Weather forecast for Garden City area storms and rain
Mostly cloudy tonight with strong to severe storms crossing the area. Rainfall 0.20 to 0.40 inches, locally heavier. Wind southeast 15 to 30 mph shift to north later. Cooler tomorrow with clouds and sun, perhaps a shower. North wind 10 to 20 mph. Afternoon humidity around 45 percent. Soil temperature noted yesterday.
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China drug regulator death sentence for bribe scandal
Zheng Xiaoyu, former director of the State Food and Drug Administration, was sentenced to death for taking bribes totaling over 832000 dollars to approve substandard medicines including an antibiotic blamed for at least 10 deaths. The court cited fake medicines and improper supervision. Beijing announced a first recall system for unsafe products as part of moves to curb shoddy goods.
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Barak and Ayalon in Labor runoff for leader post
In Jerusalem former prime minister Barak edged Ami Ayalon 36 to 31 percent, missing the 40 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. Labor's Amir Peretz trailed with 22 percent as party supporters weigh whom to back ahead of the June 12 vote. The Lebanon war aftermath looms over the race and party unity.
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Pelosi urges multilateral action to preserve planet
Berlin reports Pelosi presses international cooperation on climate change with Chancellor Merkel ahead of G8 summit. She praises Merkel leadership and calls for science and faith-based groups to mobilize for planetary preservation along with multilateral solutions.
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North and South Korea Talks Drag Amid Rifts Over Nukes and Rice
A North Korean delegation arrived in South Korea for high level reconciliation talks despite rifts over Pyongyang turning over its Yongbyon reactor and Seoul delaying rice aid. The two sides aim to meet through Friday in Seoul while Seoul withholds rice delivery until North Korea acts on its pledge.
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Bush imposes sanctions on Sudan over Darfur genocide
President Bush announced new U.S. economic sanctions targeting government run companies in Sudan's oil sector and three individuals including a rebel leader. He urged the world to end Darfur’s bloodshed, labeling it genocide and directing Rice to draft a UN resolution for stronger international pressure as the crisis continues with over 200000 killed.
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