Train Derailment Sparks Fire Near Louisville Evacuations
Thick smoke and flames from a ruptured tanker car continued Wednesday after a derailment released flammable chemicals. Fire crews contained some fires while others burned out. About twenty four people nearby were checked and released from a hospital. no serious injuries reported.
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Buffalo Mayor Recalls Worst Winter Storm Power Outage
Buffalo Missouri mayor Jerry Hardesty says the town of 2800 lost power and water after winter storms. He cites long outages and recalls residents who have lived there decades claiming conditions are unprecedented.
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Cancer deaths fall again nationwide in 2004
ATLANTA AP. Cancer deaths in the United States dropped for the second year in a row, with 2004 totaling 553,888, down 0.5 percent from 2003. Experts cite declines in smoking, earlier detection, and better treatment for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers, while lung cancer death rates in men fall and women's plateau. President Bush welcomed the trend as evidence that federally funded research advances medicine.
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Death by own action bombing hits Sadr City market
A car bomb in the Shiite district of Sadr City killed 17 people and wounded 33, as a separate attack on university students near Al Mustansiriya killed 70. In Baghdad, a National Democratic Institute convoy was ambushed, leaving four dead including an American woman. The attacks mark a renewed surge of Sunni insurgent violence.
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Democrats stall on border fence plans despite approved funds
Democrats in Congress show no rush to release money for the border fence. House Homeland Security Chair Bennie Thompson calls for a full plan and hearings on border security before proceeding with construction or funding.
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Secret court to oversee domestic spy program
Washington AP The Bush administration will have the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approve wiretaps under the Terrorist Surveillance Program. Attorney General Gonzales said the FISA court will have final say on electronic surveillance tied to terrorism within new guidelines adopted January 10. The program began in 2001 to monitor international calls and emails related to suspected terrorists.
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