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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2014
Page
12
A hot air balloon wedding proposal turned into a rescue when the basket dipped into the Pacific near Cardiff by the Sea in San Diego County. Lifeguards and surfers pulled the balloon to shore after a rope was thrown to those in the water.
London AP reports Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor and Bloomberg LP founder, is named an Honorary Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his entrepreneurial and philanthropic work and aiding trans Atlantic ties. As a U.S. citizen he cannot use Sir, but may append KBE after his name.
Kurdish forces repelled a large Islamic State assault on Kobani near the Turkish border after weeks of fighting. An AP observer saw Islamic banners at the town’s eastern entrance as clashes continued. More than 45 fighters were reported dead on Sunday, including a Kurdish female fighter who detonated a suicide blast. The battle has driven about 160,000 Syrians from their homes as IS militants press near Ayn Arab.
Reports say student-led calls for reforms shrink from tens of thousands to hundreds as schools reopen and traffic returns. In Mong Kok hundreds of onlookers watch as protesters remain, while authorities reassess the weekend clashes and the wider movement’s future.
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