Fitness program gets NYC kids into shape
Khalil Colon and 20,000 New York City schoolchildren participate in the Mighty Milers program run by the New York Road Runners Foundation to combat obesity. It operates in 100 plus NYC schools and 20 schools elsewhere, offering miles tracked as prizes, T shirts, and teacher training at $50 per child yearly.
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New York
Khalil Colon
Khalil
New York City
Mighty Milers
Running
Five Boroughs
Foundation
Cliff Sperber
Health Department
Israel Soto
Sperber
Cierra Agosto
Katherine Rojas
P.S. 57
Californian Wins National Sudoku Tournament
Thomas Snyder of Palo Alto California won the Philadelphia Inquirer National Sudoku Championship with a seven minute nine second solution to an advanced puzzle. The 27 year old earned 10000 dollars and a place on the six person U S World Sudoku Team for next year’s world championship in India. The event drew 857 contestants and 302 spectators, hailed as the largest live puzzle tournament to date.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Snyder
Philadelphia Inquirer
Snyder
Palo Alto
Calif
U.S
India
Prague
New York Times
Will Shortz
Stanford
Official dies after monkey attack in New Delhi fall
In New Delhi a senior government official Deputy Mayor S S Bajwa was attacked by a gang of Rhesus macaques and fell from a balcony at his home. He died from head injuries after the incident Sunday. Monkey activity impacts many government buildings temples and neighborhoods.
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New Delhi
S.S. Bajwa
Press Trust of India
Times of India
Pope Benedict Denounces Violence During Naples Visit
In Naples, Pope Benedict XVI urged global religious leaders to reject violence in God's name. He condemned local mob violence tied to the Camorra and called for peace programs addressing poverty unemployment and lack of opportunity amid the citys crime struggles.
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Naples
Italy
Benedict XVI
Benedict
Bari
World
Interior Ministry
Campania
Worker describes effects of long shift in smoke filled air
A worker reports feeling dirty and foul smelling after a shift in smoke. They describe hair odor skin feel and a changed voice from prolonged exposure with sinus and throat irritation.
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