Major 7.2 quake rocks southwest Pakistan near Dalbandin
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck remote Baluchistan at 1:30 am local time, depth about 50 miles, epicenter near Dalbandin about 200 miles from Quetta. Tremors felt across Pakistan and as far as India and the UAE. The Chagai hills area near the epicenter is linked to Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests.
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Sargent Shriver Dies at 95 Linked to Kennedy Era
R Sargent Shriver, veteran public service leader and first Peace Corps director, dies at 95 in Maryland after Alzheimer’s diagnosis. A businessman and lawyer, he aided Eunice Kennedy Shriver in founding Special Olympics, helped run the nonprofit, and served as ambassador to France two years.
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Six More States Join Florida Health Care lawsuit
Six Republican attorney generals plus Florida and 19 others filed a legal challenge to President Obama's health care overhaul. They argue the law is unconstitutional and imposes mandatory health insurance, risking penalties starting in 2014. The action coincides with House debates on repeal in Washington.
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Gun in backpack wounds two students at LA high school
A gun in a 10th grader’s backpack discharged when the student dropped the bag, injuring two classmates. One victim remained in critical condition. both were hit by the same bullet. No prior handling of the gun by the student was found. The unidentified student was arrested and faces charges.
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Los Angeles
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John Deasy
Lieberman to retire from Senate in 2012
Democratic officials say Senator Joe Lieberman will not seek a fifth term and plans to announce the decision in Stamford Connecticut. The independent who backed John McCain in 2008 usually votes with Democrats announced alongside North Dakota's Kent Conrad who is also retiring. Republican Senator Richard Lugar intends to run for a seventh term.
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Deciphera and Lilly extend oncology research pact for year
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly extend their Lawrence based oncology research partnership for another year. The deal provides full time equivalent support while continuing a collaboration begun in 2008 that aims to identify development candidates inhibiting cancer growth through kinase switches and potential melanoma targets.
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Jefferson County panel rejects strip club permit near schools
The Jefferson County Zoning and Planning Commission recommended denying a conditional use permit for a strip club proposed by Zach Snyder near Jefferson West High and Middle schools, within 900 feet of the high school and 800 feet of the middle school, and sharing a border with the school district. Residents voiced mixed reactions as the decision was announced after a half hour in executive session.
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Sunflower Broadband Rebrands as Knology in Lawrence
Knology purchases Sunflower Broadband in Lawrence, changing signs trucks and logos to the Knology brand. CEO Rodger Johnson visits for the kickoff saying services and rates will largely stay the same while introducing the company’s familiar color scheme across 12 markets.
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