Relatives await word on stranded Americans in Middle East
A State Department task force has fielded over 11,000 calls from families seeking news on Americans stranded in Kuwait and Iraq. Contacts come slowly due to poor communications while 38 Americans are held in a Baghdad hotel under guard and safe. Authorities estimate about 400 in Iraq and 3,000 in Kuwait with 1,483 identified or in contact.
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Middle East
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Sieniort
Baghdad
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Bush
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Richard Boucher
Tagil
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Emily Abramson
Southbury
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Maine fish kill hits Quahog Bay lobsters and inn closes
In Harpswell Maine thousands of rotting menhaden clog Quahog Bay killing lobsters crabs and other life. Local lobster dealers say losses reach about $10 000 each as the odor shuts a nearby inn. State officials note the die-off is large but cleanup would be costly and not fully effective.
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Quahog Bay
Linda Webber
Webber and Sons Lobster Co
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Webber
Robert Waddle
Waddle
Marianne Lavine
Marshall Murphy
State Department of Marine Resources
Murphy
Diana leaves oil town a wreck in Mexico after hurricane
Hurricane Diana tore through Tuxpan Veracruz and surrounding areas with up to 120 mph winds, killing at least two people and injuring eight. More than 4,000 homes were damaged, with residents returning to find wrecked houses as floods and downed lines cut contact. The storm’s path disrupted the Gulf coast and prompted evacuations while tropical storm Edouard formed elsewhere.
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Texas
Perecles Namorado
Veracruz
Tampico
U.S. National Hurricane Center
Miami
Africa
Azores
Edouard
Namorado
Benito Juarez Plaza
Jorge Ramos Mundo
Arab Leaders Seek Peace as Iraq Crisis Deepens
Arab leaders gathered in Cairo amid tension over Iraq as two top Iraqi officials reportedly left for the summit. Egypt declined to join the U S led force while Saudi Arabia defended U S backed action. Oil markets and global supply fears emerged as producers pledged to raise output and Bush deployed forces to the region.
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Kuwait
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Middle East
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Taha Yassin Ramadan
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Washington
Britain
Mohammed Mahdi Salih
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