On this day in history landmark events span centuries
Dates and events include the Lusitania maiden voyage in 1915 from Liverpool, the 1807 Danish surrender after Copenhagen bombardment, Lafayette’s 1825 farewell to Adams at the White House, DeBakey’s 1908 birth, Farnsworth’s 1927 image dissector transmission, Germany’s 1940 London blitz, and Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Las Vegas shooting death.
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Liverpool
England
Denmark
Copenhagen
Marquis de Lafayette
John Quincy Adams
White House
Michael DeBakey
Lake Charles
Philo T. Farnsworth
Nazi Germany
London
Tupac Shakur
Las Vegas
Trapped Chinese coal mine workers amid flood rescue ongoing
In Yuzhou Henan a flood trapped 23 miners at the Fushun coal mine owned by Hebi Coal Industry Group. Xinhua says over 50 workers were in the shaft. many escaped while a rescue operation continued. Details on cause were not provided.
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China
Yuzhou
Henan
State Administration of Coal Mine Safety
Xinhua
Fushun
Hebi Coal Industry (Group) Co. Ltd
Hebi
Yuzhou City
Japan joins crackdown on online child porn
Investigators in Japan, the United States, and 72 other countries launched a joint operation to eradicate online child pornography video providers using file exchange software. The effort targets proliferating clips across the Internet as Japan faces international criticism as a major supplier.
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Japan
United States
Ike Intensifies as Category 4 Storm Pounds Turks and Caicos
Ike, a ferocious Category 4 hurricane, slammed Turks and Caicos with 135 mph winds and a looming eye over Providenciales. Residents braced in shelters, secured vessels, and boarded up homes as authorities tracked its westward approach toward the Bahamas Cuba. In Louisiana and Florida, officials prepared for potential impacts while Haiti faced storm warnings and Cuba readied emergency actions.
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Providenciales
Turks and Caicos
Tam
John Moore
Ter
Five Days
Hanna
Colin Bascomb
U.S. National Hurricane Center
Ike
Bahamas
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Bobby Jindal
Desiree Adams
Grand Turk
Adams
Haiti
Brain doping pills spark ethicist concern in Silicon Valley
In Silicon Valley the use of nonmedical brain boosting drugs grows as healthy professionals seek sharper focus. A Nature survey found 25 percent of 1400 respondents used such meds for concentration or memory. Provigil prompts attention for off label use though illegal without prescription.
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San Jose
Cauif
Silicon Valley
Journal Nature
Casey McEnry
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
San Francisco
Cephalon
Provigil
Pennsylvania
Journal World contact and staff directory list
A contact directory for the Journal World includes newsroom lines for Local news City government County government Kansas University and other departments. It also lists editors and their emails plus external partners and subscription help with hours for delivery and redelivery.
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Ljworld.com
Liworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
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Liworld
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Ljworld
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Jworld.com
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Trombeck
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