Grenada braced as Ivan threatens island chain and looting flares
Forecasters warned Ivan could hit Grenada by Sunday after crossing Cuba marking the fourth major Atlantic hurricane. Evacuations surged as police fired tear gas to curb looting in St George's while troops from Caribbean nations aided relief efforts. The storm damaged most homes, collapsed roofs, and cut water service, with the United States declaring Grenada a disaster area to unlock aid.
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Charley
Frances
Grenada
St. George’s
Dawn Brown
Ivan
Brown
United States
U.S
Barbados
Lesleigh Redavid
St. George’s University
Port Jefferson
N.Y
Kingston
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Tobago
Venezuela
Kerry Defends Health Care Record in Iowa Campaign
Senator John Kerry criticizes Bush for rising health care costs and lost coverage while promoting a plan to ease the burden financed by ending top-bracket tax cuts. He backs importing FDA-approved Canadian drugs and touts Iowa campaign momentum and a history of closing strong in elections.
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Kerry
Kaiser Family Foundation
Bush
Iowa
Canada
Food & Drug Administration
U.S
Jim Nussle
Nussle
Manchester
Washington
White House
Associated Press
City trains rarely block downtown traffic for five minutes
The Gazette notes trains typically cross intersections in about two minutes with switching runs often shaving seconds from the five minute limit. Union Pacific reports delays when moving 80 to 90 cars, and multiple railroads operate north of downtown including CRANDIC and Canadian National-Illinois Central. Quaker remains the biggest downtown customer, mostly shipping by truck, while trains once dominated traffic for grain and mill products.
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Wagner
Ted Veino
Grafton
Veino
Ankeny
Second
Third Avenues
the Gazette
First Avenue
Union Pacific
Doug Long
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railroad
Crandic
Iowa Northern
Canadian National-Ilinois Central
Canadian National-Illinois Central
Kevin Burke
Sixth Street
Alliant Energy
Quaker
Mark Davis
Omaha
Rescar
Cargill
Dan Wombold
Young Farmers Seek Land Through Partnerships in Iowa
Many would be farmers join partnerships to access farmland priced at 156 dollars per acre in Iowa. Eric and Gary Lahr discuss renting near home to share labor and equipment while young renters face competition from established farmers. Banks offer subsidized loans, crop shares, or hired work as paths to land. Farm-on programs connect retiring and aspiring farmers to keep farms intact.
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Gary Lahr
Eric Lahr
Open access genome data deemed vital despite bioterror risk
A National Research Council panel concluded that freely sharing genome data on dangerous germs is essential to advance vaccines and treatments, outweighing bioterror risk. Homeland Security Secretary Ridge criticizes open access while an advisory board review is proposed. current law largely requires public release of federally funded genome data.
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Washington
National Research Council
Stanley Falkow
Falkow
Stanford University
California
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Council
National Academy of Sciences
Claire M. Fraser
Institute For Genomic Research
Rockville
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