Pigs fall from Cedar Rapids bound semi on I 380
Seven piglets dropped from a northbound semi on I 380 near the 5 1 Bridge. Five piglets died or were euthanized after rescue attempts. Driver Terry Wilcox did not know pigs were escaping. Cedar Rapids and other agencies recovered the survivors and transported them to shelter.
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Cedar Rapids
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Havennes
Hiawatha
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the Gazette
Cransfordsville
Love note on riverbank wall irks Linn County Jail
Cedar Rapids police report a man painted "I love you Lori" on the riverbank wall across from Linn County Jail. Sheriff Don Zeller and Jail Administrator Michael Carr criticized the act as a breach of rules and safety, noting restricted communications for inmates and staff watchfulness.
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Linn County
Lori
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Zeller
Michael Carr
Excavation Aims Near Iowa River Campground
Coralville researchers launch a summer dig at an Iowa River campsite linked to early Indigenous life. Motivated by plans for a 63.2 million hotel and convention center and an indoor rain forest, officials fear grading may affect the site and prompt assessment by the Iowa Environmental Education Project.
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Coralville
Iowa River
Iowa Environmental Education Project
Iraq Poll Shows Deep Anti U S Sentiment Amid Occupation Beliefs
A U S backed Coalition Provisional Authority poll indicates strong anti American sentiment in Iraq with 55 percent saying they would be safer if U S troops left now. It shows Muqtada al Sadr rising in popularity and that 92 percent view the U S as an occupying force.
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Washington
Coalition Provisional Authority
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United States
Abu Ghraib
Developments In Iraq and Mideast on Tuesday
The U S comptroller said one billion dollars was wasted in Iraq. The U S led coalition will keep Saddam Hussein until after June 30 despite Iraq’s prime minister seeking retrieval within two weeks. President Bush stressed securing adequate security. Saboteurs cut two oil pipelines in half. Captors threatened to kill a U S hostage in Saudi Arabia unless al Qaida prisoners are freed. The U S vowed to seek Paul Johnson’s release but will not concede. A convoy of contractors was ambushed in Baghdad with some reported killed. A car bomb outside a coalition base near Hillah killed one Iraqi and wounded another.
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U.S
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New Jersey
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Hillah
UN Warns Desertification Accelerates Threat to Global Lands
The United Nations reports lands the size of Rhode Island turn to desert each year, risking billions of people and agriculture. A third of Earth's surface is at risk, with Spain 31 percent threatened and China losing 36,000 square miles since the 1950s. The 10th anniversary of the Desertification Convention is observed as pace speeds up.
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Rhode Island
Africa
Spain
China
Indiana
Michel Smitall
U.N
World Day to Combat Desertification Observed in Bonn
United Nations and partners outline desertification threats as slash-and-burn farming, weak conservation, and stressed water supplies collide with rising populations. A Bonn ceremony marked the day with an upcoming Brazil meeting to assess the issue.
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Bonn
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