Tsunami toll rises across Asia and beyond
A massive earthquake and tsunamis devastate coastal regions in Sri Lanka Indonesia India Thailand and neighboring areas. Reports place deaths from 12 000 to 23 900 with thousands more missing homeless and injured. International aid floods in as authorities warn of unfolding humanitarian crisis.
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Lhokseumane
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Jayaram Jayalalithaa
Cuddalore
Katri Seppanen
Phuket Island
Patong
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Lhokseumawe
Rajali
Iraq Shiite leaders push for vote while violence rises
Amid free elections planned for January 30, Shiite leaders led by Ammar al Hakim push for political power as Sunni insurgents target clergy and officials. A U S soldier died in Samarra after a roadside blast. total U S deaths reach 1,324. An Islamic party withdraws from the race citing security concerns.
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Saddam
Washington
Mohsen Abdel-Hamid
Iraqi Islamic Party
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Abdul Aziz
Supreme Council For the Islamic Revolution
Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
Iran
U.S
Samarra
Baghdad
Ansar al-Sunnah Army
Mosul
Tax break fuels push for wind farms in Kansas Flint Hills
A Kansas task force urges the governor to set a Heart of the Flint Hills Area to shield half of the Flint Hills from wind development while developers rely on the federal production tax credit to boost wind farms. Higher fuel costs and the federal credit are driving new wind projects across the state.
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North America
Kathleen Sebelius
Flint
Ergy
American Wind Energy Association
Kansas
Kansas Department of Commerce
Western Kansas
Haskell County
WKCAC
Western
Holiday shoppers flock to stores after Christmas
Retailers report a strong after Christmas rush as shoppers flock to Target and Wal Mart for returns, clearance toys, decorations, and gift cards. Garden City store managers say Sunday was among the year's busiest, with many customers buying clearance items then regular staples. Downtown stores saw steadier traffic as shoppers assume they are open for post holiday purchases.
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Wal-Mart
CBS Market Watch
Chad Rohr
Garden City
Rohr
Kay Lee
Lee
Centenarian game warden kept going despite life’s trials
Noyes, a 100 year old former game warden, endured a stroke and hip surgery yet remains active in the yard. He survived the loss of his first wife Vera in 1973 and a remarriage in 1985 at age 80, while Audra added 13 children to the family. A playful tale recalls a fishing misadventure where a judge at lunch revealed the “big catch” was an old tire.
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Fukino
Vera
Audra
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