HUD sets options for storm victims in trailers
The Obama administration will offer 50 million in new housing vouchers and sell trailers for as little as one dollar to avoid mass evictions of Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims living in FEMA trailers. More than 3,300 households across Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama remain in federally provided trailers and mobile homes from 2005.
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Couple to plead guilty in toxic pet food case
A Missouri court filing shows Stephen S. Miller co owner of ChemNutra Inc and his wife Sally Miller plan to plead guilty to charges tied to melamine tainted pet food that may have killed thousands of dogs and cats in 2007. The plea hearing is scheduled for June 16 along with ChemNutra and its Las Vegas based unit. Attorneys did not respond to requests for comment.
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Obama seeks open dialogue with Saudi king in visit
President Barack Obama meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh to seek counsel and finalize a speech outlining U S relations with Islam. He plans to travel to Egypt to deliver the address urging better ties between Americans and Muslims and address extremism, Iran, and terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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China tightens control as Tiananmen crackdown anniversary nears
Beijing bars foreign reporters from Tiananmen Square and tightens online restrictions ahead of the 20th anniversary. Authorities block Twitter and shut Flickr, while dissidents are confined or forced to leave Beijing. Wu Youkaixi seeks entry in Macau after fleeing China. Immense censorship limits discussion of the 1989 crackdown.
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Debris search for Air France flight hampered by heavy seas
Brazilian and international search efforts fought rough seas and high winds as a Navy frigate and other vessels closed on debris from Air France Flight 447. A 23 foot chunk of wreckage and a 12 mile oil slick were sighted, but no wreckage or survivors yet. The jet vanished after storms over the mid Atlantic with 228 aboard. locating the black boxes remains uncertain.
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FEMA eyes foreclosed Florida homes for hurricane victims
The AP reports the federal government considers using foreclosed Florida homes for hurricane evacuees if shelters and hotels fill up, aiming to keep families near their communities after a Katrina like disaster. Officials say the plan seeks to benefit from foreclosures while avoiding mass dispersal seen after Katrina.
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Baghdad cafe bombing leaves several dead and dozens wounded
Iraqi officials report at least seven killed and nearly 30 wounded in a blast at a western Baghdad cafe in a Shiite neighborhood. The target appears to be a locale popular with elderly men for tea and dominoes as violence spikes ahead of the June 30 U.S. withdrawal deadline.
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