracker crust in his sleep, but explaining why the price for his Key lime pies went from $20 to $25 required mastering a thornier topic: global economics. etc.. etc.. The US is wrestling with the worst food inflation in 17 years, etc.. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc. you shall see the shortages of food, even though you shall see the high cost of living, even though gas shall continue to go up, let not these things trouble your heart. Am I not more than enough, can I not provide for you, etc..

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Business Briefing

Oil hits record: Gas prices fluctuated over the weekend but appear poised to resume their seemingly relentless trek toward a record high milestone of $3.50 a gallon. Forecasts call for gas to peak as high as $3.65 within a month. etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Iraq bombings, clashes kill 62

by Salam Faraj 25 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A spate of bombings across Iraq and a fresh surge of fighting between Shiite militiamen and US forces in east Baghdad killed at least 62 people on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. A car bomb outside a courthouse in the central city of Baquba, a stronghold of Al-Qaeda, killed at least 40 people and wounded 80 in the most devastating attack in the violence-wracked country in a month, police said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Floods, hurricanes, hurricanes to come to shore, powerful hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires, volcanoes, dust storms, and many other types of storms, all signs to you that the end is very near. etc.

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Two die in Colorado wildfire

All 1,100 residents of town are forced to evacuate as flames destroy buildings.

By Ivan Moreno (AP)

Ordway, Colo. - Two people died Tuesday as a wildfire burned into the town limits of a southeast Colorado town. Two other wildfires were burning in the state. etc.. etc..

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Texas wildfire burns at least 6 homes; 150 more evacuated

Thu Apr 17, 10:20 PM ET

ODESSA, Texas - A wildfire burned at least six homes Thursday in west Texas and forced the evacuation of about 150 residences, the Texas Forest Service said. The fire, fueled by winds of nearly 40 mph, has consumed about 50 acres, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquakes gives Iowans a Shaky Morning

by Erin Therese
KIMT News 3

A 5.2 earthquake centered in Illinois this morning is rattling Iowa. etc.. etc.. The earthquake, which appeared to rival the strongest recorded in the region, was centered six miles from West Salem, Illinois. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Quick facts: Earthquakes and Illinois

By Pantagraph staff

The U.S. Geological Survey says 796 earthquakes have occurred in the U.S. to date in 2008, including 21 on the level of 5.0 and three at 6.0. Illinois experiences one earthquake a year on average. Only one quake in 20 years causes damage. etc.. etc.. The New Madrid Seismic Zone, of which portions of Illinois are a part, experienced three huge quakes estimated at more than 8.0 on the Richter Scale during the winter of 1811-12. The region was sparsely populated so only a few injuries are known. But, the force appeared to reverse the course of the Mississippi River for a time and rang church bells in Boston. The power opened fissures, formed lakes, uprooted and snapped trees, sunk or raised large sections of land more than 20 feet and affected 600,000 square miles. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you will see the avalanches, etc..

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An Avalanche Has Cut Juneau's Hydro Power

Juneau has been cut off from all of its hydroelectric power. An avalanche that struck Wednesday knocked out more than a mile of transmission lines.
Spokeswoman Gayle Wood of Alaska Electric Light & Power said the massive avalanche was about three miles from the Snettisham power house. One transmission tower is down and four are damaged on the Snettisham line, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Defying Threat Brings Death to Funeral-Goers

Iraqi villagers who opt to bury their dead despite warning are killed by suicide bomber

By Ned Parker &Saif Hameed Los Angels Times

Baghdad - A suicide bomber walked into a funeral for two cousins who had died fighting insurgents and blew himself up Thursday, killing at least 50 people, etc.. etc.. At least 40 people were wounded in the attack, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. loss of jobs, and the politicians lying more than ever. No, the world has not changed, they are on a dead-end course, etc..

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Citigroup loses $5B, will cut 9,000 jobs

Staff and news service reports

Citigroup, caught in the midst of the housing slowdown and a tight credit market, Friday reported a $5.1 billion loss and announced it would cut 9,000 of the company's 3,00,000 jobs. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes hit Maryland

Storm brings rain, wind; twisters reported in south of state

By Tyeesha Dixon and Brent Jones | Sun reporters April 21, 2008

Two tornadoes ripped through the Maryland suburbs of Washington yesterday, part of a weather system that sparked fires, spawned hail and flooded roads around the state. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. the raising of violent crimes, etc..

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Shootings, homicides rock city over weekend

Chicago - An epidemic of gunfire rattled the city during the weekend, with at least 32 people shot and six killed. etc. and the news story continues...

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3,000-acre wildfire is under control, DEC says

Kerhonkson - State officials say a brush fire that ravaged 3,100 acres of Minnewaska State Park in the Hudson Valley is contained. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Wildfires force Northern Michigan evacuations

Friday, April 25, 2008 | 7:26 AM

At least 6 homes damaged (AP)

GRAYLING -- (04/25/08)-- An 1,100-acre forest fire has involved six homes and forced the closing of part of Interstate 75 in northern Michigan. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Haze from Russia wildfires reaches Southcentral Alaska

The Associated Press Thursday, April 24, 2008

Story last updated at 4/24/2008 - 9:23 am

ANCHORAGE - The haze that crept into Alaska in the last few days, making Anchorage appear more like Los Angeles on a smog-filled day, is not what you might think. It is smoke and dust from Russia. The smoke is coming from Russian wildfires, and the dust is from sandstorms in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Satellite images prove it, showing a whitish-yellow haze stretching east from China and Russia into Southcentral Alaska. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Russia currently hit by 240 active wildfires

MOSCOW. April 22 (Interfax) - More than 500 wildfires have erupted in three Russian regions over the last 24 hours, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. "578 wildfires have erupted in three Russian regions (Far East, Siberia and Volga Urals) over the last 24 hours. A total of 819 wildfires have been registered, etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Keep your eyes upon the wars and the rumors of wars; keep your eyes upon the things that are taking place throughout all the world. etc..

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UN: Darfur conflict worse; estimated 300,000 dead

The conflict in Darfur is getting worse, with full deployment of a new peacekeeping force delayed until 2009. There's no prospect of a political settlement for a war that has killed perhaps 300,000 people in five years, U.N. officials said Tuesday. etc. and the news story continues...

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'Tsunami' of Hunger

World Food Program looks for solution

By David Stringer (AP)

London - Ration cards. Genetically modified crops. The end of pile-it-high sell-it-cheap supermarkets. These possible solutions to the first global food crisis since World War 11 etc.. etc.. The skyrocketing cost of food staples, stoked by rising fuel prices, unpredictable weather and demand from India and China, has already sparked sometimes violent protests across the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. The price of rice has more than doubled in the last five weeks, she said. The World Bank estimates food prices have risen by 83 percent in three years. "What we are seeing now is affecting more people on every continent," Sheeran told a news conference. etc.. and the long news story continues...

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Series of minor earthquakes shakes Reno; no major damage

The Associated Press

Thu, Apr 24, 2008 (9:17 p.m.)

A swarm of earthquakes rattled Reno on Thursday afternoon, causing downtown buildings to sway and cracking windows in residential areas. The strongest quake, with a magnitude of 4.2, was centered 6 miles west of Reno, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It shook downtown for about 30 seconds just before 4 p.m. and followed a 4.1-magnitude quake minutes earlier. No injuries or major damage were reported. etc.. and the news story continues..

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More minor earthquakes continue to shake Reno

Dozens of minor earthquakes shook Reno on Sunday as a series of temblors entered its third month etc.. etc.. Scientists have urged residents to prepare for worse, saying the recent activity is unusual because the quakes started out small and continue to build in strength. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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US military deaths in Iraq at 4,050

By The Associated Press Thu Apr 24, 7:14 PM ET

As of Thursday, April 24, 2008, at least 4,050 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,301 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Militant kills 2 Israeli security guards at West Bank divide

By Steven Gutkin (AP)

Jerusalem - The killing of two Israeli security guards by a Palestinian gunman Friday etc.. and the news story continues...

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Hundreds flee wildfire near Los Angeles

Firefighters expect blaze to burn for at least another two or three days.

By John Antezak (AP)

Sierra Madre, Calif. - An early season wildfire slowly chewed its way through dense brush near Los Angeles on Sunday, etc.. etc.. More than 400 firefighters attacked the 350-acre fire, etc... and the news story continues...

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etc. When they look at the signs throughout the world, the troubles on the right hand, the troubles on the left hand, the war, the rumors of war, the drought, the famine, the earthquakes, the pestilence, the tornadoes, tornadoes this week, great tornadoes, etc..

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Storms leave 200 injured in Virginia, officials say

(CNN) -- At least three tornadoes caused massive damage in Virginia and injured more than 200 people on Monday, officials said. At least 200 were injured in Suffolk where a twister destroyed several homes and businesses, etc.. etc.. A second tornado struck Colonial Heights -- about 60 miles northwest, near Richmond -- injuring at least 18 people, he said. A third twister damaged several homes near Lawrenceville, about 70 miles south of Richmond, etc.. etc.. The Suffolk twister touched down just before 4 p.m. ET and plowed its way east into Norfolk, damaging scores of homes, stores and cars and downing dozens of trees and power lines, Jackson said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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Four US Soldiers Killed

Intense fighting reported in Iraqi capital

By Slobodan Lekic (AP)

Baghdad - Bombardments by suspected militants killed four U.S. soldiers Monday etc.. etc.. At least 44 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq in April, making it the deadliest month for U.S. forces since September. etc.. and the news story continues..

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US Troops Ambushed

Baghdad clashes continue

By Hamid Ahmed (AP)

Baghdad - Shiite militants ambushed a U.S. patrol in Baghdad's embattled Sadr City district on Tuesday and more than two dozen people were killed in the fighting, a U.S. military spokesman and Iraqi officials said. Six American soldiers were wounded. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Double suicide attack on wedding party kills 35 in Iraq

By SELCAN HACAOGLU, Associated Press Writer Thu May 1, 4:38 PM ET

BAGHDAD - Two suicide bombers attacked a wedding caravan Thursday as it drove through a crowded market district past bystanders cheering the bride and groom, killing at least 35 people and wounding 65 in a town northeast of Baghdad, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. All over the world things are taking place, the drought, the famine, the earthquakes, the flooding, etc.

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Record flooding prompts extensive evacuations

Maine - Record flooding prompts extensive evacuations

People fled homes and businesses along both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border near Fort Kent at the northern tip of Maine on Wednesday as the area suffered its worst flooding on record. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement Down the river in New Brunswick, hundreds of people also left their homes.

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etc.. This shall be a year of records, records in avalanches, records in flooding, records in forest fires, records in drought, etc..

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Officials: Low Snow Pack Hurting California's Water Supply

POSTED: 1:52 pm PDT May 1, 2008

UPDATED: 6:42 pm PDT May 1, 2008

The Sierra Nevada snow pack, a key source of California's water supply, has fallen well below normal levels after California experienced its driest two-month period on record, state water officials said Thursday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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At Least 3 Hurt When Violent Storms Hit KC

Wind Gusts Of Up 80 MPH Reported

POSTED: 3:52 am CDT May 2, 2008

UPDATED: 7:55 am CDT May 2, 2008

GLADSTONE, Mo. -- A violent storm system moved through the Kansas City area early on Friday morning, damaging homes and businesses and injuring at least three people. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement.. Tornadoes Touch Down Briefly Thursday On Thursday evening, one tornado was confirmed to have touched down near Plattsburg, Mo. The Clinton County Sheriff's Department said some trees were knocked down, but there were no reports of damage to houses or barns. Two tornadoes were also reported in Cass County. Authorities said there was no damage. Hail the size of golf balls was reported in several towns in both Kansas and Missouri.

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Earthquake strikes near Aleutian Islands, near Adak, Alaska

Associated Press

Last update: May 1, 2008 - 11:17 PM

WASHINGTON - A strong earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS said the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, was located 40 miles west of Adak, Alaska at a depth of 6.2 miles. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. All over the world things are taking place, the drought, the famine, the earthquakes, the flooding, the tornadoes, the tropical storms, oh, the troubles that are going forth even as far as volcanoes. Oh, I tell you, many things are going on and the world sees it, and yet the church sometimes sees not the signs, they understand not the signs, they know not what is going on. etc.

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Volcano eruption causes state of emergency

Chile - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people from villages in southern Chile Friday after a snowcapped volcano considered dormant for thousands of years erupted. The blast sent minor earthquakes rippling through the region. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Long, Dry Summer

California braces for possible water shortages, rationing

By Deborah Schoch Los Angles Times

California communities face a strong possibility of water shortages and even mandatory rationing this summer because of record dry weather in March and April, a fast-shrinking snowpack and below-normal reservoir levels, etc.. etc.. "I have not seen a more serious water situation in my career, and I've been doing this 30 years," said Timothy Quinn, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies. etc.. and the news story continues...

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8 die in severe storms in Arkansas, raising 2008 toll to 24

By KELLY P. KISSEL, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. - With a pep talk from Gov. Mike Beebe, emergency workers fanned out across Arkansas to help residents cope with another bout of violent weather that pushed the state's storm death toll to 24 for the year. etc.. etc.. Eight Arkansans were killed Friday in thunderstorms that tore up parts of four states, while two dozen or more were injured. Forecasters said that, across middle America, more than 25 tornadoes may have touched down late Thursday and early Friday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Burma: Cyclone kills at least 350

RANGOON, Burma (AP) — A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people, destroyed thousands of homes and knocked out power in the country's largest city, state-run media said Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Myanmar cyclone death tops 15,000; many more missing

By Aung Hla Tun Tue May 6, 3:00 AM ET

YANGON (Reuters) - The cyclone and storm surge that tore through Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta killed at least 15,000 people and left 30,000 missing, officials said on Tuesday, warning the toll could rise in low-lying, remote villages. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Rural electric crews face snow, slush, mud in race to restore power

By Kevin Woster, Journal staff Sunday, May 04, 2008

More than 100 linemen for rural electric cooperatives across the state battled deep snow and slush in northwestern South Dakota on Saturday to restore power to hundreds of residences plastered by Friday's powerful spring blizzard. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Rare earthquake awakens residents in St. Louis area

Missouri - A small earthquake shook the St. Louis area Monday, causing some residents to awake to a disconcerting rumbling for the second time in less than a month. etc.. and the news story continues...

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It was a night some Robertson County residents will not soon forget. Tornadoes touched down across the county, leaving paths of destruction that can be seen for miles. Thursday the community came together to clean-up and share stories. "I've never been around a tornado before in my life just seen one on T.V.," Robertson Maurice Yezak said. But Wednesday night Maurice got a front row seat to not just one, not two, but three tornadoes. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Weather Service Confirms 4 Tornadoes

POSTED: 10:04 am CDT May 9, 2008

UPDATED: 10:39 am CDT May 9, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The National Weather Service confirmed at least four tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma on Wednesday. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Tornadoes Reported in Western Ohio

Story Published: May 9, 2008 at 6:31 AM EDT

Story Updated: May 9, 2008 at 6:31 AM EDT

By Peter Ambrose

PORT WILLIAMS, Ohio (AP) - The National Weather Service says funnel clouds and tornadoes were reported over about one hour in western Ohio as thunder showers moved through the area. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Mississippi Emergency Agency Reports Damage in Latest Round of Tornadoes

May 9, 2008

Severe weather and tornadoes moved through several North Mississippi counties on May 8 causing damage to property and infrastructure. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Area in 'a Daze' After Tornadoes

Storms Damage 140 Homes, Cause Floods and Leave Thousands Without Power

Lichael Laris and Aaron C. Davis Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, May 10, 2008;

Tornadoes damaged more than 140 homes in Stafford County and toppled trees and battered houses in Fort Washington early yesterday. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Tornadoes kill at least 22 across US

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Rescue crews searched through rubble Sunday for survivors of tornadoes which tore across the United States the previous day, killing at least 22 people and shattering homes and businesses, officials said. Missouri's department of emergency management said 14 people were confirmed dead in the state, with scores more injured. etc.. etc.. Numerous tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in the evening hours etc.. etc.. The storms barrelled eastward and killed one person and damaged hundreds of homes in the Southeastern state of Georgia in the early morning hours of Sunday, the state's emergency management agency said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Attack from Gaza kills one; retaliation kills five

Israel - Gaza attackers sent mortar shells crashing into a border community late Friday, killing an Israeli in his garden and wounding three others, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Keep your eyes upon the wars and the rumors of wars; keep your eyes upon the things that are taking place throughout all the world. etc..

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Hezbollah sweep through Beirut sector

The Iranian and Syrian-backed fighters meet little resistance in Muslim sector.

By Sam F. Ghattas (AP)

Beirut, Lebanon - Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake death toll in China may be 5,000

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CHONGQING, China - Chinese state media say 3,000 to 5,000 people have died in one county in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake. The official Xinhua News Agency said Monday that another 10,000 people were believed hurt in Beichuan county after the 7.8-magnitude quake. Nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed about 60 miles from the epicenter. etc.. etc.. The temblor was felt as far away as Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Between now and fall you shall see many great changes, changes in global warming, changes in the drought, changes in the famine that is going on, more troubles throughout the world, more tornadoes, hurricanes, forest fires, trouble on the right hand and trouble on the left hand, etc..

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Fires burning in Central Florida

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published Monday, May 12, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.

MALABAR — Brush fires shut down roads in Central Florida on Sunday and forced evacuations from hundreds of homes, authorities said. Heavy smoke from a blaze near Malabar shut down a portion of Interstate 95 in Brevard County, and another fire forced residents out of about 100 to 200 homes near Cocoa, etc.. etc.. The Volusia County brush fire burned about 500 to 600 acres and also led to road closures, Florida Division of Forestry spokesman Timber Weller said. Weller said winds moving at about 17 mph and dry conditions made the fire especially challenging. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Mideast truce effort runs into rocket fire (AP)

Jerusalem - A rocket fired by Palestinian militants killed a 75-year old Israeli woman Monday, just as an Egyptian mediator was winding up truce talks in Israel etc.. etc.. As recently as Friday, a fatal rocket attack drew reprisal Israeli airstrikes that killed five Palestinians in Gaza. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. there will be flooding, there will be droughts, volcanoes will erupt. etc..

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Rain, Flames Bring Trouble

Mid-Atlantic states flood as Florida burns (AP)

Washington - Heavy rain drenched the mid-Atlantic region Monday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, flooding roads and chasing people out of their homes. Up to 5 inches of rain fell across the region from Sunday afternoon into Monday, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Barcelona forced to ship in drinking water

Spain - Spain's worst drought in decades forced the proud city of Barcelona to start shipping in drinking water Tuesday, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc..

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US soldier killed in Iraq by roadside blast (AP)

Baghdad - A U.S. soldier was killed just before dark Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded next to his vehicle in northwest Baghdad, the military said. At least 4,077 U.S. military personnel have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Meanwhile, a shaky cease-fire appeared to take hold in Baghdad's Sadr City, after a cleric who brokered the deal for Shiite fighters said they would honor it even after clashes left at least 11 dead and 19 wounded. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Attacker uses bomb attached to young girl (AP)

Baghdad - A young girl strapped with explosives killed an Iraqi captain and wounded four soldiers Wednesday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Series of bomb blasts leaves 60 dead

India - A series of bombs exploded across the ancient city of Jaipur on Tuesday, killing at least 60 people etc.. etc.. All seven blasts were within the old walls of the western city known for its pink-hued palaces, and suspicion quickly fell on Islamic militant groups blamed for a string of attacks in India in recent years.

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Rocket Hits as Bush Talks Peace

Israel vows retaliation for Palestinian attack

By Terence Hunt (AP)

Jerusalem - President Bush put an optimistic face on fading hopes for Mideast pace Wednesday, etc.. etc.. Bush and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert discussed the peace process and threats to Israel's security - only to learn that a rocket fired from Gaza had hit a crowed shopping center in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. At least 14 people were wounded. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. the drought, the famine, the pestilence, the sicknesses, they shall come. etc..

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DID YOU SEE?

Voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, etc.. etc.. The ants have spread to five counties since they were first spotted in Texas in 2002. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Storms in South kill 1, damage Texas Capitol (AP)

New Orleans - Severe storms with damaging winds and possible tornadoes pounded the South, killing at least one person in Louisiana and shattering windows at the Texas Capitol. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Aftershock hampers China recovery

Death toll rises past 22,000; tourists are victims in hundreds of small hotels.

By Ng Han Guan (AP)

Yingxiu, China - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, etc.. etc.. etc.. Damage from the magnitude-5.5 aftershock - one of dozens of strong tremors since the devastating quake Monday etc.. and the news story continues...

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That was a tornado near Camden, Weather Service says

by Charles McChesney

Sunday May 18, 2008, 10:50 PM

That was a tornado that touched down in outside Camden, in Oneida County, Saturday evening, the National Weather Service said Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues... and closes with this statement.. Debris from the tornado was found a half-mile away. After crossing state Route 13, the tornado lifted, leaving Weather Service personnel to say its path was about a half mile long and 250 yards wide.

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Wildfires continue to cast haze over Florida

Winds fan flames as thousands of acres burn in southern part of the state.

By Jose Pagliery & Luisa Yanez McClatchy Newspapers

Miami - The Everglades wildfire burning in Southwest Miami-Dade continued to spread Sunday, scorching thousands more acres. etc.. etc.. The Everglades fire has been burning since Wednesday and had spread to 32,820 acres by Sunday morning, etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. the higher cost in food prices, gasoline still going up, the confusion in the world, wars, rumors of wars, troubles on the right hand, troubles on the left hand, those in authority knowing not what to do, where to turn. etc..

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Gas prices up 17 cents in the past two weeks

Arizona - A national survey says the average price for regular gasoline rose about 17 cents in the last two weeks. etc.. etc.. For the first time, the survey found average prices for regular gas surged above $4 a gallon in two metropolitan areas; Chicago and on Long Island in New York etc.. and the news story continues...

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Insurgents kill 11 Iraqi police recruits

By Lee Keath (AP)

Baghdad - Suspected Sunni insurgents ambushed a minibus carrying Iraqi police recruits near the Syrian border Monday, killing all 11 passengers, etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. Watch as global warming increases and new records are set until the heat is unbearable. etc..

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Record heat & poor air quality continue

by Sarah Walters - May. 20, 2008 07:51 AM
12 News Weather Plus Meteorologist

Dangerous heat continues in Arizona today, as temperatures soar well above normal, and break records once again. Because of that extreme heat, there is an Excessive Heat Warning for parts of Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma, La Paz, and Mohave Counties today, with the peak hours of the worst heat lasting from 10am through 8pm. It’s best to limit outdoor activities during those peak hours, etc.. and the news story continues....

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Record-setting heat expected to continue in Las Vegas

The Associated Press

Mon, May 19, 2008 (12:12 p.m.)

Record-setting high temperatures are expected for at least another day in and around Las Vegas, where authorities have extended an excessive heat warning. Sunday was the first triple-digit day of the year in Las Vegas, where the 104 degrees recorded at McCarran International Airport etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. This shall be a year of records, etc..

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Gov't home price index posts largest drop in 17-year history

By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Business Writer 50 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices posted their sharpest first-quarter decline since the government began tracking the data 17 years ago. The Washington-based Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said Thursday that home prices fell 3.1 percent in the first quarter compared with last year. The index also fell 1.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2008, the largest quarterly price drop on record. "The large overhang of real estate inventory awaiting sale continues to force price declines in many areas etc.. and the news story continues..

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Gas over $3.83 as early holiday travelers hit road

By JOHN WILEN, AP Business Writer 11 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Americans getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend found that gasoline prices again sprinted to a new record high overnight, reaching a national average above $3.83 a gallon. Some analysts predict gas will break past $4 as early as next week. Oil prices meanwhile, fluctuated Thursday after setting a new record of $135.09 in overnight trading. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Iraqi official says US strike kills 8 civilians

By SINAN SALAHUDDIN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight civilians, including several children, an Iraqi police official said Thursday. The U.S. military said the assault targeted al-Qaida fighters but acknowledged that children died. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Fire Crews Look To Mother Nature To Quench Wildfires

POSTED: 7:18 pm EDT May 21, 2008

UPDATED: 12:21 am EDT May 22, 2008

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Rain is what fire crews need to quench the wildfires raging throughout Florida. On Wednesday, there were 67 burning. One of the latest fires sparked Tuesday afternoon in Putnam County. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Story Published: May 22, 2008 at 4:45 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 22, 2008 at 4:48 PM EDT

Wildfires have scorched more than 2000 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Gilroy. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornado rips through N. Colorado; 1 killed

By IVAN MORENO, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago

WINDSOR, Colo. - A large tornado tore through several northern Colorado towns on Thursday, flipping over tractor-trailers, ripping roofs off buildings and killing at least one person. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Snow, Hail, Tornadoes Hit Southern California

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ― Southern California residents are cleaning up after a day of wild weather that brought fierce thunderstorms, at least two tornados, hail and even snow in low-lying communities. And forecasters say it's not over yet, with more unstable weather forecast through the holiday weekend. Officials say powerful wind or a funnel cloud toppled a tractor-trailer on a highway in Riverside County and blew over freight cars on nearby railroad tracks. One person was rescued from the wrecked truck. etc.. etc.. A layer of hail coated parts of the Los Angeles suburb of Baldwin Park. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes rake parts of Kan., Okla.; 2 found dead

By DAVID TWIDDY, Associated Press Writer 40 minutes ago

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Authorities checking on a car stranded in a field Saturday morning found two people killed by a powerful storm that raked the state a day earlier with more than a dozen tornadoes. etc.. etc.. The National Weather Service said at least 17 twisters touched down across the state. etc.. etc.. Severe weather continued on Saturday in northwestern Oklahoma, where a tornado touched down in a rural area west of Hennessey. Television footage showed a twister severely damaging barns. No injuries were reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you will continue to hear about snowstorms, etc.

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Some holiday weekend

Saturday, May 24, 2008

With the snow continuing to pile up, events are canceled and campers head home. The Memorial Day weekend snowstorm continued to drop the white stuff over northern Arizona Friday night into this morning.. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake kills six in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A moderate earthquake shook the Colombian capital Saturday afternoon, killing at least six people and injuring more than 10. The quake, with a preliminary measurement of magnitude 5.6, shook buildings and sent residents running into the streets. Colombian Interior Minister Carlos Holguin confirmed that six people were killed by falling rocks and earth on a highway between Bogota and Villavicencio. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Powerful aftershock hits China; 1 killed, 260 hurt

By CHRISTOPER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer 50 minutes ago

CHENGDU, China - One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central China killed one person, left dozens more injured and leveled homes Sunday, as soldiers carrying explosives hiked to a blocked-off river to alleviate the threat of floods. Some 260 people were injured in the aftershock Sunday afternoon, the government-run China News Service said, with 24 in serious condition. The agency said many homes had collapsed and roads were damaged, but gave no specific figures. The magnitude 5.8 aftershock was among the most powerful recorded since the initial May 12 quake etc.. and the news story continues...

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Twisters sweep across nation's midsection, killing eight

(CNN) -- Tornadoes swept through the Midwest on Sunday, killing seven people in Iowa and a toddler in Minnesota. A tornado touched down in the north-central Iowa town of Parkersburg at about 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET), killing five before moving 10 miles east to New Hartford, where two others died in the storm, etc.. etc.. Meanwhile, a Minnesota twister killed a 2-year-old child and seriously injured nine other people -- including another child -- in suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul. The tornado struck Hugo, about 25 miles north of the Twin Cities, destroying 50 homes and damaging another 150, city manager Mike Ericson told CNN. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes hit Nebraska towns

National Guard deployed to help provide security, more than 60 homes damaged in latest round of tornadoes

Tornadoes once again raked Nebraska Thursday night, damaging homes and other buildings in several Buffalo County communities in south central Nebraska. According to Darren Lewis of Buffalo County's emergency management agency, several tornadoes hit Kearney late Thursday causing significant damage to at least 60 houses and apartment buildings, etc.. and the news story continues..

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Magnitude 6.1 quake forces evacuations in city

Iceland - A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, causing more than a dozen injuries as it rocked buildings in the capital, touch off landslides etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake hits Philippines

updated 11:47 p.m. EDT, Sat May 31, 2008

(CNN) -- A magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean off the northern Philippines Sunday morning and was felt as far as southeastern Taiwan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Car bomb explodes near Iranian embassy in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A car bomb killed two people and wounded five others when it exploded near the Iranian embassy in central Baghdad Sunday, the interior ministry said. Also on Sunday, a U.S. military helicopter crashed south of Baghdad, wounding two American soldiers, the military said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Blast kills 18 in Baghdad

Three US soldiers dead

By Robert H. Reid (AP)

Baghdad - A truck packed with rockets blew up Wednesday in a Shiite area of Baghdad, killing 18 people in the deadliest single blast in the city in more than three months. Three U.S. soldiers were killed by gunfire north of the capital. etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc. And I say unto you, it shall be a dry, dry summer, high humidity, drought, famine, high cost of food, high cost of gas, etc..

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More drivers stranded as they put less gas in their tanks

Many find themselves on the side of the road as prices at the pump keep rising.

By Michael Rubinkam (AP)

Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas. etc.. etc.. With gas prices hovering at $4 a gallon, motorists like Saba are putting less fuel in their tanks then coming up empty on the highway. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storms Leave 3 Dead

Severe weather lashes Midwest and Virginia

By Matthew Barakat (AP)

Annandale, Va. - Severe storms that downed power lines and trees across a large swath of the country Wednesday were blamed for three deaths. etc.. Gov. Joe Manchin declared a state of emergency in at least 15 West Virginia counties after flooding and mudslides closed numerous roads. etc.. Another tornado damaged 40 buildings at the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury, about 25 miles south of Indianapolis. etc.. In Chesapeake Beach, Md., Mayor Gerald Donovan said one person was injured after an apparent tornado touched down and ripped the roofs and siding off several homes. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storms bring new destruction to Midwest

Weather blamed for flooding, airport delays, outages, damaged homes. (AP)

Emmaville, Minn. - Strong storms smashed houses, deluged neighborhoods, toppled trees and left thousands without power across the Midwest on Friday in the latest round of fierce weather. etc.. A tornado raked a half-mile-wide path of destruction in northwestern Minnesota, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Aerial Attack: Kern County firefighting helicopter No. 408 and a Keene, Calif., helitack crew fight an out-of-control wildfire spread over more than 500 acres Friday in steep terrain along Interstate 5 about 40 miles south of Bakersfield. etc..

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Fires in N.C., Texas burn out of control
June 6, 2008

COLUMBIA, N.C. – A wildfire that was started Sunday by lightning on a wildlife refuge in rural eastern North Carolina nearly tripled in size yesterday as it sent smoke and ash as far away as the Outer Banks and neighboring Virginia. Also, a wildfire in western Texas burned out of control most of the day, and wind gusts up to 40 mph were forecast overnight. The North Carolina fire consumed more than 28,985 acres, or just over 45 square miles, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Short on water, officials curb new construction

California - As California faces one of its worst droughts in two decades, building project are being curtailed for the first time under state law by the inability of developers to find long-term water supplies. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. More tornadoes shall come, more flooding shall come, snow shall even come in some areas, earthquake, etc..

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Three drown in flooding

Tornado hits Nebraska while heavy rain forces hundreds to flee in Indiana.

By Tom Murphy (AP)

Indianapolis - Wicked weekend storms with tornadoes and heavy rain pounded the Midwest, where at least three people drowned and one was missing in floodwaters etc.. etc.. At least one tornado hit the Omaha, Neb., area etc.. and the news story continues..

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More earthquakes felt across Nevada

By Martin Griffith (AP)

Reno, Nev. - A months-long swarm of earthquakes picked up again Sunday as a string of minor temblors rattled Reno, causing downtown high-rises to sway and knocking items off walls and shelves. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Snowstorms in Oregon keep spring at bay

An unrelenting La Nina is one reason for unseasonably cold weather in the Northwest

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Blame Canada.

A cold front dropping down from our neighbor to the north triggered a snowstorm Tuesday in parts of eastern Oregon, as weird weather brought unseasonable cold to the Portland area, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storms KO power, heat

Downed power lines, trees prompt state of emergency in Sandy Creek.

Staff reports

More than a 10,000 people remained without power late Tuesday after a powerful "supercell" swept through Central New York hours before. etc.. etc.. Two funnel clouds were spotted, said David Thomas, staff meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Buffalo. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you have seen these things and you shall see more of them, much, much more. The global warming, the higher gas prices, the higher food prices etc..

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Water's Proof

Shallow Oneida Lake shores up worries of global warming

By Glenn Coin Staff writer

Thirty years ago, Jack Henke had to auger through 30 inches of ice to catch fish on Oneida Lake. "In the last 10 years, the maximum amount I have cut through is 12 to 18 inches," said Henke, an angler and the unofficial historian of the lake. It's fairly easy to get through now, believe me that's a huge difference." Ice thickness is just one of the differences in Oneida Lake over the past few decades that scientists say point to a gradually warming global climate. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you shall hear more about as the summer goes on into the fall, the famine, the global warming, the hurricanes, the forest fires, the flooding, etc..

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Wildfires threaten homes, force evacuations

Hundreds of firefighters struggle to gain control of a series of wildfires burning across northern California on Thursday, etc.. etc.. The blaze in the Bonny Doon area about 10 miles northwest of Santa Cruz quickly grew to 700 acres etc.. and the news story continues....

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Residents in Cedar Rapids struggle to endure historic flood

By Amy Lorentzen (AP)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa - The Cedar River poured over its banks Thursday, etc.. Days of heavy rain across Iowa at or above historic flood levels. Residents were already steeling themselves for floods before storms late Wednesday and early Thursday brought up to 5 inches of rain across west central Iowa. "We are seeing a historic hydrological event taking place with unprecedented river levels occurring," said Brian Pierce, a meteorologist with the Nation Weather Service in Davenport. "We're in uncharted territory-this is an event beyond what anybody could even imagine." etc. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes hit Iowa, Minn.

Storms wreck homes, power lines

June 13, 2008

Wednesday's slew of tornadoes and hazardous weather caused significant damage in southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa though only one storm was deadly. Thirteen tornadoes were spotted Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you have seen these things and you shall see more of them, much, much more. The global warming, the higher gas prices, the higher food prices etc..

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Inflation increase largest in 6 months

By Martin Crutsinger (AP) Economics Writer

Washington - Inflation shot up in May at the fastest pace in six months, pushed higher by soaring costs for gasoline and other types of energy. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with........ Analysts said the pressure in both the energy and food areas is likely to continue as global food shortages and rising demand push food prices up and energy costs continue to soar, reflecting a relentless surge in crude oil prices.

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Violence Surges in Afghanistan

Gates speaks out on the need to restore control there

By Robert Burns (AP)

Brussels, Belgium - It's a grim gauge of U.S. wars going in opposite directions: American and allied combat deaths in Afghanistan in May passed the monthly toll in Iraq for the first time. etc.. etc.. Even when non-combat deaths are included, the overall May toll was greater in Afghanistan than in Iraq: a total of 22 in Afghanistan, including 17 Americans, compared with 21 in Iraq, including 19 Americans, according to an Associated Press count. etc.. and the news story continues.....

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etc.. More tornadoes shall come, more flooding shall come, snow shall even come in some areas, earthquake, etc..

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Six dead, 100 hurt as quake strikes Japan

by Kyoko Hasegawa Sat Jun 14, 9:15 AM ET

KURIHARA, Japan (AFP) - A powerful earthquake tore up hills, fields and roads in northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least six people, injuring around 100 more and trapping guests at a leveled resort hotel. The earthquake, which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale etc.. and the news story continues...

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Description write-up on a picture from China

More trouble: Residents use rafts to sail through flooded streets in Yangshuo, China. At least 55 people have died and seven are missing in flooding caused by heavy rain across a broad stretch of southern China, etc.. More than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes etc.. and the news story continues..

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Hundreds without power after storms strike area (AP)

Queens - Several hundred Con Edison customers in Queens, Brooklyn and Westchester were without electricity Sunday due to downed power lines caused by severe storms. etc.. etc.. and the news story ends with this statement.. Ferocious thunderstorms briefly knocked out Nassau County's 911 system on Saturday and swamped highways around the New York City metro area.

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Four die in S.Africa flooding

Thu Jun 19, 5:00 AM ET

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - At least four people have died and more than one thousand have been displaced following flooding in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, a local government spokesman said Thursday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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CANTON, Mo — Looking out from the highest hill in this town, it suddenly seemed that there were two rivers: the Mississippi, of course, and now a new river, a nameless renegade that had appeared out of nowhere on Wednesday when the Mississippi’s waters broke over a levee near the tiny hamlet of Meyer, Ill., and surged over tens of thousands of acres of farm fields. etc.. more than 20 levees have overflowed so far, creating their own bodies of water during this week’s flooding along the upper Mississippi. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Agriculture commissioner looks at crop damage

State Commissioner of Agriculture Patrick Hooker visited a fruit farm in Wayne County on Wednesday afternoon to survey the damage from Monday's damaging storms. etc.. etc.. Farmers from Niagara County to the Hudson Valley are reporting significant damage to apples, vegetables, grapes, corn and other crops. Monday's hail storm is considered to be one of the state's worst in recent years. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. hot weather shall come back in, but as I have said before, in some places it will be cooler fooling them, but it shall quickly return to the global warming, the high heat, the drought, the famine, the high cost of living, gas prices continually going up etc.

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Heat wave blisters Southern California

Temperatures hit 113 degrees in L.A. Daytime cooling centers open. (AP)

Los Angeles - Southern California roasted Thursday in a record-breaking, end-of-spring heat wave that sent temperatures soaring past 100 degrees in many areas, posing hazards for anyone who ventured outside. The Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles reached 113 degrees by 1pm. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Business Briefing

Economy still sluggish:

The economy, hobbled by higher fuel and food prices, tighter credit and a depressed housing market, is limping along at a snail's pace, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. So I say unto you, beware, beware of the tornadoes that shall come throughout the summer, far larger, more powerful, more destructive, pray concerning the hurricanes, the tidal waves, the typhoons, etc..

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Typhoon Fengshen pounds Philippines

Residents wade through a flooded street in Manila following heavy rains brought about by typhoon Fengshen on Sunday June 22, 2008 in Manila. Typhoon Fengshen lashed across the Philippines for a second day Sunday, killing at least 80 people etc.. and the news story continues...

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Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 15, wounds 40

By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer Sun Jun 22, 2:36 PM ET

BAGHDAD - A female suicide bomber concealing explosives beneath her black robe struck outside a government complex northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. It was the 21st suicide mission carried out by a woman in Iraq this year, the U.S. military said, etc.. and the news story continues...

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US soldier killed, 5 wounded in Iraq

(AP)

Baghdad - An American soldier was killed and five others wounded Monday when they came under fire southeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. etc. . and the news story continues...

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Baghdad bombing kills 4 Americans, 6 Iraqis

McClatchy Newspapers

Baghdad - A bomb hidden in a meeting room killed two U.S. soldiers and two American government employees Tuesday at a local council office etc.. and the news story continues....

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Flooding expected to raise food prices

By Stevenson Jacobs (AP)

New York - Raging Midwest floodwaters that swallowed crops and sent corn and soybean prices soaring are about to give consumers more grief at the grocery store. etc.. etc.. The floods engulfed an estimated 2 million or more acres of corn and soybean fields in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and other key growing states, sending world grain prices skyward on fears of a substantially smaller corn crop. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. troubles shall be seen all over from Iraq all the way to Israel. etc..

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Rockets fired at Israel shake truce

Josef Federma (AP)

Jerusalem - Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a ceasefire days after it began, etc.. Despite what is called a "gross violation of the truce, Israel refrained from military action and said it would send an envoy soon to Egypt to work on the next stage of a broader ceasefire agreement etc... and the news story continues.....

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etc.. This shall be a year of records, etc..

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Honeybee disappearance could get worse, House panel told

By Michael Doyle McClatchy Newspapers

Washington - A record 36 percent of U.S. commercial bee colonies have been lost to mysterious causes so far this year and worse may be yet to come, experts told a congressional panel Thursday. The year's bee colony losses are about twice the usual seen following a typical winter, scientists warn. Despite ambitious new research efforts, the causes remain a mystery. etc.. etc.. Colony collapse disorder is characterized by a sudden decline in a bee colony's population and the inexplicable absence of dead bees. etc.. and the news story continues....

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US forces face spike in deadly violence in Iraq

Soldier killed Wednesday by armor-piercing bomb believed to come from Iran.

By Kim Gamel (AP)

Baghdad - Roadside bombs killed four U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday, in a spike of violence that pushed to at least nine the number of Americans who have died here this week. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Baghdad bombings kill dozens, 3 US Marines

Al-Qaida leader in Mosul is killed in an earlier raid, the U.S. Military says. (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of pro-government Sunni sheiks west of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, including three U.S. Marines. At least 18 more people died in a car bombing in the northern city of Mosul. etc.. and the news story continues...

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1,100 NorCal Fires Burn; Federal Help Sought

BIG SUR (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ― Firefighters bolstered their defenses and dug in Friday for a long battle against flames that threatened coastal homes in the storied tourist town of Big Sur, etc.. etc.. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked President Bush to declare a state of emergency as nearly 1,100 fires were burning more than 400 square miles from the Central Coast to the Oregon border. That count excluded two gigantic blazes that have charred some 134 square miles in the Los Padres forest. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storms hit area

Associated Press - June 29, 2008 12:25 AM ET

A storm that blew across the area Saturday afternoon left golf ball-sized hail near Waupun and also was responsible for damaging outbuildings in Dodge County east of Beaver Dam. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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Insurgency Gains Momentum

US and NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll

By Jason Straziuso (AP)

Kabul, Afghanistan - Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Half closes with loss

By Joe Bel Bruno (AP)

New York - Wall Street ended a grueling first half quietly Monday. This was the worst first half for the Dow Jones industrials since 1970, when the country fell into recession. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Deadly attack in Afghanistan is likely to heighten tensions

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

M. Karim Faiez and Laura King

Los Angeles Times

Kabul, Afghanistan- The car bomb that killed more than 40 people outside the Indian Embassy here Monday stoked regional tensions and threatened to erode already diminishing confidence in the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. etc.. etc.. Nearly 150 people were injured in the bombing, an audacious strike in what previously had been considered a well-secured area of the Afghan capital. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. fear not when you hear the tragedy that is taking place in the world or the new diseases or the sicknesses that are coming upon the face of the earth. etc..

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Legionella Suspected at Hospital

Community General disinfects system after 7 cases found

By James T. Mulder Staff writer

Public health officials are investigating an unusual outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Onondaga County that has infected seven people over the past 10 days. County and state health department officials suspect Community General Hospital may be the source of the outbreak, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Hurricanes, yes my children, hurricanes, tornadoes, many tornadoes, etc..

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The caption under the picture of a tornado:

A tornado touches down northeast of Rolla, N.D. Six homes were destroyed by the tornado Monday evening. etc.. and the write up continues...

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Wildfires force more to flee in California (AP)

Big Sur, Calif. - Firefighters pushed back a blaze threatening just enough to allow hundreds of people to check on their homes Tuesday as a separate fire 300 miles north forced residents of another town to evacuate. etc. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Hurricanes will start soon now, flooding, drought, famine, the global warming that is taking place, the higher cost in food, etc..

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Drought threatens Iraq's crops, water

By Sally Buzbee

Baghdad - It's been a year of drought and sand storms across Iraq - a dry spell that has devastated the country's crucial wheat crop etc.. etc.. The dry weather has hurt areas from Kurdistan's wheat fields in northern Iraq to pomegranate orchards, orange groves and wheat fields just north of Baghdad. It the capital, the Tigris river is at its lowest level since 2001, etc.. etc.. Some irrigation canals to the north in Diyala province - the country's most important bread basket - are bone dry. etc. and the news article continues....

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Regulators shut down Calif. bank

By Kathy M. Kristof & Andrea Chang Los Angeles Times

Pasadena, Calif. - The federal government took control of Pasadena-based IndyMac Bank on Friday, in what regulators called the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Volcano erupts; 10 people rescued from fishing boat

Alaska - A fishing vessel rescued 10 people after a volcano erupted, sending rocks and ash down on a cattle ranch on a remote island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the world is unstable, very unstable at the moment, etc..

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9 US soldiers are killed in Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times

Kabul, Afghanistan - Insurgents armed with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades mounted a fierce assault on a remote, relatively lightly manned U.S. outpost in northeastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing nine American soldiers. etc.. etc.. etc.. Sunday's deaths accelerated what had been a rapidly rising fatality count among coalition troops in Afghanistan. During May and June, the 65 deaths among U.S. and other NATO troops killed in Afghanistan outnumbered American military fatalities in Iraq. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc.

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Bombers target recruits; 28 dead

Twin suicide attacks kill Iraqis joining the army, then those who came to their aid.

By Sebastian Abbot (AP)

Baqouba, Iraq - Scattered sandals and overturned bicycles were all that remained hours after suicide bombers struck the Saad military camp. etc.. etc.. etc.. It was the bloodiest attack in Iraq since June 17, when a truck bombing killed 63 people in Hurriyah, a Baghdad neighborhood that saw some of the worst Shiite-Sunni slaughter in 2006. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Despite progress in Iraq, attacks continue (AP)

Baghdad - A car bomb killed at least seven children and 11 other people in a northern city, etc.. Ninety people also were injured in the blast at a popular outdoor market in Tal Afar, etc.. etc.. Also in the north, a car bomb killed two civilians in Mosul, etc.. and the news story continues....

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Consumer prices jump 1.1 percent in June

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer 1 minute ago

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices shot up in June at the second fastest pace in 26 years with two-thirds of the surge blamed on soaring energy prices. The Labor Department reported that consumer prices jumped 1.1 percent last month, much worse than had been expected. Energy prices rocketed upward by 6.6 percent, reflecting big gains for gasoline, home heating oil and natural gas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong offshore earthquake hits eastern Japan, no damage reported

TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. etc.. The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength of the temblor at 7.0. Tsunami warnings were issued for parts of Japan's eastern coast. National broadcaster NHK reported several small waves of 20 centimeters. The quake was strong enough to shake buildings in central Tokyo, 150 miles (240 kilometers) to the southwest. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake jolts northern Japan

Mon Jul 21, 8:22 AM ET

TOKYO (AFP) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate reports of damage or casualties. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong quake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami

By Yoko Kubota 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring several people, burying three cars under a landslide and cutting off electric power to at least 10,000 homes, media reports and officials said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and could be felt as far away as Tokyo. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Don’t be fooled by the things that are taking place or the peace talks that people talk, for they talk the talk but they don’t walk the walk. For they know not what is going on, they know not the hour, they know not the time. etc..

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Brown says Middle East peace gaps bridgeable

Posted: Monday, July 21, 2008, 16:14 (BST)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Sunday he believed differences in Middle East peace talks could be bridged although Israel said it disagreed with his criticism of Jewish settlement expansion. "What separates the sides is not unbridgeable. It's bridgeable," Brown told reporters after separate talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Hail, Windstorm Clobber Parts of CNY

'Looks like it was hit by a bomb'

A strong thunderstorm that moved across the region before dawn Wednesday ravaged parts of Central New York but left others untouched. Golf club, hit hard, closes: As many as 200 trees toppled at the McConnellsville Golf Club, in Oneida County just northeast of Oneida Lake. etc.. Crops crushed in Plainville: Hundreds of acres of crops were damaged by hail in Plainville, in northwestern Onondaga County. "The leaves on the corn are shredded," etc.. etc.. The soybeans were stripped of all their leaves; the plants are just stalks. .. And in Cato-Meridian, too: Corn was flattened by wind and soybeans shredded by hail in the Cato-Medidian area of Cayuga County. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Dolly Thrashes Texas

Worst fears fade as storm bypasses levees

By Christopher Sherman (AP)

Brownsville, Texas - Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes Have Been Fatal 4 Times In State's History

Deadliest Tornado Killed Six In 1821

POSTED: 3:21 pm EDT July 25, 2008

Before a Deerfield, N.H., woman was killed by a tornado on Thursday, there were three other incidents of fatal tornadoes in the state record books. The most recent was in 1946, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. lost crops like never before, famine, earthquakes, etc..

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South Texas in Tatters

Residents clean up in wake of Dolly; disaster area declared

By Elizabeth White (AP)

Harlingen, Texas - Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, etc.. etc.. Rain and wind from Dolly probably doomed much of the cotton crop in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. About 92,000 acres of cotton in the region was awaiting harvest but driving rains and high winds knocked bolls to the ground, making them unsalvageable, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Suicide attacks kill 57 in Baghdad, Kirkuk

By SELCAN HACAOGLU, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 41 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Suicide bombers struck a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally in northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 300, police said. Three female suicide bombers blew their explosive vests in the middle of pilgrims in Baghdad, moments after a roadside bomb attack, killing at least 32 people and wounding 102, Iraqi officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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As wildfires get wilder, the costs of fighting them are untamed

Drought. Rising temperatures. Runaway development. This mix is making wildfires in the West 'bigger and badder' and burning through billions in taxpayer dollars

By Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers, First of five parts
July 27, 2008

LIVE OAK COMMAND POST -- It was Day 42 of the Zaca Fire. A tower of white smoke reached miles into the blue sky above the undulating ridges of Santa Barbara's backcountry. etc.. etc.. and the details of the Santa Barbara area fire continue and then other informational statements are made... Across the country, flames have blackened an average of 7.24 million acres a year this decade. That's twice the average of the 1990s. Wildfires burned more than 9 million acres last year and are on pace to match that figure in 2008. etc.. etc.. "We've lost control," said Stephen J. Pyne, a professor of life sciences at Arizona State University and the nation's preeminent fire historian. This "ecological insurgency," as Pyne calls it, has varied causes. Drought is parching vegetation. Rising temperatures associated with climate change are shrinking mountain snowpacks, giving fire seasons a jump-start by drying out forests earlier in the summer. The spread of invasive grasses that burn more readily than native plants is making parts of the West ever more flammable. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Typhoon hits Taiwan triggering floods, landslides

By ANNIE HUANG, Associated Press Writer Mon Jul 28, 4:05 AM ET

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A powerful typhoon lashed Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains Monday, disrupting air traffic and triggering landslides and floods that killed at least one man in the southeastern part of the island.. .. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Floods, record rainfall hit New Mexico

RUIDOSO, N.M., July 28 (UPI) -- Two people were reported missing and 700 more were evacuated as weekend floods fueled by the remnants of Hurricane Dolly raced through southern New Mexico. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Region Had 2 Small Tornadoes Last Week

By Martin Weil Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, July 27, 2008; Page C03

Two small tornadoes touched down in the Washington region during Wednesday night's powerful storms, the National Weather Service said after surveying the sites. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Food prices 'nowhere to go but up'

Alia McMullen, Canwest News Service

Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008

TORONTO - Rising grain and dairy prices are taking a growing slice out of household incomes as food giants such as Kraft Foods Inc. hike their prices to cover higher input costs. That slice is expected to continue to grow, according to Donald Coxe, global portfolio strategist at BMO Capital Markets. etc.. and the news story continues...

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7-square-mile ice sheet breaks loose in Arctic

Canada - Scientists say a chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic. Researcher Derek Mueller was careful Tuesday not to blame global warming, but says it is consistent with the theory that the current Arctic climate isn't rebuilding ice sheets. etc.. and the news story continues...

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It Wasn't the Big One

Earthquakes rattles buildings, nerves in LA

By Robert Jablon (AP)

Los Angeles - The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday etc.. etc.. The 5.4-magnitude quake - considered moderate - was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego, and as far east as Las Vegas, 230 miles away. Nearly 30 aftershocks quickly followed, the largest estimated at 3.8. etc.. and the news article continues...

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South Korea cat had bird flu: officials

Tue Jul 29, 12:00 AM ET

SEOUL (AFP) - A cat found dead in a South Korean city was infected with a virulent strain of bird flu, the first mammal in the country known to have had the H5N1 virus, health officials said on Tuesday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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ALBANY - Saying that New York has now officially entered a recession, Governor David A. Paterson today took significant action to reduce spending both this year and next year to address plummeting revenues related to a deteriorating economy. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For in the world there shall be calamities, darkness and you shall see many things as they begin to take place. Many more jobs shall be lost, etc..

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Report on the Economy

Unemployment rate climbs to 5.7 percent

By Neil Irwin The Washington Post

Washington - Unemployment continued its long climb in July, and employers slashed jobs for the seventh straight month as the labor market continued a slow but steady deterioration that is walloping American workers. etc.... etc... The job losses are not as steep as declines suffered during the two most recent recessions, but they are part of a steady and unrelenting decline in the labor market that began in 2007. The new data show how ordinary Americans are being squeezed from almost every direction: Food and fuel are more expensive, homes are less valuable, credit is harder to get and it is increasingly difficult to get a job or a raise. etc.. and the news story continues.....

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etc. The heat wave shall roll through many areas in a great and a powerful and a mighty way. etc..

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Oppressive Heatwave Blasting South

Posted: 5:18 PM Aug 4, 2008
Last Updated: 5:18 PM Aug 4, 2008

A heat wave concentrated over the plains states is affecting us here in south central Kentucky with high heat and humidity. The oppressive heat is a big problem in other states as well. With high temperatures in Oklahoma not seen since the 1930s and the heat index predicted to be near 110 degrees in Texas, at least three heat-related deaths have been reported, etc.. etc.. etc.. The heat is also bearing down on Colorado. In Denver, air conditioners are at full blast, with more than 20 straight days of 90-plus temperatures. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Deadly earthquake hits China ahead of Games

(CNN) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Tuesday, killing at least one person and seriously wounding five others, a local emergency official told CNN. etc.. etc.. The region is still recovering from the after-effects of a devastating 7.9-magnitude temblor in May, which killed almost 70,000 people and left 18,000 missing and 5 million homeless. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Did tornadoes or straight-line winds cause damage?

RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS

Posted Aug 05, 2008 @ 08:49 AM

A team of meteorologists from the National Weather Service office in Romeoville will head out shortly across northern Illinois to survey damage from Monday night’s storms to try to determine whether there were any tornadoes. etc.. etc.. the news story continues and concludes with this statement.. The National Weather Service said winds were calculated at 60 to 80 mph. There were a few tornado warnings last night and several people reported funnel clouds.

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Bomb Kills Two US Soldiers

At least nine Iraqis died in other explosions

By Kim Gamel (AP)

Baghdad - A roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers in a predominantly Shiite area in Baghdad on Monday, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. lost crops like never before, famine, earthquakes, etc..

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Apple harvest forecast lower due to hail storms (AP)

Albany - Hail storms that swept through 22 New York counties this summer put a big hurting on New York's apple growers. The New York apple growers Association said it expects this fall's harvest to be 22.5 million bushels. That's down 25 percent etc.. etc.. etc.. New York is the No. 2 apple producing state after Washington, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc you shall see many things as they begin to take place. Many more jobs shall be lost

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Honeywell Moves Jobs To China

A year after buying the Skaneateles Falls company, it moves manufacturing, cutting 290 jobs.

By Charley Hannagan Staff writer

Saying that is can no longer afford to manufacture in Upstate New York, Honeywell Imaging and Mobility Thursday announced plans to move its manufacturing operations to China and eliminate 290 jobs in Skaneateles Falls. Honeywell's competition already manufactures in Asia, and "we cannot remain competitive by making products here in Upstate New York, etc.. and the news story continues...

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US Deaths in Afghanistan Hit 500

Insurgent attacks, civilian deaths also spike as militant tactics change

By Jason Straziuso (AP)

Kabul, Afghanistan - The deadliest three months for American forces in Afghanistan have pushed the U.S. death toll to at least 500, pushing a war long overshadowed by Iraq back into the headlines. etc.. etc.. In all, at least 600 Afghan civilians were killed from January through July, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Iraq will continue to be a bloody place till all the troops are pulled out. etc.

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Iraq: US must set date for troops to leave

Foreign minister says departure must be part of security agreement.

By Robert H. Reid (AP)

Baghdad - Iraq's foreign minister insisted Sunday that any security deal with the United States must contain a "very clear timeline" for the departure of U.S. troops. A suicide bomber struck north of Baghdad, killing at least five people, including an American soldier. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Russia claims capital in bombing, tank blitz

GEORGIA declared a "state of war" yesterday as Russia bombed the country and their armies battled for control of the separatist region of South Ossetia. International concerns mounted as Russia stepped up its military onslaught against Georgia's attempt to seize back control of South Ossetia, bombing the key Georgian port and oil staging post of Poti. "I have signed a decree on a state of war. Georgia is under a state of total military aggression by the Russian navy, air force, large-scale ground operations," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Attack on convoy in Kabul kills three

Second bombing directed at NATO forces in Afghanistan kills one soldier.

By Rahim Faiez (AP)

Kabul, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in Kabul on Monday, killing three civilians and wounding at least a dozen people, including some soldiers, officials said. Clashes and an air strike in the south killed 25 militants and eight civilians held hostage by insurgents. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bomb is message to Pakistan

Taliban claims responsibility for attack in Peshawar that killed 14.

By Riaz Khan (AP)

Peshawar, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban declared "open war" Tuesday in response to military offensives in the northwest, saying it staged a bombing that destroyed an air force truck and killed up to 14 people, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Blazes Burn Through Budget

California considers a disaster surcharge

By Don Thompson (AP)

Sacramento, Calif. - Faced with hundreds of big hard-to-control blazes, California is struggling with what could be its most expensive firefighting season ever, burning through $285 million in the last six weeks alone and up to $13 million a day. With the worst of the fire season still ahead, lawmakers are scrambling to find a way to pay for it all etc.. and the news story continues...

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:: 8-15-08 Syracuse, NY Post-Standard (B6) :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Job Losses Point to Recession

July totals provides details on economic stress in CNY

By Rick Moriarty Staff writer

The July employment report from the state Department of Labor provided more evidence Thursday that the Syracuse area is in a recession. etc.. etc.. Employers reported having 1,300 fewer jobs in July, compared with the same month last year. etc.. Government lost 800 jobs, mostly among local governments. The private sector lost the other 500. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Georgia: Russia's control grows

Georgia's president claims Russian troops control third of nation's territory.

By Christopher Torchia (AP)

Gori, Georgia - Georgia's president said Thursday that a column of Russian tanks and other vehicles was moving toward the country's second-largest city, and that Russian forces already control a third of Georgian territory. etc.. and the news story continues.

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Woman Bombs Pilgrims, Kills 26

At least 75 injured as they traveled to a religious festival in Karbala

By Robert H. Reid (AP)

Baghdad - A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday killing 26 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bomb strikes Shiite pilgrims near Baghdad

Second attack on religious targets raises the specter of sectarian violence.

By Robert H. Reid (AP)

Baghdad - A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing four people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Torrential rains flood the Rio Grande Valley

By Christopher Sherman (AP)

McAllen, Texas - Emergency workers rescued dozens of trapped residents after torrential rains deluged more than 400 homes in southern Texas etc.. Roma received about 8 inches of rain in three hours early Monday, and water polled at depths of 6 inches to 4 feet etc.. and the news story continues...

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Heavy rain traps dozens of people, floods streets

Ireland - Authorities rescued people trapped on the roofs of their cars and stranded in their homes after parts of Northern Ireland received more rainfall in one day than they usually experience in three weeks, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Torrential rains flood the Rio Grande Valley

By Christopher Sherman (AP)

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Heavy rain traps dozens of people, floods streets

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Floods leave 80,000 stranded in India

GAUHATI, India (AP) — Monsoon floods have left nearly 80,000 people stranded and dependent on emergency aid for food and water in India's remote northeast, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tropical Storm Fay stalls, floods Florida

MIAMI, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Fay confounded forecasters Wednesday by stalling over Central Florida and flooding brought out the National Guard. At 2 p.m., the National Hurricane Center in Miami said the 5-day old storm had stopped advancing and was centered about 15 miles north of Cape Canaveral, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Twisters spotted as Fay sweeps across southern Florida

NAPLES, Florida (CNN) -- At least seven possible tornadoes were reported Tuesday in eastern Florida as Tropical Storm Fay battered parts of the state with high winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said. etc... and the news story continues...

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Suicide bomber kills 43 people at police academy

Algeria - A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a line of applicants at an Algerian police academy Tuesday, killing at least 43 people in the deadliest terror attack to jolt this energy-rich U.S. ally since the 1990's. etc.. and the news story continues...

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10 Soldiers Die, 21 Hurt in Attack

Analyst: Insurgents in Afghanistan think they are winning, so are bolder

By Jason Straziuso & Amir Shah (AP)

Surobi, Afghanistan - Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early Tuesday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan border. etc.. and the news story continues..

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2 Car Bombs Kill 12 in Algeria

More than 70 dead this month as terrorist attacks increase (AP)

Algiers, Algeria - Twin car bombs rocked a hotel and military headquarters in Algeria, killing 12 people Wednesday, a day after a suicide bombing nearly killed 43 etc. and the news story continues...

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Taliban Shows Strength in Pakistan

Suicide bombers kill at least 60 at heavily guarded arms plant

By Saeed Shah McClatchy Newspapers

Islamabad, Pakistan - A twin suicide bombing Thursday killed at least 60 people at a military ordnance factory north of Islamabad, part of a surge of Islamic extremist violence that comes as the government teeters on the brink of collapse. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Attacks shake Philippine peace talks

By Jim Gomez (AP)

Kauswagan, Philippines - The latest violence in the southern Philippines took the government - military - by surprise, etc.. Moro Islamic Liberation Front guerrillas angry over snags in the peace plan went on a rampage Monday in the southern hinterlands, shooting or hacking to death at least 37 people as they fled in panic from houses that had been set on fire. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Three Earthquakes in China’s Yunnan Province

By Bai Miao
Epoch Times Staff Aug 22, 2008

Buildings collapsed, one woman dead

Three earthquakes measuring 5.0, 4.9 and 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred in China’s Yunnan Province on August 20 and 21. Several people were injured and a woman was killed. It is currently unknown whether there are any other casualties. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake jolts country, no injuries reported

New Zealand - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked New Zealand's North Island region o f Hawkes Bay, etc.. and the news story continues.....

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Bomber kills 25 during celebration in Iraq

U.S. announces capture of al-Qaida figure linked to journalist's kidnapping.

By Kim Gamel (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from U.S. custody, killing at least 25 people, etc.. and the news story continues.....

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Gunmen Miss US Diplomat

Fear grows that militants will target more foreigners in Pakistan

By Riaz Khan (AP)

Peshawar, Pakistan - A U.S. diplomat narrowly escaped an attempt on her life Tuesday when two men with AK-47s jumped in front of her armored vehicle and sprayed it with bullets, staging a brazen attack that raised fears other foreigners could be targeted. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Lunch Crunch

Many school districts hike meal prices

By Elizabeth Doran Staff Writer

Parents can expect school lunches to take a bigger bite out of their pocketbooks, because most Central New York districts are raising prices to cover higher fuel and food costs. etc.. etc.. "We know it's a lot of money for people, but everything has gone up, and our food service is being pinched," said James Rodems, Tully school business administrator. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Wildfire destroys neighborhood

University professor's body found in burned ruins of home in Boise, Idaho.

By Jessie L. Bonner (AP)

Boise, Idaho - In air still thick with the smell of smoke, authorities and residents of a Boise subdivision assessed the damage Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire burned several homes. etc.. etc.. The fire, about 15 miles east of Yellowstone, was sparked by lightning July 26 and has burned nearly 87 square miles, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Russia: Georgian borders reset

The two separatist regions will remain as parts of Georgia, Rice says.

By Douglas Birch (AP)

Moscow - Russia stunned the West on Tuesday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and U.S. warships plied the waters off of Georgia in a gambit the Kremlin saw as gunboat diplomacy. etc.. etc.. "We are not afraid of anything, including the prospect of a Cold War," President Dmitry Medvedev said hours after announcing the Kremlin's decision and one day after Parliament had supported the recognition. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Do not look for peace in Iraq as it is growing worse and shall continue that way. etc..

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Suicide bomber attacks police recruits in Iraq (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber attacked recruits waiting outside a police station Tuesday in Iraq's restive Diyala province, killing 28 people and wounding 45 others, according to witnesses and Interior Ministry officials. etc.. and the news story continues...

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National Weather Service Survey Teams Confirm Eight Tornadoes
Associated Press
Survey crews from the National Weather Service Office in Birmingham confirmed eight tornadoes touched down Tuesday. All were classified E-F One or E-F Two. Twisters were blamed for causing property damages in Blount, Calhoun, Pike, St. Clair and Cleburne counties. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes skip across Upstate

Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 6:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 6:45 p.m.

Two tornadoes threw trees on houses and power lines in Clemson and the Pendleton area of northern Anderson County in separate storms that hit within a 10-mile radius about an hour apart Tuesday afternoon. and the news story continues....

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Storms Injure 20 In Columbia, Knock Down Limbs

Friday, Aug 29, 2008 @08:17am CST

(Columbia, MO) -- Last night's severe storms are to blame for several injuries and plenty of damage. etc.. etc.. Wind gusts as high as 70-miles per hour were reported in St. Charles County. Thousands of people in the St. Louis area are without power after last night's storms. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Pair of small earthquakes shake Concord, Pleasant Hill

By Robert Salonga

Contra Costa Times

08/29/2008 07:23:43 AM PDTCONCORD — A pair of small earthquakes struck Concord and Pleasant Hill on Thursday night, but yielded no reports of damage or injuries, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local emergency agencies. etc.. and the news story continues...

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China Rocked by 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake

By Maureen Fan Post Foreign Service
Sunday, August 31, 2008; 1:47 PM

BEIJING, Aug. 31 -- It was a familiar scene: Rescue teams headed into an earthquake zone Sunday to help frightened farmers deal with hundreds of aftershocks and a shortage of tents. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Consider This:

Death of a journalist

Russian authorities are calling the point-blank shooting death of a journalist Sunday an accident. Judging from the circumstances of the death - and Russia's growing intolerance of the press during Vladimir Putin's rule - that seems unlikely. Magomed Yeyloyev was picked up by police in Russia's North Caucasus region and then dumped on the road with a gunshot wound in his head. Police said an officer shot him accidentally after he grabbed for the officer's gun. Yeyloyev ran on online publication that reported on widespread allegations of abuses, abductions and killings in the region. etc.. and the news story continues...

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EU threatens to delay pact talks with Russia (AP)

Brussels, Belgium - European Union leaders warned Russia on Monday that talks on a wide-ranging political and economic agreement would be postponed unless Russian troops pull back from positions in Georgia. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Spared a Direct Hit, New Orleans Exhales

This article is by Adam Nossiter, Damien Cave, Kareem Fahim and James Barron.

NEW ORLEANS — This nearly deserted city appeared to have escaped threats of full-scale devastation on Monday when Hurricane Gustav came ashore 70 miles to the southwest, etc.. etc.. But before making landfall, it was downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane to Category 2 when its winds slowed to 110 miles per hour, from 115 m.p.h., etc.. and the news story continues...

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GMAC to close all retail outlets, lay off 5,000

Financial services company moving to reduce mortgage business

(AP) updated 6:52 p.m. ET, Wed., Sept. 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Lender GMAC financial services said Wednesday it will close all of its 200 retail offices and lay off about 5,000 employees as part of plan to reduce its mortgage lending and servicing because of the housing market downturn. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Jobless rate soars to 6.1%

Unemployment surges to 5-year high as employers cut workers for eighth straight month, bringing '08 job losses to 605,000.

By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer

Last Updated: September 5, 2008: 9:03 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts. The big surprise in the report was that the unemployment rate rose to 6.1%, the highest level since September 2003. That's up from the 5.7% rate in July and 4.7% a year ago. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had forecast the rate would remain unchanged from the July reading. There was a net loss of 84,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor Department etc.. and the news story continues...

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Canadian Arctic Ice Sheet Nearly Size of Manhattan Breaks Off

By Adam Satariano

Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A 19-square-mile (50 kilometers) ice shelf attached to an island in Canada's northern arctic for thousands of years has broken from land, another sign of the effect of global warming, scientists said. Nearly the size of Manhattan, the 4,500-year-old Markham Ice Shelf separated from Ellesmere Island in early August and is now floating in the Arctic Ocean, etc.. etc.. etc.. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year said temperatures in the Arctic are increasing at almost twice the global rate. The warmer weather is melting ice in the sea and in Greenland, which contains enough water to raise global sea levels by 7 meters (23 feet). etc.. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Mortgage mess may be followed by credit card defaults

Rise in unemployment, consumer debt might be signs of a coming storm.

By Rachel Beck (AP)

The government doesn't want Fannie Mae of Freddie Man to go broke, but it better start thinking about what happens if the rest of us do. The latest data on the job market paints an ugly picture: The unemployment rate shot to a five-year high in August and payrolls are being cut at an alarming rate. etc.. etc.. According to the Labor Department, the jobless rate rose from 5.7 percent in July to 6.1 percent in August, and employers cut their payrolls by 84,000 in August, the eighth straight month of declines. That pullback was fueled by employers' worries about the economy and their own business prospects. So far this year, 605,000 jobs have vanished. The economy needs to generate more than 100,000 new jobs a month for employment to remain stable. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake in Iran kills at least 4, sends tremors over Gulf (AP)

A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that seven people were killed and 40 others were injured. The country's seismological center said the magnitude-6 quake struck at 3:30 p.m. etc.. and the news story continues...

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2 Russian bombers land in Venezuela (AP)

Caracas, Venezuela - Two Russian strategic bombers landed in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of military maneuvers, President Hugo Chavez said, etc.. etc.. The Russian deployment appeared to be a tit-for-tat response to the U.S. move to send warships to deliver aid to U.S.-allied Georgia after its war last month with Russia. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Explosions shake Karbala; 2 killed, 15 others injured

Iraq - Two bombs exploded an hour apart late Wednesday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing at least two and wounding 15 others, including women and children etc.. and the news story continues....

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Car bomb kills 32 in Iraq

Police station was apparent target, but medical clinic took the brunt of the blast.

By Sameer N. Yacoub (AP)

Baghdad - A car bomb ripped through a crowded commercial district in a mainly Shiite town Friday, killing at least 32 people, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Aftermath: 13 dead, 2,000 rescued (AP)

Sabine Pass, Texas - As Hurricane Ike's floodwaters receded, thousands of volunteers waded into waist-deep waters along the Texas coast etc.. etc.. The death toll from the storm rose to 13. etc.. etc.. Ike's 110 mph winds and battering waves left Galveston without electricity, gas and basic communications - and officials estimated they may not be restored for a month. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Midwest still reeling from Ike

Cincinnati airport closed by winds as floodwaters head toward St. Louis.

Kantele Franko (AP)

Cincinnati - Midwest residents cleared debris from their yards Monday as crews worked to restore electricity to millions of customers etc.. etc.. The storms, the latest in a brutal summer that has slammed parts of the region with severe flooding, brought Ike's total death toll to at least 38 in 10 states from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley. etc.. and the news story continues...

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16 dead in car bomb, ambush at US Embassy in Yemen

By AHMED AL-HAJ, Associated Press Writer 55 minutes ago

SAN'A, Yemen - Attackers armed with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and at least one suicide car bomb assaulted the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital on Wednesday. Sixteen people were killed, including six assailants, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Pakistan hotel bombing kills at least 40

by Masroor Gilani Sat Sep 20, 1:53 PM ET

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - At least 40 people were killed in a suicide truck bombing at the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistan capital on Saturday, and many others were believed trapped inside the burning building, police said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Farmers weigh impact of flooding

LOWELL, Ind. - Northwestern Indiana farmers are weighing their crop losses after recent floods that for some farmers was the second wave of flooding they've endured this year. Farmer Bill Peterson Sr. said heavy rains in June flooded 400 of the 1,000 acres of corn etc.. etc.. "In all my 50 years of farming I can't remember being drowned out twice in one year," Peterson said Thursday. etc.. and the news story continues..

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US forces go after al-Qaida in Iraq

Suicide bombers strike as security is increased ahead of Shiite holy day.

By Christopher Torchia (AP)

Baghdad - U.S.-led forces arrested 25 people during operations against al-Qaida in Iraq this weekend, etc.. etc.. A policeman was among three people killed in the truck bombing at a police checkpoint, and 15 policemen were among the 23 Qadir, head of Kirkuk's police. etc.. injured, etc.. Another suicide truck bombing hit a police headquarters in the city of Mosul, killing a policeman and a civilian, and injuring 40. etc.. etc.. Also in Mosul, gunmen killed two brothers and injured a third, etc.. An Iraqi soldier was shot dead in a separate incident. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Russians moving into Syria
Strategic alliance include fleet, missiles
Posted: September 19, 2008
8:05 pm Eastern

© 2008 WorldNetDaily

Just as Russia has reasserted its power in the Black Sea, it now plans to make waves in the Mediterranean Sea by establishing a major base in Syria, etc.. etc.. This decision not only will allow a permanent presence of Russia's nuclear-armed Black Sea fleet in the Mediterranean, but it also offers the potential for future confrontations between Russia and Israel, as well as with the United States. The Russian navy has begun to upgrade facilities in Tartus, Syria, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Russian S-300 missiles 'would ensure Venezuela's oil security'

MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian S-300 air-defense missile systems would enable Venezuela to fully ensure the security of its hydrocarbon resources, a Russian military expert said Thursday.

"Needless to say, should S-300s be delivered to Venezuela, they would effectively strengthen its defense capability, and it would not be easy for its possible adversaries to punish the country by striking at its oil fields," former Air Force commander Gen. Anatoly Kornukov said. He added that as an oil-rich country Venezuela had to protect its natural resources. etc.. etc.. In 2005-2006, Venezuela bought more than 50 combat helicopters, 24 Su-30MK2 fighters, 12 Tor-M1 air defense missile systems and 100,000 AK-103 assault rifles from Russia. Current contracts are worth about $4 billion, according to various sources. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement.. Future deliveries may include Amur-class diesel submarines, Il-76MD military transport planes, Il-78 aerial tankers and air-defense missile systems.

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US slams Russia-Venezuela arms deal
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:36:47 GMT

The US State Department has rebuked Russia's decision to sell a package of sophisticated arms, worth 2 billion dollars, to Venezuela.

The US government says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez does not truly need the weapons and has high ambitions that "go beyond his country's defensive needs," according to DPA news agency. etc.. etc.. The deal, which was finalized in Moscow between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Hugo Chavez, includes sales of 20 air-defense systems, 12 military transport planes and 24 fighter jets. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Russian navy ships head to maneuvers in Venezuela

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV – 7 hours ago

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian navy squadron set off for Venezuela Monday, an official said, in a deployment of Russian military power to the Western Hemisphere unprecedented since the Cold War. The Kremlin recently has moved to intensify contacts with Venezuela, Cuba and other Latin American nations amid increasingly strained relations with Washington after last month's war between Russia and Georgia. During the Cold War, Latin America became an ideological battleground between the Soviet Union and the United States. Russian navy spokesman Igor Dygalo said the nuclear-powered Peter the Great cruiser accompanied by three other ships sailed from the Northern Fleet's base of Severomorsk on Monday. The ships will cover about 15,000 nautical miles to conduct joint maneuvers with the Venezuelan navy, he told The Associated Press. The deployment follows a weeklong visit to Venezuela by a pair of Russian strategic bombers and comes as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — an unbridled critic of U.S. foreign policy who has close ties with Moscow etc.. and the news story continues...

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TV: Car bomb kills 17 in Syrian capital

By ALBERT AJI, Associated Press Writer Sat Sep 27, 7:32 AM ET

DAMASCUS, Syria - A car packed with explosives detonated on a crowded residential street Saturday, killing 17 people and wounding more than a dozen others, state-run television reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Pirates demand ransom for ship; 1 crew dead

Somalia - As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead Sunday, a Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Car bomb attack on Lebanese army bus kills 5

By Nazih Siddiq 2 hours, 23 minutes ago

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A car bomb tore through an army bus in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing four soldiers and a civilian passerby in the second attack on the army in less than two months, security sources said. Thirty-five people were also wounded in the blast in the city of Tripoli, scene of an August 13 bombing that killed 10 soldiers and five civilians at a bus stop. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc. You shall continue to see many disasters throughout the world. You will continue to see flooding in many areas where the typhoons, the hurricanes, and the tornadoes go, etc..

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Taipei - Typhoon Hagupit targeted Vietnam over the weekend, killing at least 42 people, while Typhoon Jangmi left two people dead in Taiwan before weakening to a tropical storm, officials reported Monday. Flash floods, heavy rain and landslides triggered by Hagupit also left four missing and 61 injured in northern Vietnam, the National Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control said Monday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake strikes remote Pacific islands

New Zealand - A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote and largely uninhabited Kermadec Islands early today, etc.. and the news story continues then ends with this statement.. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 7.0 and said its depth was 12.5 miles.

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Friday, October 03, 2008 Employers Slash 159,000 Positions; Jobless Rate Holds at 6.1%

Ken Sweet Fox Business

The U.S. Labor Department said the nation’s economy lost 159,000 jobs in September, a sign that the picture continues to darken as the credit crunch pressures businesses. The loss was much bigger than Wall Street was expecting. Economists were looking for a loss of 101,000, according to data provided by Thomson Reuters. It was the sharpest decline in jobs since March 2003. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bombs target Shiites at Baghdad mosques

McClatchy Newspapers

Baghdad - Suicide bombers targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more at Baghdad mosques Thursday morning, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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UN: Pakistan Capital Unsafe

Staffers' children ordered out as security level rises

By Stephen Graham (AP)

Islamabad, Pakistan - The U.N. declared the Pakistani capital unsafe for the children of its international staff Thursday and ordered them out, putting the once tranquil city on a par with Kabul and Somalia. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Putin accuses Ukraine of aiding Georgia in war

Russia - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Thursday of sending weapons and military personnel to help Georgia during its war with Russia. etc.. The timing of Russia's statements underlined Moscow's drive to increase its leverage in the neighboring former Soviet republic. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Death toll rises to 33 after flood in desert

Algeria - Hundreds of troops, engineers and social workers have converged on the desert town of Ghardaia to help with relief operations after a flash flood there killed 33, etc.. etc.. Torrential rains caused rivers in the usually arid region bordering the Sahara to overflow etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. I hold my own bank and I am not troubled by the banks of the world neither am I affected by the banks of the world, for my economy is always good, and because your part of my house, so will yours be. etc..

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US Congress probes banking crisis

The US Congress is holding its first hearing into the cause of the current financial crisis.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is focusing on Lehman Brothers, a giant investment bank which went bankrupt last month. The failure set off a financial panic which prompted a $700bn rescue package approved by Congress last week. The hearing comes as US shares continued to slide amid a burgeoning liquidity crisis. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Europe grapples with its own bailout

Finance ministers move to save banks as credit crunch continues to reverberate.

By Matt Moore (AP)

Stockholm, Sweden - Germany became the latest country to move to allay fears about the financial meltdown, enhancing a rescue plan for Hypo Real Estate AG and guaranteeing private bank accounts as European governments scrambled on their own Sunday to save failing banks. etc.. etc.. At the same time, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said that France's BNP Paribas SA had committed to taking a 75-percent stake in Fortis NV. etc.. etc.. The deal came after two days of closed door talks between the Paris-based bank, Fortis and government authorities in an effort to restore confidence in the company before markets open today. In Iceland - particularly hard-hit by the credit crunch - government officials and banking chiefs were discussing a possible rescue plan for the country's overstretched commercial banks. British treasury chief Alistair Carling said he was ready to take "pretty big steps that we wouldn't take in ordinary times" to help the country weather the credit crunch. etc.. "The European banking industry is feeling the wind of default blowing from the other side of the Atlantic," said Axel Pierron, senior vice president oat Celent, a Boston, Massachusetts-based financial research and consulting firm. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake kills at least 72 in Kyrgyzstan

By LEILA SARALAYEVA, Associated Press Writer Mon Oct 6, 10:20 AM ET

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 people, emergency officials said Monday. The 6.6-magnitude quake near the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hit the remote village of Nura hard, bringing down dozens of buildings and injuring more than 100 people in addition to the confirmed deaths, .etc.. and the news story continues...

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Minor Earthquake Shakes York County Residents

Police Received Calls About Explosion Sunday Evening

POSTED: 7:08 am EDT October 6, 2008

UPDATED: 9:38 am EDT October 7, 2008

YORK COUNTY, Pa. -- The National Earthquake Information Center said a magnitude 2 tremor shook part of York County at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The Carroll Township Police Department said it received numerous calls from residents in the 100 block of Old York Road who thought the tremor was an explosion. Various tremors and explosions were heard for several hours, police said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Hurricane Nears Baja California

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: October 11, 2008

PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico (AP) — Dozens of people evacuated their flooded homes on Saturday as Hurricane Norbert lashed the Baja California peninsula in Mexico with torrential rains and screaming winds. The hurricane, with winds of up to 105 miles per hour, was expected to hit land along a sparsely populated stretch north of Cabo San Lucas, a resort on the peninsula’s tip, the United States National Hurricane Center said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake In Russia Kills At Least 12

Death Toll Expected To Rise

POSTED: 12:11 pm PDT October 11, 2008

UPDATED: 12:19 pm PDT October 11, 2008

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia -- At least 12 people died after a strong earthquake struck Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Cavcasus region earlier Saturday. Emergency officials said the quake had a magnitude of 5.3. The death toll is expected to rise as officials get information from outlying districts. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Fires blamed for two deaths

Evacuees jam smoke-choked highways as flames move rapidly into the area.

By Shaya Tayefe Mohajer (AP)

Los Angeles - Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, etc.. etc.. More than 1,000 firefighters and nine water-dropping aircraft battled the 5,300-acre Marek Fire at the northeast end of the San Fernando Valley, and the 3,000-acre Season Fire in the Porter Ranch area at the west end. Winds blew up to 45 mph with gusts reaching 70 mph. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Winter hardship in Afghanistan

A harsh winter is in store for the people of Afghanistan where many are affected by poverty and drought, reports Damian Grammaticas from the Saighan Valley. Syed Shah is a man with a proud, striking profile: a thick, black turban perched above a long, high forehead; fierce, hooded eyes, a mouth drawn down slightly at the corners, and a thick white beard. etc.. etc.. "In all my life, I have never seen anything as bad as this," he told me, his arm sweeping round in a gesture that took in the high mountain valley that is his home. We were standing in the middle of Syed's fields. The earth was rock solid, dry, riddled with deep cracks. Just a few sad and withered stalks poked out of the ground, some sheep trying to chew on them. etc.. etc.. Harvest decimated: Syed's younger brother Abdul stepped forward. "We should have harvested over a ton of wheat," he told me, "but we've only managed to get a tenth of that this year." etc.. etc.. Up here Afghans rely on the winter snows to recharge the ground water. But for six of the past seven years there has not been enough snow. This year was the worst of all. Some villages do not even have drinking water. Since nine out of every 10 Afghans rely on farming for survival, the drought means a serious food crisis is looming for millions. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Powerful quake rocks eastern parts Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 6.5 Ritcher scale struck eastern part of Indonesia on Monday, but there's no potential for tsunami and no initial reports of damage or casualty, local meteorology agency said here. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Monthly job losses cut across 41 states

More than 80% of states reported jobs disappearing in September, with Michigan suffering the highest losses, according to a government report.

By Lara Moscrip, CNNMoney.com contributing writer

Last Updated: October 21, 2008: 5:52 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The number of states suffering monthly job losses more than doubled in September, with Michigan losing the greatest number of jobs, according to a government report released Tuesday. Private sector and government jobs fell in 41 states and the District of Columbia last month, the Labor Department said. By comparison, only 18 states reported monthly job losses in August. etc.. etc.. The widespread job losses are a sign of a recession, said Bob Brusca, an economist at Fact and Opinion Economics in New York. etc.. etc.. Michigan lost 28,300 jobs in September and has lost 77,900 jobs in the past year. Georgia lost the second greatest number of jobs - 22,300 - down 61,100 over the past year. Louisiana shed 17,500 jobs in September, a figure not 'substantially' affected by Hurricane Ike, according to the report. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Stocks dive on belief global recession is at hand

By TIM PARADIS, AP Business Writer Tim Paradis, Ap Business Writer – 29 mins ago

NEW YORK – Wall Street joined world stock markets in a precipitous plunge Friday, with the Dow Jones industrials dropping more than 400 points in early trading and all the major indexes falling more than 4 percent. The growing belief that the world will suffer a punishing economic recession has investors furiously dumping stocks. The massive decline was caused by increasingly grim news from overseas. In Japan, shares of Sony sank more than 14 percent after it slashed its earnings forecast for the fiscal year. In Germany, Daimler's stock dropped 11.4 percent in morning trading after it reported lower third-quarter earnings and abandoned its 2008 profit and revenue guidance. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell a staggering 9.60 percent. In Europe, Germany's benchmark DAX index was down 8 percent, France's CAC40 dropped 8.1 percent while Britain's FTSE 100 sank 8.5 percent after the government said its gross domestic product fell 0.5 percent in the third quarter, putting the country on the brink of recession. etc.. and the news story continues...

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At least 58 killed in Yemen floods

SANAA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 58 people have been killed by floods which hit southeastern Yemen following two days of heavy rainfall, the official SABA news agency reported on Saturday, citing the interior ministry. etc.. etc.. The downpour also demolished hundreds of houses, displaced hundreds of families and affected many infrastructure projects, including the electricity and telephone networks, said the report. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Pakistan: Severe earthquakes leave thousands homeless

29 Oct 2008 14:29:21 GMT

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Geneva/Islamabad (ICRC) – Thousands of people have been made homeless and hundreds have been killed or injured by three earthquakes, which rocked southwest Pakistan before daybreak on Wednesday

The consecutive quakes, with magnitudes of 6.2, 6.2 and 6.4 on the Richter scale respectively, hit the Balochistan province and were followed by aftershocks. "There is no clear information yet on the number of dead or injured but initial reports indicate that hundreds of people may have been wounded or killed and that thousands may be without shelter," etc.. and the news story continues...

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Pakistan's powerful earthquake kills over 200

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The powerful earthquake occurred on Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan has killed more than 200 people and caused scores of injures, local television reported on Thursday. The death toll is expected to rise as many bodies may be buried under rubbles when the calamity leveled about 2,000 mud-walled houses in northern part of Balochistan province on Wednesday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Series of earthquakes hit area near Salton Sea

A cluster of earthquakes hit a sparsely populated desert area called Ocotillo Wells, about 65 miles northeast of San Diego near the Salton Sea. The U.S. Geological Service measured five quakes Wednesday night of magnitude 3.0 or greater, including a 3.6 magnitude temblor, a 3.5 and a 3.4. They all occurred within three hours. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Suicide bombers kill 22 in Somalia

By Edmund Sanders Los Angeles Times

Nairobi, Kenya - A string of suicide bombings that killed 22 people in nothern Somalia Wednesday heightened fears that Islamic insurgents are becoming more sophisticated and ambitious, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Dozens left dead as bombs rock Indian state

Matt Wade, New Delhi

A SERIES of bomb blasts has left at least 56 people dead and more than 300 injured in the insurgency-plagued state of Assam in north-east India. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Three suicide bombers hit government building

Afghanistan - Three suicide bombers mounted a well-coordinated attack on an Afghan government building in the center of Kabul that left at least five people dead and 21 severely wounded Thursday etc.. and the news story continues...

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Turning Stone cuts jobs

Oneida nation says up to 100 will be eliminated, calls move "proactive."

By Glenn Coin Staff writer

Gambling was long considered recession-proof. No more. Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona Thursday became the latest casino in the nation to announce job cuts. The resort laid off 50 to 100 employees, marking the single biggest job cut since the casino opened in 1993. etc.. and the news story continues...

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American Express to slash 7,000 jobs

In a stark acknowledgment of the tough times ahead in the credit card industry, American Express Co. said Thursday that it plans to cut 7,000 jobs, or abut 10 percent of its work force, to slash costs by $1.8 billion in 2009. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bombing at Baghdad bus station kills 15, wounds 29

By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD – Bombs exploded at a bus station and a small market in Baghdad, killing 15 people and wounding 29 others Tuesday, police and hospital officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Officials: Explosion kills 10 near market

At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday by a suspected suicide bomber near the central market in the south Russian city of Vladikavkaz etc.. and the new story continues and ends with this statement.. "Right now we have no doubt that it was an act of terror," Zangiyev said in televised remarks.

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Jobless rate bolts to 14-year high of 6.5 percent

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer Jeannine Aversa, Ap Economics Writer – 2 hrs 19 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The nation's unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, far worse than economists expected and stark proof the economy is deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid pace. etc.. etc.. October's decline marked the 10th straight month of payroll reductions, and government revisions showed that job losses in August and September turned out to be much deeper. Employers cut 127,000 positions in August, compared with 73,000 previously reported. A whopping 284,000 jobs were axed in September, compared with the 159,000 jobs first reported. So far this year, a staggering 1.2 million jobs have disappeared. Over half of the decrease occurred in the past three months alone. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Blizzard Batters Dakotas

Thousands without power; vehicles stranded

By James MacPherson (AP)

Bismarck, N.D. - Crews fought mud and water Friday as they tried to restore power after a fierce storm spread a wintry mix across the Dakotas, etc.. etc.. The storm dropped at least 45 inches of snow near Deadwood, S.D., in the Black Hills. In southwestern South Dakota, 20-foot snowdrifts were reported on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Paloma becomes Category 4 storm, heads toward Cuba

By TRENT JACOBS, Associated Press Writer Trent Jacobs, Associated Press Writer – Sat Nov 8, 7:06 am ET

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Paloma became an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane early Saturday, dumping wind and rain on the Cayman Islands and threatening to strike hurricane-ravaged Cuba as a major storm, forecasters said. The late-season storm had top sustained winds of near 140 mph (225 kph) and was expected to bring total rainfall accumulations of 5 to 10 inches over the Cayman Islands as well as central and eastern Cuba. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake shakes western China

(CNN) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook western China's Qinghai province Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake struck at about 9:22 a.m. at the northern part of the province, located on the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. etc.. and the news story continues...

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East Bay hit by two small earthquakes

By Katherine Tam

Article Launched: 11/09/2008 07:37:08 PM PST

Two minor 2.4-magnitude earthquakes were reported 11 miles northwest of Pittsburg just before 5:40 p.m. tonight. The first occurred at 5:35 p.m. with an epicenter 13.2 miles below the surface, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The second took place three minutes later and was 11.8 miles below the surface. etc.. and the news story continues...

9,500 jobs go in DHL restructuring

(CNN) -- German logistics giant Deutsche Post said Monday it was cutting 9,500 jobs as part of a major program to restructure its loss-making DHL delivery service in the United States. etc.. and the news story continues..

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American troops kill 14 labeled as militants

Afghanistan - Two Spanish soldiers died when a suicide bomber drove into a convoy in western Afghanistan on Sunday, while U.S. coalition forces separately killed 14 militants who fired on them, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Several bomb attacks kill 8, wound dozens

Iraq - Bombs killed at least eight people Sunday across Iraq and wounded dozens of others, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bombers kill 31 in Baghdad

Officials say 71 others were injured in deadliest attack in six weeks.

By Robert H. Reid (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber struck a crowd rushing to help schoolgirls trapped in a bus by an earlier bombing Monday, killing at least 31 people etc.. etc.. In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in small-scale bombings in Baghdad. An Associated Press tally showed at least 19 bombings in the city this month as of Sunday, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Iraqi soldier fires on US troops

In Baghdad, bombers strike capital for third straight day, killing 23 people.

By Robert H. Reid (AP)

Baghdad - An Iraqi soldier Wednesday sprayed automatic weapons fire at U.S. soldiers at an Iraqi military base in Mosul, killing two and wounding six before he died in a hail of bullets, U.S. general said. In Baghdad, bombers struck the capital for a third straight day, killing 23 people and wounding scores in a string of attacks etc.. and the news story continues...

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Flooding covers Washington highways, crews rescue residents

(CNN) -- Heavy rains swamped parts of western Washington on Wednesday, with water covering state highways, rivers flooding their banks and residents near the Pacific coast needing rescue crews to help them from their homes. Rob Harper, spokesman for Washington's emergency management agency, said the area was hit with about two days of steady, heavy rainfall. One area near Mount Rainier was on track to receive more than eight inches of rain in a 24-hour period, he said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Thousands evacuate as fires destroy Calif. homes

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER, Associated Press Writer Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, Associated Press Writer – 31 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – A wind-blasted wildfire slashed through the city's northern foothills Saturday, sending thousands of residents fleeing in the dark, forcing evacuation of a hospital and destroying an untold number of homes. The fire broke out late Friday in the foothill community of Sylmar on the edge of the Angeles National Forest and quickly spread across 2,600 acres — more than 4 square miles — as it was driven by Santa Ana wind gusting as high as 76 mph. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornado Rolls Through Central North Carolina; Two Dead, One Missing

Matt Aug - AHN Editor

Kenly, NC (AHN) - A mixture of thunderstorms and tornadoes rolled through an area just southeast of Raleigh (N.C.) early Saturday morning, killing two people and leaving one other missing. Officials reported knocked down trees and power lines. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tsunami warning lifted after Indonesia quake

A powerful earthquake struck waters off eastern Indonesia early today, etc.. etc.. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 7.5 and said it struck 54 miles from the nearest city, etc.. and the news story continues....

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Heavy lake-effect snow hits Great Lakes states

Mon Nov 17, 4:23 pm ET

CONSTABLEVILLE, N.Y. – A blast of cold wind spread snow along the Great Lakes from Michigan to New York on Monday, dumping 2 feet on this central New York town. Snow doesn't usually fall this early in Constableville, librarian Dorothy Valenti said. "Yesterday morning we had none. So it's quite a transition to go from no snow to all this. When you open the door, it's amazing," she said in a telephone interview. "It's strange to have a snow day before Thanksgiving." etc.. and the news story continues....

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Fires rage for fifth day in California

Mon Nov 17, 2:14 pm ET

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Fires burned across California for a fifth day Monday but a lull in winds allowed firefighters to make progress against infernos that destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. Since erupting last Thursday, multiple fires have scorched around 41,000 acres (16,600 hectares), gutted around 800 residences and prompted tens of thousands of people to evacuate. etc.. etc.. the news story continues and ends with this statement... Only just over a year ago California suffered devastation from wildfires among the worst in its history that left eight people dead, gutted 2,000 homes, displaced 640,000 people and caused one billion dollars in damage. In June and July this year, a series of about 2,000 fires raged across the state, scorching some 900,000 acres (364,230 hectares) of land.

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Quake hits Indonesian coast

November 22nd, 2008 Posted: 11:46 AM ET (CNN) —

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just off the coast of southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Brazil flood, mudslide death toll rises to 33

Sao Paulo Brazil - The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in southern Brazil has increased to 33, state media said Monday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Baghdad bombs kill 20, 1 hits Green Zone entry

By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer Bushra Juhi, Associated Press Writer – 20 mins ago

BAGHDAD – A female suicide bomber blew herself up near an entrance to the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a bomb tore through a minibus carrying Iraqi government employees in separate attacks on Monday that killed at least 20 people, Iraqi officials said. Three more people were killed in bomb attacks on police patrols in Baghdad and Baqouba, northeast of the capital, police said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Venezuela's Chavez welcomes Russian warships

By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER and IAN JAMES, Associated Press

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela – Russian warships sailed into a Venezuelan port Tuesday, greeted by a 21-gun salute and an eager welcome from President Hugo Chavez as Moscow seeks to expand its influence in Latin America. etc.. etc.. Chavez, basking in the support of a powerful ally and traditional U.S. rival, wants Russian help to build a nuclear reactor, invest in oil and natural gas projects and bolster his leftist opposition to U.S. influence in Latin America. Chavez also wants weapons — he has bought more than $4 billion in Russian arms, including Sukhoi fighter jets, helicopters and 100,000 Kalashnikov rifles, and more deals for Russian tanks or other weaponry may be discussed after Medvedev arrives Wednesday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Indian Forces End Siege

FBI agents to investigate attacks that killed 5 Americans

By Ravi Nessman (AP)

Murmbai, India - Indian commandos killed the last remaining gunmen holed up at a luxury Mumbai hotel today, ending a 60-hour rampage through India's financial capital by suspected Islamic militants etc.. etc.. More than 150 people were killed and several hundred wounded in the violence etc.. and the news story continues....

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Gaza mortars attack base, wound 6 Israelis

Israel - Palestinian militants in Gaza blasted a military base in southern Israel with mortars late Friday, wounding six soldiers in the latest assault on an unraveling of a truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Suicide bomber strikes Shiite mosque (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber struck Shiite worshippers Friday at a mosque run by followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, killing at least 12 people, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 31

By Sudarsan Raghavan and Zaid Sabah

Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, December 1, 2008; 12:44 PM

BAGHDAD, Dec. 1 -- Bombing attacks targeting Iraqi security forces in Baghdad and a U.S. patrol the northern city of Mosul left at least 31 people dead and dozens more injured, Iraqi officials said, making Monday one of the deadliest days in recent weeks in Iraq. etc.. and the news story continues...

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High water floods historic center of Venice

Associated Press - December 1, 2008 8:53 AM ET

VENICE, Italy (AP) - Water in Venice has risen to its highest level in more than 20 years, leaving much of the Italian city under floods and forcing residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water. City officials say the sea level topped 156 centimeters (61 inches) on Monday, well past the 110 centimeter (40 inch) flood mark, with most streets submerged. etc.. and the news story continues...

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God asked to halt damaging rains

Brazil - Brazil's president asked God to halt the devastating rains that have killed at least 116 people in a southern state etc.. etc.. the news story continues and ends with this statement.. About 80,000 people were forced from their homes by storms that dumped more water on the region during the weekend of Nov. 22 and 23 than it normally gets in months. Another 8,000 people were displaced in neighboring Rio de Janeiro state.

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Unstable, very unstable is the world, unstable is the economy, etc.. etc.. all the signs that shall be clearly seen, loss of jobs, etc..

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Monday December 1, 7:10 pm ET
By Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer

JPMorgan Chase cutting 9,200 jobs at recently acquired Washington Mutual by end of 2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Monday it will cut a total of 9,200 jobs at Washington Mutual, which it acquired Sept. 25 after Washington Mutual became the nation's largest bank to fail amid the ongoing credit crisis. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Russia to send warship through Panama Canal

Panama - Russia said Wednesday it is sending a warship through the Panama Canal for the first time since World War 11, a short journey loaded with symbolic weight: the destroyer will dock at a former U.S. naval base, show-casing Russia's showing influence in the region. Russia appears to be relishing the idea of stopping at what was long a symbol of U.S. global power; etc.. and the news story continues...

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Unstable, very unstable is the world, unstable is the economy, etc.. etc.. all the signs that shall be clearly seen, loss of jobs, etc..

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Job cuts mount at US firms

By Christopher Leonard (AP)

A round of more than 15,000 layoffs announced Thursday by AT&T Inc., DuPont and Viacom Inc. suggests a yearlong wave of job cuts is accelerating, etc.. etc.. Thursday's announced job cuts spanned an array of economic sectors, hitting telecom workers, bankers, salespeople and chemical manufacturers. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Jobs Vanish as economy sinks deeper

The recession, which began a year ago, may be the longest since the depression

By Jeannine Averse (AP)

Washington - Laid-off American workers are the painful face of the economy's woes, and suddenly there are a half-million more of them. In a flash, 533,000 jobs vanished last month, the worse mass layoff's in more than a third of a century, as economic carnage spread ever faster and the nation hurtled forward what could be its hardest hard times since the Great Depression. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bomb puts unnerved Pakistan more on edge (AP)

Peshawar, Pakistan - A car bomb devastated a busy street in this northwestern Pakistani city Friday, killing 20 people, injuring scores more etc.. and the news story continues....

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Nation's fallen in Afghanistan passes 100

Canada - Canada's death toll in Afghanistan surpassed the grim milestone of 100 on Friday after a roadside bomb killed three soldiers. etc. and the news story continues.

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Wave of suicide attacks hits Iraq

Two U.S. soldiers killed as Iraqi government approves final security pact.

By Robert Reid (AP)

Baghdad - Suicide bombers killed 17 people - including two American soldiers - and wounded more than 100 in a string of blasts in tow Iraqi cities Thursday etc.. and the news story continues...

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Powerful 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Off East Timor Coast

Saturday, December 06, 2008

DILI, East Timor — The U.S. geological agency says a powerful earthquake has struck off East Timor's coast, but there have been no reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says Saturday's quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 and struck 100 miles northwest of the capital, Dili. It was centered 250 miles beneath the Banda Sea. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Moderate earthquake shakes northern Japan

TOKYO (AFP) – A moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Japan's largest island on Saturday but there was no risk of a tsunami, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits near Ludlow, in San Bernardino County

The moderate quake is felt from Los Angeles to San Diego. No damage is reported.

By Jessica Garrison
December 6, 2008

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rumbled across Southern California on Friday night. The moderate quake occurred at 8:18 p.m. near Ludlow, in San Bernardino County, just east of Barstow, and could be felt from Los Angeles to San Diego. etc.. and the news story continues...

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US war supplies destroyed

It was the third major attack on NATO supplies by Taliban militants.

By Jane Perlez New York Times News Service

Islamabad, Pakistan - More than 100 trucks loaded with supplies for U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan were destroyed Sunday by militants in Peshawar, a Pakistani city that serves as an important transit point for the Afghan war effort. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Sony Will Cut 16,000 Jobs as Recession Curbs Demand (Update3)

By Lena Lee

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. the world’s second-biggest consumer-electronics maker, plans to eliminate 16,000 jobs in the largest reduction announced by a Japanese company since the credit crunch drove the world into recession. etc.. and the news story continues...

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EU launches mission across volatile Kosovo

by Ismet Hajdari Ismet Hajdari – Tue Dec 9, 2:41 pm ET

PRISTINA (AFP) – The EU's justice mission for Kosovo -- the bloc's biggest ever civilian operation -- officially took over Tuesday from a post-war UN mission across the disputed territory despite tensions. Dressed in fresh uniforms and wearing blue berets, some 100 members of the European Union mission known as EULEX entered the volatile north, where Serbs form a majority and oppose the mission. "EULEX Kosovo has begun operations. Judges, prosecutors, police, customs and correctional officers were at their work posts throughout the territory," said a mission statement. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Statewide 12/10/08
Tornadoes reported in several Mississippi counties

Posted: Dec 10, 2008 08:40 AM EST

Updated: Dec 10, 2008 08:41 AM EST

JACKSON, MS (AP) - Possible tornadoes were reported in several counties late Tuesday night and early Wednesday, damaging homes and knocking down trees and power lines. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says damage was reported in at least 11 counties. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Possible tornadoes wreck homes in north Texas

DENISON, Texas – Severe storms tore through north Texas with probable tornadoes, damaging or destroying more than 20 homes and injuring one person, authorities said Tuesday. Teams from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said they believe two probable tornadoes hit late Monday etc.. and the news story continues...

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War-torn land also faces ruin of drought

7 arid years causing hope to evaporate

James Palmer
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

ARGU, Afghanistan

A seven-year drought has devastated farmland and livestock, especially in this corner of northern Afghanistan, compounding the travails of a nation at war for more than three decades. Officials in the Agriculture Ministry said lack of water has ruined up to 80 percent of agricultural land, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bank of America to cut up to 35k jobs:

Bank of America Corp. said Thursday it expects to eliminate 30,000 to 35,000 jobs over the next three years etc.. and the news story continues...

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Greek-inspired riots spread across Europe (AP)

Madrid, Spain - The unrest that has gripped Greece is spilling over into the rest of Europe, raising concerns the clashes could be a trigger for opponents of globalization, disaffected youth and others outraged by the continent's economic turmoil and soaring unemployment. Protesters in Spain, Denmark and Italy smashed shop windows, pelted police with bottles and attacked banks this week, while in France, cars were set ablaze Thursday outside the Greek consulate in Bordeaux, etc.. and the news story continues..

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Suicide Bomber Kills 55

Iraq restaurant blast marks deadliest attack in six months

By Robert H. Reid (AP)

Baghdad - A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people Thursday in a packed restaurant near the northern city of Kirkuk, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Rare snow falls in south Louisiana, Miss., Alabama

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN – 19 hours ago

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare snowfall blanketed south Louisiana and parts of Mississippi on Thursday, closing schools, government offices and bridges, triggering crashes and leaving thousands without power. Up to 8 inches of snow was reported in parts of Louisiana. Snow also covered a broad swath of Mississippi, including the Jackson area, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Boats hit bridges as Rome escapes floods

By Alessio Vinci CNN Rome Bureau Chief

ROME, Italy (CNN) -- The Italian capital Rome was spared major damage Saturday as some of the heaviest flooding in the past century reached its peak without bursting the banks of the Tiber river. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Officer killed, police chief injured in Oregon bank explosion

(CNN) -- A bomb exploded at a Woodburn, Oregon, bank branch early Friday evening, killing a police officer and injuring the town's police chief and a state bomb technician, Oregon State Police said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Brown condemns Taliban 'child bomber'

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Gordon Brown flew into Afghanistan's violent Helmand province Saturday as four Royal Marines were killed in a series of Taliban attacks one of which the British prime minister said was carried out by a 13-year old suicide bomber. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Russian navy: Russian warships to visit Cuba

MOSCOW – Russian warships will visit U.S. foe Cuba for the first time since the Soviet era, the navy said Monday. The destroyer Admiral Chabanenko and two support ships from a squadron that has been on a lengthy visit to Latin America will put in at Havana on Friday for a five-day stay, navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo said. It will be the first visit by Russian warships to the Communist-led island just 90 miles (145 kilometers) from the United States since the 1991 etc.. etc.. The voyage is widely seen as a show of force close to U.S. shores and a response to the U.S. use of warships to deliver humanitarian aid to Russia's neighbor Georgia after their war in August. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:46 AM EST

By MARK RANZENBERGER
Sun Online Editor

This month could become Mt. Pleasant's snowiest December in 101 years. "It's very unusual," said John Cleary of Harrison. Cleary knows snow. He's the general manager of SnowSnake Ski Resort, and he's been relishing the heavy, late-fall snow. "It definitely gets people in the mood to ski," Cleary said. The snowiest December on record in Mt. Pleasant, according to the Midwest Regional Climate Center, was 1907. That year, 21 inches of snow fell during the month. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Slow progress in restoring power to Northeast

BOSTON – Utility crews worked around the clock to restore electricity Monday to more than 400,000 homes and businesses in six states still without power three days after the region's devastating ice storm. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Northern Plains blanketed by winter storms

The Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — Blizzard conditions made travel hazardous Sunday across the northern Plains as officials closed major highways and urged people to stay home. The National Weather Service estimated that as much as 13 inches of snow had fallen at Williston, N.D., and about a foot in Bismarck, and strong wind whipped the powdery snow and cut visibility. Bismarck’s temperature at 1 p.m. was minus 8 degrees, but the wind made it feel more like minus 35, Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Ayd said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Much of the Midwest shivers as arctic air hits

South Dakota - Temperatures crashed to record lows well below zero Monday as a huge mass of arctic air blustered southward across the Midwest and west, keeping people indoors and leading some cities to open shelters. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Evacuations ordered because of mudslides (AP)

Los Angeles - A powerful storm plowed through California on Monday, producing heavy rain that collapsed a school roof and forced hundreds to flee homes in an area devastated by recent wildfires. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Snow, cold to continue in Washington

Tuesday, December 16 | 5:15 a.m.

Snow and record low temperatures brought out the usual reactions in Washington state: Children acted like they had been given an early Christmas present and adults complained about the cold and ice. Monday's 19-degree low temperature at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was the coldest for the date in 60 years, the National Weather Service said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Unstable, very unstable is the world, unstable is the economy, etc.. etc.. all the signs that shall be clearly seen, loss of jobs, etc..

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New Process Gear lays off 216

By Charley Hannagan Staff Writer

New Process Gear Inc. on Tuesday placed 216 workers on indefinite layoff beginning next week, as the automotive parts plant cuts production to match customers' schedules. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc. I said that you would see strange weather and truly you are seeing that. etc.

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Rare snowstorm causes chaos in Vegas

18 December 2008

By Our Partners at the Las Vegas Sun

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A rare snowstorm blanketed the Las Vegas Valley on Wednesday, delaying flights, causing widespread fender-benders and canceling events. As much as 8 inches of snow fell in parts of the valley, forecasters said this morning. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Winter storm slows trains, planes, automobiles

(CNN) -- Bitterly cold temperatures and heavy snow challenged people across a broad swath of the United States on Sunday even as more winter weather was poised to slam into the Northwest and Northeast on Monday. etc.. etc.. Seattle's Amtrak station was also packed with stranded holiday travelers after the winter storm stopped trains in their tracks in the Pacific Northwest on Sunday. etc.. Drivers blinded by blizzard conditions drove into a 30-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 94 in western Michigan's Berrien County Sunday afternoon. etc. Even more heavy snow will be dumped on the Great Lakes region, New York State and New England Monday, said forecaster Michael Eckert with the National Weather Service in Camp Springs, Maryland. "Some places are going end up with one to two feet of additional snow," etc.. The National Weather Service issued high wind warnings in western Mississippi, northeast Louisiana and the Atlantic states from the Carolinas to New York. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Unstable, very unstable is the world, unstable is the economy, etc.. etc.. all the signs that shall be clearly seen, loss of jobs, etc..

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US urges Hamas to cease rocket attacks on Israel

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 2 mins ago

CRAWFORD, Texas – The U.S. on Saturday blamed the militant group Hamas for breaking a cease-fire and attacking Israel, which retaliated with strikes of its own during what became the single bloodiest day of fighting in years. The White House called for the cease-fire to be restored, yet there were few indications that the violence, which has left more than 200 people dead and nearly another 400 wounded, was waning. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. Tornadoes, tornadoes, tornadoes, drought, hail, loss of crops, flooding, earthquakes, all the signs that shall be clearly seen, loss of jobs etc..

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Survey confirms two tornadoes

HUNTSVILLE -- Storm survey teams from the National Weather Service confirmed storm damage in Limestone and Walker counties were caused by two small tornadoes. The twisters on Christmas Eve packed 100 mph-plus winds but caused no injuries or deaths. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. The weather shall be weird, but when it breaks forth into summer, way before summer comes, so shall the heat return. Many storms shall take place, flooding, unusual sky events, trouble on the right hand, trouble on the left hand, etc..

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Streams peak in some Ill. towns, wind causes widespread blackouts in Mich.

By CARYN ROUSSEAU | Associated Press Writer 10:23 AM EST, December 28, 2008

CHICAGO — Midwesterners got ready for the possibility of flooding Sunday as runoff from heavy rain and melting snowbanks bloated streams, and some were cleaning up damage from summer like storms that even included funnel clouds. Flood warnings were posted Sunday over sections of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and northwest Ohio, the National Weather Service said. Following a week of heavy snow, ice and subzero temperatures, meteorologists said temperatures would rise into the 30s Sunday in the Chicago area, following Saturday's high of 61. Farther east, New York City residents relaxed as temperatures headed for the mid 60s Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. First this night I speak to Israel and the world through my words to her, soon my remnant in Israel will have to flee to the mountains which I have prepared for her safety during Jacob’s trouble. When Israel gave my land Gaza away they brought into existence what the prophets of old have said etc.

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Israel says Gaza assault 'war to the bitter end'

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press Writers Ibrahim Barzak And Matti Friedman, Associated Press Writers – 42 mins ago

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of what the defense minister described Monday as a "war to the bitter end," etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement... The strikes have driven Hamas leaders into hiding and appear to have gravely damaged the organization's ability to launch rockets, but barrages continued. Sirens warning of incoming rockets sent Israelis scrambling for cover throughout the day.

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etc.. As I have said, fear not the things that are taking place in the world, many floods are going on and they shall continue to go on, along with mudslides and earthquakes. Oh, the things that are taking place right now all point toward the end times. etc..

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Scientists watch unusual Yellowstone quakes

Wyoming - Scientists are closely monitoring more than 250 small earthquakes that have occurred in Yellowstone National Park since Friday. Swarms of small earthquakes happen frequently in Yellowstone. But Robert Smith, a professor of geophysics at the University of Utah, says it's very unusual to have so many over several days. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. You will hear only problems, wars, rumors of wars, the economy and the things that are going on. the economy and the things that are going on. etc..

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US diplomat says Afghan road bombings up in 2008

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer Jason Straziuso, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 57 mins ago

KABUL, Afghanistan – The number of roadside bombs and kidnappings doubled in Afghanistan in 2008 from the year previous, the U.S. ambassador said Tuesday, grim statistics that underscore the country's deteriorating security situation etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. strange weather, but I have told you that. Many floods overseas, etc..

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Floods hit Sungai Siput, five families evacuated

BERNAMA
SUNGAI SIPUT, PERAK, MON:

Five families were evacuated when floods inundated five villages here today. The villages are Kampung Lintang, Kampung Lasah, Tok Sirat, Pulau Mentimun and Trosor. About 30 houses were under between one and 1.5 metres of water when Sungai Pelus overflowed its bank this morning, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. as you look upon the world you shall see those signs very clearly, if you are not seeing them, seek my face, for truly the signs are there. The flooding, it has been there, the drought it has been there, the global warming it has been there, the forest fires it has been there, the economy it has been there, can you not see the signs, etc..

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Global warming evidence too obvious to dismiss

JOHN DIEDRICH; Tacoma

Published: December 30th, 2008 12:05 AM

Re: “Hot or cold matters little to global warming believers” (letter, 12-29).

Let me see if I have this right: It’s cold and snowy (in December), so that’s proof that global warming is a liberal hoax? There’s a reason it’s called “global” warming and not “my back yard in Gig Harbor” warming. Contrary to what some people would like to believe, their property lines do not constitute the center of the universe. Did anyone notice that the temperature is in the 40s and 50s throughout a lot of the Midwest and New England (again, in December)? The glaciers and polar ice caps aren’t receding because of the weather I see out my living room window. They’re disappearing because the entire planet’s average temperature is rising at an alarming rate. Just because you don’t understand it or believe it doesn’t make it not true.

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