Protests in Syria Yield Six Killed Amid Crackdown
Beirут AP reported security forces and shabiha opened fire on thousands of protesters Friday killing six, with three in Homs, two in Damascus, one near Daraa. Eyewitnesses described bullets fired into crowds as mass arrests and heavy security restrained demonstrations across multiple cities.
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Assad
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Hama
Qamishli
Syria
U S glitch delays immigrant visa lottery results worldwide
The State Department says a software error corrupted the 2012 diversity visa lottery drawing affecting nearly 15 million entrants. Winners from the first two days were unfairly selected, so the results are discarded and a new drawing will be held with entries from the existing pool, with winners announced mid July.
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Obama
United States
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Floodwaters Threaten Mississippi Crops In Louisiana
Mississippi floodwaters ruin about 19 square miles of soybeans and corn in northeastern Louisiana as farmers fear ruin while engineers consider opening a spillway for the first time in 38 years. Cotton and soybean prices surge amid demand and ethanol growth, worsening farmer losses.
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Mississippi
Parker
Robert Jones
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Farmland values rise after flood impact across midwest
A Realtors Land Institute survey shows good Iowa farmland at 7389 per acre, up 19.7 percent since September. floods threaten Arkansas Missouri and Mississippi cropland with over 2100 square miles at risk. Cairo and other areas face $100 million in likely damage as waters recede.
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RLI
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