Firefighters battle Mount Lemmon wildfire from below and above
Fire crews on Mount Lemmon north of Tucson fought a spreading blaze that has destroyed hundreds of homes in Summerhaven. About 950 firefighters worked to create firebreaks with bulldozers and backfires while winds gusted up to 25 mph and temperatures neared 70s. The fire scorched roughly 20,850 acres of pines and brush, with containment around 15 percent.
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Tucson
Ariz
Mount Lemmon
Gordon Gay
Gay
Summerhaven
WHO lifts last SARS travel warning in Beijing
WHO ends travel advisory as Beijing reports no recent local transmissions. Beijing and now Toronto and Taiwan are out of the danger list while global vigilance remains urged. SARS caused over 800 deaths and 8,400 infections worldwide, with Beijing responsible for about half of China's 5,300 cases.
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Beijing
World Health Organization
WHO
Toronto
Taiwan
Ment
Eggert Muss
Swissotel Beijing
China
Guangdong
Strong-armed robbery under investigation in Bluefield WV
Bluefield police seek a 30s white male carrying a gas can who approached Carol Eldridge and her husband on Route 52 near Bluefield State College. He robbing them at gunpoint of 40 dollars after asking for a ride. Contact Princeton State Police with tips.
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Bluefield
Carol Eldridge
Glen
R.A. Maddy
West Virginia
Southeast spring rainfall sets record across three states
NOAA reports Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina had their wettest March through May on record with statewide totals of 16.8 18.7 and 19.2 inches respectively. New York to Florida saw above normal rainfall while Texas posted its second driest spring.
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Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
New York
Florida
West
Texas
United States
Jim Laver
NOAA
Climate Prediction Center
Gulf of Mexico
Carolinas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Wyoming
Maine
Atlantic Coast
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Great Basin
Snickers maker eyes energy bar market move
Hackettstown NJ AP Masterfoods USA plans Snickers Marathon energy bars to blend candy and energy concepts. Two ounce bars in chocolate peanut and multi grain crunch aim at active consumers with added vitamins minerals and protein. Bar testers include San Francisco firefighter Joe Horton and eight marathoners while nutrition experts call energy bars fortified junk food.
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Hackettstown
N.J
Snickers
Masterfoods USA
M&M/Mars
Snickers Marathon
Bonnie Liebman
Center For Science In
Public Interest
Bill Bellady
Masterfoods’ Prototype and Design Group
San Francisco
Joe Horton
Horton
Mitchell Pinheiro
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pinheiro
Stefanie Thompson
Advertising Age
Nestle SA
Mars
Masterfoods
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Athens
Crossroads
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