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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2010
Page
2
Landslides in Gansu's Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture killed at least 80 people and left about 2,000 missing as floods swept Zhouyu county. Power outages hindered casualty verification while mud and water filled streets and collapsed houses in the worst-hit area.
Explosions at central Basra al-Ashaar market killed at least 20 and wounded up to 100 as a violent day ended with the slaying of seven policemen across Iraq. Deputy provincial council chairman Sheik Ahmed al Sulayti cited police reports confirming the rising toll.
Three prisoners from an Arizona private prison are tied to a New Mexico couple’s killing investigation. Tracy Province John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch were connected by forensics authorities say but details and level of involvement remain unclear. Renwick was captured in Colorado on August first.
Northampton County prison inmate Franklin Barnett and Takesha Piazza wed Friday as Judge Leonard Zito, already handling Barnett's cocaine case, presides. Defense says the marriage idea arose after Piazza appeared in court. Prosecutor objects but wedding proceeds with a kiss amid ongoing proceedings and a three year minimum sentence looming.
Ten members of the International Assistance Mission including Americans, Afghans, a German and a Briton were shot dead returning from a two week medical aid trek in Nuristan and Badakhshan. Taliban claims cited spying and proselytizing as motives. Team leader Tom Little, a longtime Afghanistan aid worker, was among the dead.
President Obama says Medicare will endure thanks to the health care overhaul and fraud, waste, and abuse reforms. He notes seniors receiving $250 medication rebates and frames the law as a commitment to secure, affordable care. Republicans counter with taxes and economic concerns, arguing higher tax rates would hurt job creation.
Mattel's Sing a ma jigs plush singing toys gain online fame with homemade videos on YouTube. The El Segundo company doubled production after growing demand and is sourcing from Hong Kong to meet orders as Toys R Us eyes the item for its Holiday Hot Toy List.
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