Rare lion cubs saved in war torn Somalia
Two three month old lion cubs believed to be rare Berbera lions were confiscated at Mogadishu port after being smuggled aboard a ship. They were rescued by Bancroft staff and are being cared for with veterinary support while plans were discussed to relocate them to Uganda or a breeding program with Smithsonian involvement.
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Erbera
Middle East
Mogadishu
Bancroft
African Union
Mike Stock
Sheikh Sharif
Museveni
The
Smithsonian
Bailey
Stolen checks and arrests in Mercer area blotter
Police blotter reports stolen checks from the Mercer Nursing Building on Rogers Street at 10:56 p.m. A subject, in possession of a controlled substance, arrested on Princeton Avenue at 5:38 p.m. A hit and run on Spokane Street at 6:50 p.m. destruction of property on Wheeling Street at 8:50 p.m. Tazewell County Sheriff notes 86 arrests 200 calls 263 civil papers 2011 week.
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Mercer Nursing
Rogers Street
N.J. Allen
J.W. Murray, Jr
Princeton Avenue
Murray
Mercer County 911
Spokane Street
D.R. Murray
Wheeling Street
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Court to take up sex bias claims against Wal-Mart
Christine Kwapnoski and Betty Dukes are named plaintiffs in a landmark class action alleging gender discrimination at Wal-Mart stores. The Supreme Court will decide if the suit can proceed as a class action potentially involving hundreds of thousands of women, with broader implications for employment discrimination lawsuits.
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Wal-Mart
Washington
Christine Kwapnoski
Kwapnoski
Sam’s Club
Missouri
California
Supreme Court
Wal- Mart
Columbia University Law
John Coffee
High Court
Coffee
Brad Seligman
Seligman
Federal Appeals Court
San Francisco
Bentonville, Ark
Theodore J. Boutrous
Boutrous
Gisel Ruiz
Ruiz
Knapnoski
Concord
Calif
Betty Dukes
Walmart
Pittsburg
Dukes
College dean's lists and hires across Virginia and West Virginia
Brianna Shandell Miller of Falls Mills is named to Radford University's fall dean's list as a sophomore majoring in exercise sport and health education. Annaliese Ramthun of Athens earns Dickinson College fall 2010 dean's list honors as a sophomore environmental science major. Maxine Willis joins New River Community and Technical College in Beckley as an accountant with prior experience at Mountain State University and the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board. Susan Payton of Princeton is listed in 2011 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Peggy Epling joins New River Community and Technical College as a student program advisor at the Mercer County Campus in Princeton with extensive higher education background.
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Radford
Brianna Shandell Miller
Falls Mills
Radford University
Carlisle
Annaliese Marie Ramthun
Dickinson College
Pike View High School
Roy and
Elizabeth Ramthun
Athens
Beckley
Maxine D. Willis
New River Community and Technical College
New River
Willis
Mountain State University
Mountain State
West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board
Charleston
Arnett
Princeton
Peggy Epling
Mercer County
Epling
Mercer County Technical Education Center
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Shady Spring
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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