Massive Monongahela spill prompts city, county response
A million gallons entered the Monongahela triggering a large cleanup. Allegheny County hazardous materials teams, private contractors and the Coast Guard stretched booms to contain the oil. Evacuations affected 1200 Jefferson Borough residents while downstream water supplies faced restrictions for 60 communities. Authorities warned of possible gasoline leaks and monitored fumes as Lt. Gov. Mark Singer visited shelter evacuees.
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Cannon
Monongahela
John Best
Allegheny County
Cardinal
Coast Guard
Ohio
West Penn Water
Pittsburgh
Washington County
Robert Kroner
Mark Singer
Singer
Monongahela River
Coins Found near White Monastery Reveal Early Christian Era Artifacts
Egyptian archaeologists uncovered coins buried in two Coptic jars near the White Monastery, west of its main building. Gawdat Gabra of the Coptic Museum plans to house 400 coins in Cairo, with the rest sent to the Islamic Museum. The find may illuminate early Christian and Byzantine periods before 639 AD.
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Egypt
Gawdat Gabra
Cairo
Kadry
Soldier Open Fire Sparks Probe In Mideast Violence
An army inquiry found a soldier chased a mob of about 20 masked stone throwers and fired as his life was deemed at risk. A witness said the soldier targeted a boy then shot a woman seen in a garden. Mitzna suspended the soldier and his company commander for not acting according to regulations.
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Mitzna
Inam Khatab
Ghasawni
Khatab
Suleiman
Israel Radio
Amram Mitzna
Yasser Obeid
Ramallah
U.S
Ancient Mesopotamian recipes reveal exotic meats and flavors
Yale marks 75 years since its Babylonian collection with recipes listing stag gazelle kid lamb mutton squab and a bird called tarru. seasonings include onions garlic leeks with stews thickened by grains milk beer or blood. scholars struggle to identify samidu suhutinnu and tarru mentioned in the texts.
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Yale
Bottero
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Greg McKelvey
McKelvey
Jefferson Borough
Ashland
Lacy
Pittsburgh Public Safety Department
Margaret Rizza
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Emmitsburg
Ahmed Kadry
Egyptian Antiquities Organization
Ahmed Abdel-Reheem
Sohag
Iowa
Firestone
2Nd Ave
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Cedar Rapids
Mideast
Amari
Tulkarm
Palestine Press Service
Sterline Memorial Library
Yale University
Journal of the American Oriental Society
the Biblical Archaeologist Magazine
Blairs Ferry Road
Vacuum
Ewing
Ted
Tor
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