Southeast rattled by Alabama quake near Fort Payne
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted the Southeast at 4 a.m. centering near Fort Payne Alabama, tying the state record. The tremor was felt across Alabama Georgia Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina and Mississippi with aftershocks and loud noise, but no major damage or injuries were reported.
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Nigerians seize 21 Americans on offshore rigs
Striking Nigerian oil workers seized 97 hostages including 21 Americans on several offshore rigs owned by Transocean for Shell and TotalFinaElf. Hostages warned of possible explosions if stormed, while officials noted some captors armed. Western diplomats reported 21 Americans and 35 Britons among those held.
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Democrats ready filibuster new court nominee Owen
Senate Democrats said they will filibuster Priscilla Owen a Texas judge and Texas Supreme Court member nominated to the 5th U S Circuit while maintaining the Estrada filibuster. Republicans expect a vote later to attempt breaking the Owen block as they defended Sutton approved on the 6th Circuit.
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Texas Supreme Court
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South Dakota
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District of Columbia
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GOP
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Jeff Sutton
Sutton
US Circuit Court of Appeals
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Ohio
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Michigan
Insulation Fire Forces Shutdown at Indian Point Plant
An insulation fire in a non-nuclear area of the Indian Point 3 plant north of New York City led to a shutdown on Tuesday. Fire was put out in under an hour with no radiation release, injuries, or sabotage. Officials cited no known cause and attributed the incident to routine safety checks amid terrorism fears surrounding the complex.
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New York City
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Entergy Corp
Indian Point
U S Protest Over Cuba Joining U N Rights Commission
The United States walked out of a U N meeting to protest Cuba’s election to the U N Human Rights Commission for a new three year term. Ambassador Sichan Siv denounced Cuba as the hemisphere’s worst rights violator amid Western criticism of the commission’s handling of cases including Zimbabwe Sudan and Chechnya.
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