Strong quake rocks Philippines near Camiguin Island
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines near Camiguin Island, injuring at least 22 and prompting warnings of possible tsunamis. Aftershocks and widespread effects were reported across Cebu Negros and Mindanao, with evacuations urged for shoreline areas.
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Manila
Philippines
U.S. Geological Survey
Pat Jorgenson
Menlo Park
Calif
Jorgenson
Philippine
Camiguin Island
Bart Bautista
Philippine Institute of Vulcanology and Seismology
Cebu
Negros Islands
Camiguin
Mindanao Island
Bautista
Efren Emnafe
Trapped Turkish Miners in Mine Disaster
An explosion and fire at Yeniceltik coal mine near Merzifon Turkey killed nine miners and trapped 58 workers about 1000 feet underground. Rescue efforts ended as ventilation pipes were closed and officials blamed lax safety standards amid a briefing by Maden Is union secretary Ekrem Sami.
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Ankara
Turkey
Mehmet Yazar
Ekrem Sami
Maden Is
Sami
Yeniceltik
Merzifon
Black Sea
Bush faces new environmental attacks over wetlands and pollution
Environmentalists assail President Bush on wetlands protection and federal pollution cleanup. A National Governors Association report accuses the administration of hamstringing the EPA, citing a Justice Department policy blocking civil actions against other federal agencies. Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus says change requires one phone call to the EPA and Justice Department.
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Bush
National Governors Association
Bush Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
NGA
Justice Department
EPA
Idaho
Cecil Andrus
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Judge rejects Noriega defense efforts in federal case
A federal judge refused to surrender jurisdiction in Manuel Noriega’s drug trafficking case, rejecting defense moves to transfer him to a neutral country. The ruling narrows options for the defense as the case proceeds in Miami court.
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Noriega
Miami
Manuel Noriega
Bentsen
Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
Senate
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Moynihan
D-N.y
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Army recalls medals awarded in error after Panama invasion
The Army pulled back 14 Combat Infantryman Badges from soldiers deemed ineligible after hastily awarding 186 decorations to hospitalized troops two days post invasion. Gen. Vuono had distributed the badges at two Texas hospitals, a move the Army says stemmed from an honest mistake, not a publicity stunt.
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Washington
Army
Panama
Joe Padilla
Carl Vuono
Army Chief of Staff
San Antonio
Texas
Padilla
Vuono
Honecker’s secret stash fuels lavish buys in East Berlin
East Berlin prosecutors reveal Erich Honecker maintained a private account averaging about $60 million over decades of rule. The funds funded luxury items including Lenin’s watch as prosecutors detail alleged corruption by Honecker era officials. Honecker, 77, and aides face charges from treason to misuse of public funds.
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East Berlin
Erich Honecker
Vladimir I. Lenin
Lothar Reuter
Communist Party
Honecker
Reuter
Northwest Storms Persist Amid Snow in Cascades
A Gulf of Alaska storm churns toward the Pacific Northwest with coastal rain and high-elevation snow east of the Cascades. Washington and Oregon face reopened passes after heavy snow and avalanche danger. Spokane sees about 3.5 inches of snow. winter storm watches cover eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
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Oregon
Washington
Gulf of Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Rockies
Washington Cascades
Snoqualmie Pass
Stevens Pass
White Pass
State Department of Transportation
Spokane
Wash
Washington State
Idaho
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Northwest
Illinois Weekend Forecast With Lottery Results
Illinois extends through Monday with partly cloudy skies and mild highs in the 30s to 50s regionally. Lows dip into the 20s to low 30s, while Wednesday’s Illinois State Lottery numbers include 7 3 9 for Daily Game, 2 8 1 7 for Pick Four, and 06 15 22 23 27 for Little Lotto. Lotto jackpot is estimated at $13 million.
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Illinois
Commodity quotes wrap noon weatheromitted from Merchants
Daily market sheet lists live cattle hogs and pork belly futures for Feb through Aug with prices, soybeans and corn contracts for March May July Sept and Dec, soymeal and oils, cocoa sugar gold copper and bond and precious metals quotes.
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Merchants Trading Company
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