Ice storm batters Carolinas with widespread outages
An army of repair crews from the South works to restore power after a ice storm cripples the Carolinas. Utilities report hundreds of thousands without electricity and warn most customers may remain without power into next week.
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Duke Power
Charlotte
North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives
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Virginia
BellSouth
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New Mexico
New York
Durham
Pi calculated to 1.24 trillion places by Tokyo team
Researchers led by Professor Yasumasa Kawada at Tokyo University used a Hitachi supercomputer to compute pi to 1.24 trillion digits over 400 hours in September. The record surpasses Guinness recognition and raises notes on computing technique and verification.
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Tokyo
Yasumasa Kawada
Information Technology Center
Tokyo University
Makoto Kudo
Guinness World Records
Kanada
Neil Hayes
Guinness
Kudo
St Louis Tops List as Nation's Most Dangerous City
The Morgan Quinno Press report using 2001 FBI data ranks St Louis as the nation's most dangerous city, with Detroit dropping from first after three years. Atlanta, Gary, and Baltimore follow in the top five, while Amherst and Brick Township head the safest list. Gov. Gray Davis proposes a 10.2 billion budget cut spanning 18 months, affecting education health and welfare with state worker layoffs.
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Detroit
Kansas
FBI
Lawrence
Kan
Sacramento
Calif
Gray Davis
Governor pushes education protections despite budget woes
The Democratic governor faces two years of budget strain and vows to shield education from cuts while proposing reductions in transportation projects and the medical program for the poor. He emphasizes education as a priority despite fiscal pressures.
Man found guilty of kidnapping teen in Long Island case
James Warren, 42, was found guilty on most counts in a 65 count indictment for kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl met online. He was acquitted on two charges of attempted murder. Prosecutors expect consecutive sentences placing him well into the 300 years to life range at January 15 sentencing. He showed no emotion.
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Mineola
N.Y
James Warren
Gregg Turkin
Warren
FAA seeks active federal role in inspecting older airliners
The FAA proposed a stronger federal inspection role for aging commercial aircraft to ensure safety as planes stay in service longer. The plan costs about 175 million, with inspections starting in 2006 for planes over 24 years and 2007 for those 14 to 24 years old, affecting an estimated 18 000 U.S. planes.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Greg Martin
U.S
Chuck Eastlake
Florida
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