Niece to hold New York news conference amid Iran visit
Aunt Karen Sandys says Sarah Shourd plans a Monday news conference in New York with her mother after release from Iran. Shourd and her mother will travel from Oman to New Sandys expects the event to coincide with President Ahmadinejad's U N appearance in New York.
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Hurricane Karl Reaches Veracruz Causing Wide Damage
Hurricane Karl slammed Veracruz on the Gulf Coast with 115 mph winds and 90 mph gusts as it moved inland toward central Mexico. The storm prompted evacuation of workers from oil platforms and the Laguna Verde nuclear plant, disrupted flights and transit, and left about 80 percent of Veracruz without electricity amid heavy rainfall and flooding threats across central Mexico.
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Cement seals BP Gulf well ending worst spill saga
Crews pumped cement deep under the Gulf floor to permanently seal BP's blown out well. Officials expected full sealing within 24 hours after a relief well intersected the leak, ending a disaster that killed 11 and spewed 206 million gallons of oil.
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Two Tornadoes Hit New York City During Storm
The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes ripped through New York City during a fast moving storm. A microburst reached 125 mph as the storm left a 14 mile path from Brooklyn to Queens. One person was killed and over 1,000 trees were destroyed with dozens of buildings damaged.
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Couple charged in nuclear weapons secrets case
Los Alamos alumnus Pedro Mascheroni and his wife Marjorie Mascheroni were arrested in an FBI sting in Albuquerque on 22 counts alleging they conspired to provide Venezuela with classified nuclear weapons data. The indictment describes a 132 page disk and a program to develop a nuclear bomb within ten years.
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