El Nino Returns As Pacific Warmth Surges
Government scientists report El Nino has returned with Pacific sea surface temps about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in June. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejects a resolution honoring Michael Jackson citing potential contrary views during debate.
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Washington
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Equatorial Pacific
Nancy Pelosi
Michael Jackson
House
Pelosi
D-Calif
May Shows U S Airlines Improve On Time Performance
The Transportation Department reported that U S airlines reduced cancellations and mishandled baggage incidents in May and improved on time arrivals compared with a year earlier. Fewer delays and a steadier schedule marked the month.
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Washington
U.S
Transportation Department
Burris rules out running for full Senate term in 2010
A Democratic official says Roland Burris will not seek a full Senate term in 2010 and has begun informing party officials of his decision. Burris was appointed by Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat once held by Barack Obama. A Denver judge denied bail for Kristen Parker, a surgery technician accused of swapping fentanyl syringes, possibly exposing thousands to hepatitis C.
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Washington
Roland Burris
Burris
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Senate
Barack Obama
Denver
Kristen Diane Parker
Parker
Chicago
Tom Dart
Dart
Jesse Jackson
House approves 14 percent boost to food stamp funding
The House passed a 123.8 billion agriculture and nutrition bill by a 266 to 160 vote to expand funding for food stamps. Officials report a record 33.8 million Americans on the program through April, up 5.6 million from a year ago.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Attacks in Iraq Kill At Least 50 as Shiite Targets Rise
Attacks in northern Iraq and Baghdad on Thursday left at least 50 dead and many wounded after U S combat troops withdrew from urban areas. The bloodshed centered on Shiite neighborhoods including Sadr City and Tal Afar, with two bombers targeting a counterterrorism officer’s home.
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Washington Post
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Iraq
U.S
Sadr City
Sadr
al-Qala
Tal Afar
Ali Hadi Obaid
Cemetery workers accused of dumping hundreds of burials at Burr Oak
Authorities say four cemetery workers including a manager unearthed and dumped hundreds of corpses at Burr Oak Cemetery, stacking bodies and reselling plots. Relatives searched for loved ones as FBI aided the probe. Suspects Carolyn Towns Keith Nicks Terrence Nicks Maurice Dailey face felony charges.
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Alsip, Ill
Chicago
Burr Oak
Emmett Till
Willie Dixon
Dinah Washington
Alsip
Ralph Gunn
Gregory Mannie
Mannie
Carolyn Towns
Keith Nicks
Terrence Nicks
Maurice Dailey
Robbins
Burr Oak Cemetery
Ill
Amtrak Train Hits Car West of Detroit. 5 Dead
An Amtrak passenger train struck a car that went around a crossing gate near Canton Township, about 20 miles west of Detroit. Five people in the sedan were killed, most believed to be teens, as the train traveling about 67 mph hit the vehicle at the crossing with functioning lights and gate.
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Mich
Amtrak
Detroit
Mark Gajeski
Gajeski
Craig Wilsher
Train collision leaves fatalities on Michigan line
A sudden crash on a Chicago bound train near a road crossing injured several and killed multiple passengers. Alice McCardell of Dearborn described the thunk as the car was broadsided and carried a mile along the tracks. James Reese of Royal Oak reported a brake surge but no impact before learning of the fatalities.
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Dearborn
Chicago
Gajeski
James Reese
Royal Oak
Ann Arbor
Reese
Harkin critics House climate bill as unfair to Midwest
Senator Tom Harkin defends climate legislation but warns the House measure places a disproportionate burden on Midwest coal states and energy producers in Iowa. He cites MidAmerican Energy tests and White House talks as recognizing the distribution issue and consumer risks under the cap and trade system.
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Midwest
James Q. Lynch
Ie Gazette
Tom Harkin
Iowa
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co
David Sokol
Congress
White House
Truck Bomb Kills 25 in Afghanistan Near Kabul
A powerful truck bomb in Longar province killed at least 25 people, many civilians including 13 students, with three American soldiers dies in separate roadside blasts in southern and eastern Afghanistan. Authorities suspect the vehicle aimed at Kabul. driver remains missing. The incident follows increasing violence across scattered regions.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Longar
Private pool accused of turning away minority kids in Pennsylvania
The Creative Steps camp reports minority children were barred from The Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley after racial comments were heard, with 65 campers affected on Mondays. state officials have opened an investigation into the private pool.
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Huntingdon Valley
Philadelphia
Creative Steps
Valley Club
Hunting
Don Valley
Alethea Wright
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