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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2013
Page
6
Two weeks after the West Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 14 and injured about 200 investigators still do not know how much fertilizer was on site or the cause. A preliminary finding on the blast is hoped for by May 10, per Texas fire marshal Chris Connealy.
Kenneth Bae a 44 year old naturalized U S citizen born in South Korea was sentenced in Pyongyang to 15 years hard labor for crimes against the state. The United States urged amnesty and immediate release while noting no envoy was being sought to secure his freedom.
A federal report from the EPA and Agriculture Department warns honey bee colonies have halved since 1947 due to parasites, disease, and pesticides. It notes genetic diversity loss and reduced foraging diversity limit resilience, risking pollination for crops worth billions and the almond industry’s colony needs.
Rhode Island lawmakers pass a same sex marriage bill and Governor Lincoln Chafee signs it into law. The measure takes effect August 1 making Rhode Island the tenth state to legalize same sex marriage and the last New England state to do so.
President Obama selected Mike Froman as U S trade representative and Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary designates both filling the remaining Cabinet spots on his economic team. Froman advised the president on international economic affairs since 2009 while Pritzker, Hyatt heiress and fund-raiser, would run the Commerce Department and engage with business groups.
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