World in Brief Highlights Sail and Security Events
Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas rescued two Cuban migrants from a raft during a Haiti to Miami voyage and transferred them to a US Coast Guard Cutter before repatriation. In Darfur an aid convoy was ambushed, wounding three World Vision staffers, while North Korea and Syria held talks in Pyongyang amid nuclear suspicions. US Navy hospital ship Comfort's surgeon general urged quitting smoking, autographing packs as incentives during a visit by Rear Adm Moritsugu.
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Royal Caribbean
Liberty of the Seas
Haiti
Miami
Michael Sheering
Coast Guard
Darfur
U.N
Sudan
World Vision International
Nyala
World Vision
North Korea
Pyongyang
Kim Yong Nam
Saaeed Elena Dawood
Syria
Baath Arab Socialist Party
Korean Central News’ Agency
Bashar al- Assad
Kim Jong Il
Kona
United States
U.S. Navy
Kenneth Moritsugu
Comfort
Caribbean
Moritsugu
U.S
New Yorker wins burrito eating title at Costa Vida
Tim Janus of New York City devoured 10 3/4 burritos in twelve minutes to win the world burrito eating championship with $3,009 prize money. About 100 spectators watched as entrants competed for the prize outside the Costa Vida restaurant while Janus said candy helped clear his system. Meanwhile an escaped bull attacked a neighbor’s home, tearing siding and a fence and damaging a car before police and a farmer subdued it and returned it to pasture.
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Tim Janus
New York City
Costa Vida
Wayne Johnson
Johnson
September 23 1957 Little Rock desegregation scene unfolds
On Sept 23 1957 nine black students who entered Little Rock Central High School faced a white mob outside and were forced to withdraw. The entry marks a pivotal desegregation moment in Arkansas history amid national tension.
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Little Rock Central High School
Arkansas
John Andre
Benedict Arnold
West Point
Videotape cited in Nisoor Square shooting case grows
Iraqi officials say a videotape supports claims that Blackwater guards fired on civilians without provocation in the Nisoor Square incident. Eight died at the scene, seven more wounded later. The case was sent to the judiciary as Iraq seeks accountability while U S–Iraq tensions rise ahead of meetings with President Bush and Prime Minister al Maliki.
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Interior Ministry
Abdul-Karim Khalaf
Nisoor Square
Baghdad
Blackwater
Associated Press
National Police Command
U.S
Iraq
Anne Tyrrell
Khalaf
Moyock
N.C
Ali al-Dabbagh
New York
al- Maliki
U.N. General Assembly
Al-Maliki
Bush
Contact details and staff list for Journal-World newspaper
A dense roster lists department phones and staff emails for the Journal-World including Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools and other sections. It also provides subscription and redelivery information and contact hours.
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Jworld.com
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
BOO
Go WorldCom Breaks News Round The Clock
An alert news service narrates around the clock updates on today’s stories from the Go WorldCom desk, inviting readers to follow live commentary and coverage across multiple platforms.
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Jworld.com
Bees suffocate hornets by airtight swarm defense
A Greek research team reports Cyprian honeybees smother an Oriental hornet by blocking its breathing, the first insect known to use this method. Hornets resist heat, but bees press against the abdomen, stopping spiracle pumping. 200 bees needed two hours to suffocate a hornet.
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Current Biology
Alexandros Papachristoforou
Aristotle University
Greece
Papachristoforou
France
National Research Institute
CNRS
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Blue Creek Mine
Brookwood
Ala
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Hollywood Hills
Forest Lawn Drive
Toluca Lake
Journal-World
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Jworld
Tom Keegan
Teegan
L Jworld
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
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Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
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Chris Bell
Ebell
al Bonner
Kansas
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