Pakistan closes NATO supply line after border clash
Pakistan halted the Khyber Pass supply route for U S and NATO troops in Afghanistan after a coalition helicopter strike killed three Pakistani soldiers at a border post. NATO says its helicopters entered Pakistani airspace after ground fire. Both sides vow investigations.
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NATO
Afghanistan
Islamabad
Washington
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Germans Brits suspected in al Qaida plot against Europe
Eight Germans and two British brothers are central to an al Qaida linked plan aimed at European cities, with the plot in early stages as suspects contact acquaintances for logistics. One British brother died in a CIA strike. Pakistan, Britain and Germany are pursuing the suspects and monitoring calls.
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Germany
Associated Press
Ecuador Troops Rescue President From Rebels
Ecuadorean soldiers backed by automatic fire and concussion grenades freed President Rafael Correa from a hospital where he was trapped by rebel police amid a nationwide protest over benefit cuts. The firefight left at least five soldiers wounded and reports say one person was killed with six more injured earlier as supporters clashed with insurgent police.
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Rafael Correa
Correa
Dropout Rate At 16 For-Profit Colleges Cited By Senator
Sen. Tom Harkin said about 57 percent of students who started at 16 for-profit colleges in 2008-09 dropped out over three years. He cited a 1.9 million figure leaving without earnings, and testified at a Senate HELP hearing on whether schools misled students about postgrad employment.
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Tom Harkin
Iowa
Harkin
Washington
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Death by own action highlights online cruelty risks
A Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi's suicide after classmates allegedly broadcast his dorm sexual encounters online spotlights cyberbullying dangers. Investigators charged the two roommates with invasion of privacy as experts warn of online anonymity and the blurred public private line in the digital age.
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N.J
Twitter
Facebook
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New Jersey
Wired Safety
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George Washington Bridge
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Rutgers
Lauren Felton
Warren
New perils of privacy on the web surface in youth
A Philadelphia report examines how digital life for those under 20 makes privacy a fragile concept. The piece cites Rutgers student Tyler Clementi's death after a roommate streamed a private encounter online, and notes charges of invading privacy against Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei. It discusses experts on blurred lines between posting and privacy, and the ideas of behavior contagion and diluting intimacy.
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A Place of Hope
Seattle
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Clementi
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Plainsboro
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Princeton
Ravi
Wei
Luanne Peterpaul
Garden State Equality
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Philadelphia
Rutgers University
Tyler Clementi
George Washington Bridge
New York
Rutgers
Middlesex County
Neil Bernstein
Washington
Bernstein
USPS Denied Rate Increase Over Postal Service Finance
The Postal Regulatory Commission rejected the 5.6 percent rate rise proposed by the USPS stating the agency did not prove the increase justified by its finances. The vote was 5 to 0 despite the recession and a $3.5 billion Q3 loss, with Goldway noting the core issue is a $5.5 billion pre funded retiree fund payment.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Regulatory Commission
Postal Service
Ruth Goldway
Commission
Goldway
Lawrence Journal-World contact and subscription lines
The Lawrence Journal-World lists contact numbers for circulation at 832-7137 and classifieds at 832-2222. News inquiries email ljworld.com or staff via listed contacts. Subscriptions and delivery support are 832-7199 with standard hours and redelivery guarantee where applicable.
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Ljworld
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