Levee Breach Forces Mass Evacuation Near Winfield
A southern Lincoln County levee broke after sandbag walls failed, flooding about 3,000 acres and threatening homes on the north flood plain. Guardsmen labored to speed 30,000 sandbags into place, but by 5:03 am emergency crews evacuated residents as the levee collapsed and water surged through the breach.
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Lincoln County
Kelly Hardcastle
Melton
National Guard
Sheriff's Deputies
Clinton Obama Unity Amid Turbulent Democratic Primary
Clinton and Obama appeared together in New Hampshire marking a public gesture of party unity after a contested primary season. Obama clinched the nomination earlier, while Clinton suspended her campaign four days later, with both signaling support for Obama against McCain in the general election.
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Enite
New Hampshire
Obama
Clinton
McCain
Washington
Barack Obama
McCaine
McCain visits GM plant in Ohio to tout energy plan
McCain spoke to workers near the assembly line about an energy strategy seeking more oil production, a revolutionary automotive battery, and conservation. He urged U S leadership in autos and noted the Mahoning Valley’s 16 600 lost manufacturing jobs from 2000 to 2007 amid trade concerns. A union member pressed him on NAFTA and CAFTA, while Hillary Clinton had visited GM earlier to push limits on special interests.
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Develts
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Lungs
Mahoning Valley
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Canada
Mexico
Central America
Barack Obama
NAFTA
Raymond Francisco
Ohio
Linden
Nib
Former coworker recalls Higdon’s troubled past in Henderson
Grubb, who worked with Higdon at Warehouse Services Inc., said Higdon was fired in late 2007 and appeared troubled before the violent acts. He recalled Higdon’s distant demeanor, a chip on his shoulder, and frequent conversations about life and work over lunches at a McDonald’s on Green Street. Police investigate possible threats at Higdon’s prior workplaces.
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Grubb
Shipping and Receiving Warehouse Services Inc
Henderson
Higdon
Mount Vernon
Ind
Nevels
McDonald’s
Green Street
Safe sleep warnings grow as infant deaths linked to co-sleeping rise
West Virginia and other states reclassify unexplained infant deaths from SIDS to safer sleep categories. Reports show many fatalities occurred with co sleeping or unsafe bedding. Officials urge parents to keep infants in safe sleeping arrangements. campaigns stress that bed sharing greatly increases risk of death.
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West Virginia
Maureen Runyon
Runyon
New York
James Terzian
Binghamton
N.Y
Georgia
Division of Family and Children
Mary Dean Harvey
New York State
Microrobots: tiny factory workers in new control method
Researchers led by Donald describe swarms of microrobots guided by a single signal. By designing multiple robot species with slightly different physics they can perform complex tasks efficiently, shrinking a factory to chip size. Ronald Fearing of UC Berkeley compares the concept to tiny workers building and repairing components. Dan Popa of UT Arlington notes the notable size achievement.
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Donald
Ronald Fearing
University of California Berkeley
Fearing
Sai Dan Popa
Automation and Robotics Research Institute
University of Texas At Arlington
Man Shot at Gas Station Seeks Booking Details
A man shot five days after a separate incident at a city area gas station prompted police to review surveillance footage. No arrests have been reported. The victim, Waters, was a welder who had been staying at a Cleveland area homeless shelter. a friend described him as a hard working person trying to earn money for basics.
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Eral
Waters
Paul Eadeh
Eadeh
Literacy reform eyed to lift 20 million adults by 2020
A 2005 National Assessment finds 30 million Americans below basic literacy and 63 million not eligible for college. A proposed Adult Education and Economic Growth Act would raise funding to 20 billion by 2020, coordinating programs under Education and Labor. Block notes literacy extends beyond jobs to family, citizenship, and schooling aims.
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Department of Education
Department of Labor
Block
Washington, D.C
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