Colorado wildfire damage grows near Boulder
Authorities report at least 136 homes destroyed and 12 more damaged by a 6168 acre wildfire in canyons and foothills west of Boulder. A sheriff’s list adds four other structures and four people are still missing, surpassing Hayman fire losses.
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Mexican marines arrest seven in worst migrant massacre
Mexican marines arrest seven gunmen suspected of killing 72 Central and South American migrants in the Zetas cartel massacre. Four were captured after a Sept 3 gunbattle, three later. Investigators say migrants were kidnapped and killed after refusing to work for the cartel.
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Remnants of Hermine flood Texas causing rescues
The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine moved through Texas and into Oklahoma forcing dozens of high water rescues and flooding neighborhoods. Dallas saw snarled traffic and the shutdown of a major road while officials reported no immediate storm damage from tornado threats.
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Indiana activist to lead anti car p campaign
Indiana environmental activist John Goss, executive director of the National Wildlife Federation Indiana affiliate, was named the Obama administration's Asian carp director to lead the effort to keep Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.
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Merkel hails Danish cartoonist at freedom of speech award
German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Kurt Westergaard at an award ceremony for exposing the Prophet Muhammad caricature with bold satire. She noted his fear for life since 2005 and stressed media freedom as a cornerstone of European rights.
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Obama demands end to tax cuts for the wealthy in Cleveland
President Obama says Bush era tax cuts must end for individuals earning over 200 000 and couples over 250 000. He unveils plans to boost jobs, extend R D credits, allow full equipment write offs through 2011, and invest 50 billion in infrastructure as Republicans push back in a pre election clash.
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Muslim mason immortalized as gargoyle at Lyon cathedral
A Muslim stonemason, Ahmed Benzizine, who spent 37 years restoring the Lyon cathedral, is depicted as a winged gargoyle with God is great in French and Arabic. The art, meant as a symbol of peace, sparked outcry from a small extreme-right group and prompted archdiocese damage control. The project is praised by supporters as a tribute to interfaith friendship and Lyon’s Muslim community.
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Fires lash Detroit amid economic woes and high winds
Wind whipped fires swept across Detroit destroying at least 85 structures as embers jumped rooftops. Officials linked some blazes to arcing wires with two ruled arson. Fire crews faced delays in responding up to 90 minutes, prompting Mayor Bing to call it a natural disaster amid a city already strained by unemployment foreclosures and budget cuts.
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