Four shot at South African mine amid ongoing unrest
Police and guards fired rubber bullets and tear gas as miners attacked colleagues to block them from work at the Gold Fields mine east of Johannesburg. About 12,000 workers are in an unlawful strike tied to internal union disputes and broader anti-poverty tensions amid South Africa's mine unrest.
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Julius Malema
Zuma
Marikana
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Attendance push prizes to boost student turnout
Educators across the nation deploy creative incentives to curb chronic absenteeism, pairing movie nights and prizes with a Get Schooled campaign. The effort targets 10 percent or more absences, urging families to value daily attendance to boost grades and district funding. A Seattle middle school won last year with a Ne-Yo concert and a day with the principal.
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Calif
Berkeley High School
Daniel Roose
Get Schooled
Seattle
Ne-Yo
Marie Groark
Michael Clarke Duncan dies at 54 after heart attack
Los Angeles actor Michael Clarke Duncan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at age 54 after suffering a heart attack. fiancée Rev. Omarosa Manigault released the statement through publicist Joy Fehily noting he never fully recovered from the July 13 myocardial infarction. Funeral plans will be announced later.
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Cedars- Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
Omarosa Manigault
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Detroit police release photo of man in Labor Day U Haul theft
Detroit police released images of a male person of interest in the theft of a U Haul rental truck linked to Vice President Biden's Labor Day Detroit visit. The truck was taken outside the Westin Cadillac and recovered a day later in a parking lot about three miles away. officials said no weapons were on board and they would not confirm what equipment, if any, was stolen.
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Secret Service
Joe Biden
Ed Donovan
Detroit News
Donovan
Bride-napping craze sweeps Bucharest nightlife
Bucharest revelers embrace a growing bride-napping trend with mock abductions outside the Arch of Triumph. Brides and grooms, friends, and tourists gather for weekend displays involving drinks, posing for cameras, and playful ransom pledges amid political austerity and urban unrest.
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