Ecuador Quake Devastates Coastline Causes Broad Casualties
The major quake along Ecuador’s coast caused heavy damage in Pedernales Portoviejo and Manta with collapsed buildings and hospital floors. Authorities reported 90 deaths in Pedernales and 10 coastal roads closed as 10,000 soldiers were deployed for rescue. Vacant Galapagos spared while foreign aid from Venezuela Chile and Mexico arrived.
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Portoviejo
Cedeno
Pedernales
Gabriel Alcivar
Milton Zarate
Manta
Guayaquil
Chone
Caraquez
Ecuador
Jorge Glas
Esmeraldas
Quito
Venezuela
Chile
Mexico
Correa
Red Cross
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Earthquake in Japan Triggers Market Plunge and Factory Closures
A series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3 magnitude struck Kyushu, killing at least 42 and forcing factory shutdowns. About 30,000 rescue workers searched rubble for survivors as food shortages and transport disruptions ran across Kumamoto, with Prime Minister Abe urging continued life-saving efforts.
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Tokyo
Kyushu
Kumamoto
Shinzo Abe
Japan
Iowa firms push youth and veterans to fill job gaps
Allianz increased apprenticeships from 140 in 2013 to 270 last year as retirements loom. Companies plan to recruit in high schools and trade schools to balance aging workforces while vets remain a key labor source. Iowa sees 131000 veterans in the workforce with low unemployment and 200000+ nationwide reentering annually.
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Allianz
Foss
Katie Lippold
Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa
Iowa Business Council
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tina Hoffman
Iowa Economic Development Authority
HBI
Community colleges face budget pressure and wage shifts
Johnson County plans to raise pay for minimum wage workers across seven counties. Kirkwood administrators warn federal wage rules will reshape salary structures. A $3 million state boost for community colleges is proposed, feeding a larger education package but likely prompting a tuition hike at regents universities. Government veto history leaves funding uncertain. Starcevich notes 65 percent of budgets come from students and local taxes, raising debt and affordability concerns.
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Johnson County
Starcevich
Kirkwood
Board of Regents
Regent
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
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Luis Alcivar
Galapagos Islands
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Thegazette.com
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House
Vanessa.miller
Thegazette
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