Solar eclipse brings Xi'an cheer before Beijing 2008 Games
Crowds along China's Silk Road watched a total solar eclipse one week before the Beijing Olympics. State media dubbed it the Olympics eclipse while locals sought luck amid a year of snowstorms, earthquake, floods, and algae blooms. Analysts note eclipses carried political and cultural significance in China.
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Beijing
Xiao Ning
Jiuquan
Gansu Province
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Altai
Moscow
Communist Party
John B. Henderson
Louisiana State University
Henderson
Sichuan
Jiang Xiaoyuan
Shanghai
Jiaotong University
Jiang
Niu Guodong
Lemonade Days Bring Community Fun to Bluefields
The Bluefields host Lemonade Days with contests for window decorating and lemonade stands as temperatures near 90 degrees. Local police and BRMC staff provide screenings while volunteers prepare sound systems for Evening Shade concerts. Winners include Leslie Ann's, New Graham Pharmacy, and a tie between Paper & More and Graham Florist. The event continues in South Bluefield with food, crafts, music, and lemonade.
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Mercer County
Bluefields
Pete Beavers
Bluefield
Beavers
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Becky Ritter
BRMC
Don Whitt
Whitt
Sharon Borish
Leslie Ann’s
New Graham Pharmacy
Bill Archer
Barcher Bottonline.com
Social worker slain during home visit in Huntington
State police charged Steven Foster Jr and Rosemary Forney with murder in the death of Brenda Yeager a 51 year old social worker making a routine visit Yeager whose body and vehicle were found burned in a nearby wooded area Foster Sr 51 was charged with arson conspiracy and disposal of a body The case highlights safety concerns in social work and the dangers workers face during field visits.
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Huntington
A.L. Cummings
Steven Anthony Foster Jr
Rosemary Forney
Brenda Yeager
Hamlin
Cummings
Foster
Forney
Yeager
Steven Anthony Foster Sr
Milton
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