Desperation grows as relief effort stalls in quake toll
Desperation rises in Banda Aceh and across affected areas as relief supplies pile up at airports due to inaccessible roads and scarce vehicles. Death toll from the disaster surpasses 77,000 across 12 nations with Red Cross projections reaching 100,000. Mass graves are reported and disease fears rise.
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Journal ad deadlines and contact numbers for weekend edition
The Journal announces offices closed Friday and deadlines for classified ads. Friday Saturday and Monday ads must be placed by 4 p.m. today, Sunday edition by 11 a.m. today. Obituaries help line is 866 810 0048. Forecast: mostly cloudy high 48 low 45.
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U.S. and Iraqi Forces Repel Mosul Insurgent Assault
U.S. warplanes and troops fought insurgents who used car bombs and RPGs to try to overrun a Mosul outpost, leaving at least 25 attackers dead and 15 American soldiers wounded. Earlier in Baghdad, a booby-trapped home exploded, killing seven police officers and 25 others, many civilians.
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Jerry Orbach dies at 69 on stage and screen
Jerry Orbach famed Broadway leading man and Law and Order star has died at 69 in Manhattan hospital from prostate cancer. Bronx born performer spanned musical matinee idol to razor eyed Det. Lennie Briscoe on NBC series. Plans for NBC spinoff Trial by Jury were scaled back due to his illness.
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Times Square New Year security raised to cover land sea and air
New York officials outline a multi agency plan for New Year's Eve security in Times Square with patrols on foot from helicopters and watercraft. The operation centers at 1 Police Plaza with 70 senior officers monitoring dozens of cameras. High tech gear returns from the Republican National Convention including a helicopter with HD cameras and infrared tracking. Manhole covers welded shut mailboxes secured and flight restrictions in Manhattan. Bomb sniffing dogs and chemical biological sensors will be deployed alongside thousands of officers in plain clothes. The effort emphasizes anonymity and vigilance as celebrations mark a 100th anniversary.
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Edgewood superintendent injured by identity theft reveal
Edgewood City Schools Superintendent Tom York faced a Visa card decline after his wife Laura tried to pay for auto repairs. An alert blocked all purchases as thieves used his Social Security number and his mother’s maiden name to attempt address changes in Miami Florida. York suspects the breach may stem from a stolen laptop containing district records at his Colorado insurer JF Malloy & Associates.
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