Shark attack in Florida marks third bite in a week
An Austrian tourist Amnin Trojer, 19, was bitten on the ankle while in chest deep water near Gasparilla Island Beach and airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers. The Florida Gulf Coast has seen two prior bites this week. experts noted bull sharks may be involved in other incidents along the Panhandle.
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Amnin Trojer
Baden
Austria
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fort Myers
Pat Dolce
Lee County
Ileana LiMazzi
Gasparilla Island Beach
LiMarzi
Florida
Gulf Coast
Tennessee
Louisiana
Florida Panhandle
Arizona wildfire attack uses air power and fires to halt giant blaze
Fire crews employed heavy air tankers dropping retardant and ignited fires inside pre carved lines to slow a nearly 200000 acre blaze near Black Canyon City in central Arizona. The fire expanded from mountainous terrain into flat ground three miles east of mountainous towns as federal crews battled dozens of fires across six western states.
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Black Canyon City
Phoenix
National Interagency Fire Center
Alaska
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Minnesota Begins First Government Shutdown On Holiday Weekend
Minnesota enters day one of a budget stalemate as 9000 state employees stay home and highway rest stops close. Democrats and Gov. Pawlenty clash over school and health care funding, while essential services continue and parks stay open.
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Minnesota
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Red Hamilton
Pawlenty
Capitol
Fergus Falls
Big Chief
North Korea demands friendly U S for nuclear talks
Li Gun, North Korea's director general of North American affairs, told reporters after a regional security conference that Washington must drop the label outpost of tyranny and treat Pyongyang as a friend to revive six party talks. He said the next step is up to the United States as U S officials said no talks occurred at the meeting.
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North Korea
United States
Pyongyang
Li Gun
U.S
Doleezza Rice
State Department
Joseph de Trani
James Foster
Department
Office of
Sean McCormack
de Trani
Congress Moves to Curb Eminent Domain After Ruling
Congress presses to restrict the use of federal funds for eminent domain cases tied to private development. House votes 289 to 149 to bar improvements on seized lands using federal dollars, in response to the Kelo decision. Lawmakers seek broader limits and target community development grants.
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Texas
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