Vienna IAEA flags Iran nuclear weapons concerns
The IAEA says it is increasingly concerned by intelligence suggesting Iran pursues a nuclear payload for missiles and other weapon components. It notes credible evidence from many member states, and reports Iran began enriching uranium at a new underground site to reduce air attack risk.
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Tropical Storm Lee Forms Over Gulf Aims at Louisiana Coast
A Gulf of Mexico storm system grew into Tropical Storm Lee fueling a Labor Day weekend deluge with up to 20 inches forecast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. Landfall was expected on central Louisiana’s coast then a bend toward New Orleans, testing rebuilt levees since Gustav in 2008. Local residents recalled Betsy, Camille and Katrina as warnings, yet many viewed Lee as milder than past storms.
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Clergy Prayer Banned at 9/11 Commemoration in NYC
Mayor Bloomberg excludes clergy led prayer from the 10th anniversary event citing focus on relatives of victims. Spokeswoman Evelyn Erskine says the program is designed with 9/11 families and features spiritual readings and six moments of silence. Police and fire chaplains will attend to support the reflection.
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Bloomberg
Evelyn Erskine
Erskine
Swine Flu Strain Sicken Two Children In US
A new swine flu variant, found in two children in Pennsylvania and Indiana with pig contact, carries a gene from the 2009 pandemic strain. The CDC said there is no evidence of broader spread and urged vigilance at fairs and by doctors.
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Indiana
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Lyn Finelli
CDC
Lawrence students enjoy four day weekend for professional development
More than 900 licensed educators and hundreds of para educators in the Lawrence school district will give their 11,000 plus students an extended holiday weekend. Administrators say the Tuesday Professional Development Day fosters collaboration to improve teaching, curricula changes, and pupil performance across elementary, middle, and high schools.
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Lawrence
Bike MS Ride brings festival to Lawrence
About 2,500 bicyclists will roll into Lawrence on September 17 for a two day Bike MS Ride to raise awareness and funds for the Mid America Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The South Park festival runs noon to 9 pm with two stages, kids activities, food vendors, and portions of vendor proceeds benefiting the MS Society.
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Tara Duerr
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MS Bike Ride Festival Combines Two Rides in Kansas
For a quarter century the Bike MS events in Topeka and Kansas City unite this year as a single festival. Cyclists stay overnight in Lawrence, travel to Olathe to finish. Event aims to raise about 1.3 million dollars for MS research and local programs. About 8,000 people live with MS in the Mid America region.
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Culture club KU grads teach abroad
KU alumni teach English overseas after studying film at Kansas University and joining the Japan exchange program. Gabriel Rebeck moved to a fishing village in Japan after graduation, teaching at junior high and high schools in Uchinoura for three years, improving his Japanese and embracing cross cultural communication.
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Rebeck
Kansas University
Uchinoura
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