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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2010
Page
1
A Jakarta to Central Java train collided with an idle train at Petarukan station near the northern coast, killing at least 36 and wounding dozens, many critically. Officials and witnesses say bodies remain trapped in wreckage as the toll could rise.
In Abuja during independence celebrations militants from the Niger Delta exploded two cars. Eight people died and several were injured in the unprecedented attack as President Goodluck Jonathan and other dignitaries attended nearby. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta claimed responsibility for the strike.
Assailants struck two tanker convoys carrying fuel for foreign troops in Afghanistan on Friday, after Pakistan shut one crossing a day earlier. The incidents underline NATO supply line vulnerabilities and Pakistan’s leverage as Washington seeks cooperation in the Afghanistan war.
Two American balloonists Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis, racing in the Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race, disappeared over the Adriatic Sea after a rapid descent. Flight director Don Cameron said the drop and radar loss suggest likely fatal crash, with Croatia’s Zagreb radar readings possibly unreliable. Abruzzo, 47, from Albuquerque, and Davis, 65, from Denver, were last heard Wednesday amid rough weather.
Muqtada al Sadr led group backs Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki as political deadlock eases. Washington labels the cleric a security threat while the bloc gains national reach, potentially forcing U.S. stance to adjust despite doubts about legitimacy.
President Obama taps Pete Rouse to serve as interim chief of staff after Rahm Emanuel quits to run for Chicago mayor. Rouse, a longtime adviser and problem solver, steadies the White House as Obama praises Emanuel’s leadership on health care and financial reform and contemplates a broader shake up. Emanuel bids farewell in an emotional East Room moment, while Rouse remains behind the scenes, avoiding public-facing duties.
Bill Gates and his father back a ballot measure to tax the rich in Washington, aiming to fund education and health programs. The plan, opposed by major tech firms like Microsoft and Amazon, would impose a two tier rate on high earners, targeting more than 40,000 households.
A nor’easter drenched the Northeast with up to six inches of rain in hours, flooding streets and submerging cars. Five people died in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, with power outages and flight delays reported from New York City to Philadelphia as rescues and evacuations continued.
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