Dangerous labor under sun in Kampala quarry harms child
In Kampala Uganda 9 year old Stephen Batte works 12 hour days smashing rocks for 100 shillings per five gallon bucket. Refugees from northern Uganda toil without safety gear amid frequent rock falls and a landslide that killed his mother. Stephen plans for food and studies a better life.
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Uganda
Stephen Batte
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Fortuneteller Fees Draw Scrutiny in Japan
Fraud concerns rise as fortune tellers and spiritual advisers target clients. Authorities cite cases of psychological pressure to extort money. In 2005 a Koun no Hikari event led a 70s woman to pay 1 million yen, later reduced to 730,000 yen, then withdrawn. Consumer centers logged 1,890 complaints in 2003 rising to 2,928 in 2007.
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Koun No Hikari
Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry
Kanagawa Prefecture
Transformers Dominates MTV Movie Awards With Best Film
Universal City Los Angeles AP Transformers wins MTV Movie Award for best film. Johnny Depp grabs two categories best comedic performance and best villain. Megan Fox ad libs praise for Transformers sequel. Rainn Wilson hints at role in Transformers 2. Ellen Page wins best female performance for Juno. Sean Faris and Cam Gigandet escorted off stage amid tense moment.
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Church bans autistic teen in Bertha Minnesota
Adam Race a 13 year old with autism is barred from the Church of St Joseph after a restraining order citing disruptive and dangerous behavior. His mother Carol Race says he is not dangerous and plans to contest the order with a mediator and self representation. The Diocese says attempts at accommodations included a Mass video feed.
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Minn
Carol Race
Church of St. Joseph
Race
Adam
Minnesota
Daniel Walz
Walt
Jane Marrin
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Rock dispute over Ohio River boulder sparks state battle
The 8 ton boulder once marked navigation on the Ohio River sits in Portsmouth Ohio as Kentucky and Ohio clash over ownership. Kentucky officials say the rock belongs to Kentucky while Ohio views it as neglected archaeology. A Kentucky grand jury weighs possible charges amid resolutions from both states.
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Kentucky
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Steve Shaffer
Ironton
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
George Crothers
University of Ken
Tucky
William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology
Office of State Archaeology
Crothers
Rick Duncan
Ohio River
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