Icelandic volcano disrupts trans Atlantic flights again
Ash from Eyjafjallajokull forces reroutes and cancellations across Europe and North America. European airports, including Barcelona, close as Eurocontrol tracks a 35 000 foot ash plume extending from Greenland toward the Azores. Flights rerouted north over Greenland or south around Spain amid grim outlook for today.
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Europe
North America
Spain
France
Greenland
Iceland
Aer Lingus
United States
Dublin
Eurocontrol
Azores
Madeira Islands
mid-Atlantic
Italy
Kyla Evans
Moms Rally Behind Pot Legalization Seek Mother's Support
Activists target mothers to back marijuana legalization arguing it is safer than alcohol and could influence lawmakers. NORML linked groups and SAFER push online cards and gifts to convert moms, citing polls showing higher female opposition to legalization and a growing network of mothers advocating reform.
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Denver
Moms4Marijuana
Sabrina Fendrick
Women’s Alliance
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
NORML
Boise
Idaho
Moms4 Marijuana
Frank
Moms
Diane Irwin
Colorado
Associated Press
CNBC
Amanda Leonard
St. Augustine
Fla
Safer
Ban Ki moon presses for deadline on global test ban treaty
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki moon urged a monthlong conference to set a activation deadline for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty urging action from holdouts including the United States Senate. He noted it has been 15 years since signature and urged creative steps to overcome opposition. Indonesia signaled it will approve soon as China remains tied to U.S. action.
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U.N
Ban Ki-moon
U.S. Senate
Ban
Barack Obama
North Korea
India
Pakistan
Algeria
Vietnam
Indonesia
China
Jakarta
United States
Marty Natalegawa
U.S
LongDelay Faces Trial For 1965 Civil Rights Killing
Montgomery Indiana AP reports former Alabama state trooper James Bonard Fowler faces no trial date for the 1965 shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson in Marion amid a three year delay. The case links to a civil rights era crackdown and delays raise fears witnesses may die before testimony.
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Ala
Alabama
James Bonard Fowler
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Marion
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