Fatal blast strikes Najaf shrine crowd after sermon
A hazardous device exploded outside the Imam Ali mosque in Najaf after Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al Hakim delivered a sermon, killing a top Shiite cleric and many worshippers while injuring over 140. The blast cratered the street and damaged nearby shops as tensions rise within Iraq's Shiite communities.
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Najak
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Imam Ali
Najaf
al-Hakim
Abdul Amir Jassem
Mer
Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim
Iman Ali Mosque
Downtown chase tied to domestic dispute and crash
Kasandra Roper, 39, of 7 T&S Drive, faces criminal domestic violence and malicious injury charges after a downtown chase during which she allegedly tried to run over her husband. Roper damaged a concrete wall and a retaining wall and suffered a severe left leg fracture en route to a hospital.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Kasandra Roper
T&s
Roper
School bus complaints prompt district transport review
Sarah Sawyer says her daughters endure a 5 45 a m. ride that can last up to ninety minutes for six miles in Windsor. Aiken County School District transportation director Carol Verenes acknowledges issues including bus shortages and aging buses while noting a fuel cycle change. The item cites Oakwood Windsor Elementary as a nearby reference point.
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Carol Verenes
Sarah Sawyer
Windsor
Aiken County
Trict Transportation
Sawyer
S C Welcome Center Hosts Labor Day Pit Stop
Hundreds of travelers paused at the South Carolina Welcome Center for a snack and a sober driving reminder. The Pit Stop at I-20, backed by A B Beverage of Aiken, has run 17 years the Friday before the holiday and Labor Day.
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South Carolina Welcome Center
S.C
DUI standards change in time for Labor Day weekend
South Carolina travelers head to college games and NASCAR events while homebound drivers face stricter DUI limits this Labor Day weekend. The article notes a shift toward harsher enforcement and lower allowable drink amounts before driving.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Cars surpass drivers as households own more vehicles
The Transportation Department report shows 107 million U.S. households average 1.9 vehicles and 1.8 drivers, totaling 204 million vehicles and 191 million drivers, a first since the 1995 survey. Experts cite dual earners, teens with cars, and longer-lasting vehicles as factors.
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Washington
Transportation Department
U.S
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Robert Lang
Virginia Tech
Metropolitan Institute
Alan Pisarski
America
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