Silo blast at Milwaukee coal plant injures six workers
Six workers were hospitalized with burns after a dust collector silo exploded at the We Energies Oak Creek plant. Authorities say the blast occurred in the coal dust collector during morning operations. External cause under investigation by plant officials and safety crews.
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Pentagon urges shift in Afghanistan strategy toward Pakistan raids
A classified Joint Chiefs of Staff report urges the Obama administration to de-emphasize democracy building in Afghanistan and focus on destroying militant sanctuaries along the Pakistan border with Pakistani military aid. The plan, seen by Defense Secretary Gates, remains unpublished and non detailed.
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Iran Launches Domestic Satellite Omid Despite Global Concerns
Iran says it launched its first domestically produced satellite Omid after President Ahmadinejad ordered the mission. State TV aired footage of a nighttime rocket liftoff at an unidentified site, with a U.S. official noting the technology appears not highly sophisticated but warning of wider proliferation risks.
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Hamas signals readiness for yearlong Gaza cease-fire
Hamas officials in Cairo said they would commit to a cease-fire with Israel for at least one year in return for a full border opening. The move comes as truce negotiations resume with Egyptian media and while Arab foreign ministers back Egypt's mediation with Washington backing.
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