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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 2010
Page
14
Claire’s announced it will stop selling a Best Friends charm bracelet after AP organized tests found cadmium levels of 89 and 91 percent in charms. The chain said no safety issue is believed, but removing the product as a precaution while tests assess potential exposure to children.
Punxsutawney Phil will text his Groundhog Day forecast this year. Pennsylvnia deputy tourism secretary Mickey Rowley says the texting option helps those who can’t travel to Punxsutawney. Text "Groundhog" to 247365 to receive Phil’s prediction on February 2. Thousands gather annually to hear the marmot’s shadow verdict in groundhog-ese.
In Helmand Garmsir about 2,000 protesters clashed with Afghan and foreign security forces, leaving six dead. NATO reported one insurgent killed and disputed claims of Quran desecration, saying no shots were fired and no property damaged.
U S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wrapped up a three day visit to Afghanistan urging farmers to switch from opium to grapes and other crops by offering incentives and credit. He noted poppy yields far higher profits than wheat and cited obstacles like limited credit and weak coordination between Kabul and the provinces.
Officials in the Middle East and Europe questioned tighter U S security measures after a Nigerian man’s alleged Christmas Day attempt. The Obama administration seeks full-body scans and extensive searches at airports, while the EU weighs voluntary scans with privacy safeguards and rapid image destruction. Viviane Reding urged that citizens are human beings.
Iraqi forces arrested suspected insurgents and seized a large cache of explosives in a citywide crackdown that shut parts of Baghdad. The move follows recent bombings on government sites and stirs Sunni accusations that the government inflates security gains ahead of March elections.
Mexican and U S officials announced the capture of Teodoro Garcia Simental known as El Teo in La Paz Baja California Sur. He led a gang fighting for U S drug routes and allegedly ordered rivals dissolved in acid and many victims dumped in Tijuana.
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