Tsunami death toll climbs as relief efforts unify world
Survivors in Indonesia battled for noodles as relief supplies sat at airports lacking transport. The death toll across 11 countries surpassed 77,000 with Red Cross warnings it could top 100,000. Authorities feared disease as bodies were buried and waterborne illnesses raised alarms. Global coalition led by the United States, India, Australia, and Japan coordinates aid and reconstruction.
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Banda Aceh
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Simon Missiri
Stray animal euthanasia rates vary across Iowa shelters
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids Animal Control euthanized about 10 percent of stray cats and 30 percent of stray dogs in the year ending June, the highest kill rate among Linn and Johnson county shelters. In contrast, the Iowa City-Coralville shelter euthanized about 40 percent of cats and 10 percent of dogs, a rate attributed by manager Misha Goodman to shelter practices.
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the Gazette
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Cedar Rapids Animal Control
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City shelter contrasts with Cedar Rapids on funding and licensing
The Gazette reports Iowa City licenses cats and dogs producing revenue Cedar Rapids lacks. Linn County and Cedar Rapids ended licensing ten years ago after state law changes. A chart shows strays and licenses across Linn Johnson counties GA tags. Iowa City shelter attracts visitors while Cedar Valley Humane Society handles Linn County areas outside Cedar Rapids. Through November the Cedar Valley shelter euthanized about 25 percent of dogs and 59 percent of cats, near regional averages, with total intake near 3,000 dogs and 4,000 cats.
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Goodman
Iowa City
Linn County
Gazette
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Bowl charters carry Hawk fans to Florida
About 1,100 University of Iowa Hawkeye fans flew from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Orlando for the Orange Bowl. Six charter flights operated with minimal delays as many passengers carried more baggage than expected. TSA officials praised the quick baggage screening process handled by screeners on duty Wednesday morning.
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Johnston
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Hawkeye
Orlando
Fla
Kim Schwaegel
Doug Esker
Coralville
Hawk
Florida
Ne Gazette
University of Iowa Hawkeye
U S launches offensive in triangle of death near Baghdad
U S forces began a new operation south of Baghdad in the triangle of death as militants attacked an elite Iraqi police unit in Ghaziliya. The blast killed 22 civilians and seven officers, while damaging about a dozen homes, in the Baathist neighborhood during a late Tuesday raid.
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