Anger over power cuts turns deadly in Basra protest
In Basra hundreds march against electricity shortages amid 120 degree heat. Police fire to disperse after protesters throw rocks and set a guard cabin ablaze. one man killed and three wounded. Protests echo across Iraq as citizens face chronic outages despite billions for reconstruction.
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Iraq
Basra
Abu Ghraib
Nouri al-Maliki
Ziyad Ali
Ministry of Electricity
Ibrahim Zeidan
Kuwait
Zeidan
UN says Afghan security worsens amid rising violence
The United Nations reports a sharp rise in Afghan violence over three months, with roadside bombs up 94 percent and assassinations up 45 percent, despite NATO operations in Kandahar and U S led efforts. Ban Ki Moon notes complex attacks doubling from 2009 while some signs such as outreach to insurgents and expanded polio vaccination emerge.
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Afghanistan
Ban
NATO
Kandahar
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Michele Flournoy
al-Qaida
U.S
Marjah
U.N
Defense
Robert Gates
Senate
Gates
Washington
Bear den checks and nuisance bear control work detailed
Haggerty explains den checks to locate bears with radio gear and tranquilize mothers when needed. The process includes weighing cubs, measuring ears, masking scent, and caring for yearling cubs. He notes dangers, nonhibernation, and the importance of removing attractants to prevent nuisance bears and possible euthanization.
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Haggerty
Nui
Earth Talk: Common phones emit RF radiation. use headset
More than a dozen models including Motorola Droid Blackberry Bold 9700 LG Chocolate Touch and HTC Nexus One are labeled worst by EWG for high radiation. Apple iPhone 3G S falls mid range. Using a headset or speakerphone lowers exposure and texting over calls reduces brain exposure. poor signal increases radiation.
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Motorola
Blackberry
HTC
Google
EWG
Apple
Heloise column notes sheet sizing advice for new sheets
In a June 4 Bluefield Daily Telegraph item from Our Towns Ratcliffe asks Heloise about washing new sheets. Heloise replies manufacturers use sizing chemicals to help fabric look smooth and explains the recommendation. Ratcliffe praises the column in her email.
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Lished
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ratcliffe
Celebrity Dutch inmate isolated at Miguel Castro Castro prison
Dutch murder suspect Joran van der Sloot, age 22, is held in a secluded cell at the Miguel Castro Castro prison in Lima. He watches TV and works out while awaiting questioning on the killing of Stephany Flores. The facility houses insurgent and foreign prisoners, with tight security and limited visitor access.
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Lima
Peru
Joran van der Sloot
Stephany Flores
Miguel Castro Castro
Hector Allende
van der Sloot
Aruba
U.S
Natalee Holloway
Flores
Ruben Rodriguez
Associated Press
Rodriguez
van de Sloot
Shining Path
Jose Luis Perez
Ricardo la Serna
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