Cuba reels as Lili floods crops and towns
Cubans survey widespread devastation from Hurricane Lili as uprooted utility poles flooded sugar cane fields and damaged houses and mills across the island. Havana escaped a direct strike and no deaths were reported, but Cuba’s economy, stressed by past partner collapses, faces serious harm.
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Santa Clara
Cuba
Gonzalo Hernandez
Lili
Havana
Kate
Bermuda
Atlantic
Rain floods kill 113 in India amid heavy monsoon
Heavy rains and flooding in southern India have killed 113 people and left thousands homeless. Prakasam district reports 70 bodies as embankment collapses trigger drownings, home debris, and river rescues. Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh state officials report widespread marooning and displaced villagers.
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Hyderabad
India
Prakasam
Press Trust of India
Andhra Pradesh
Satanic cult blamed for church fire near Minsk
A church near Minsk was set ablaze early Sunday and church leaders blamed a Satanic cult. In Zaslavl slogans reading Death to Christians appeared on walls, noted by Belarus Patriarch Filaret. Damage extent was not known. Last summer Satanic slogans appeared on Minsk’s main Orthodox cathedral.
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Minsk
Belarus
Zaslavl
Filaret
Church raffle raises funds at Isle of Wight church
In Carrollton Virginia Bishop Nathaniel Johnson of Sweet Haven Holy Church of God hands out green play money after services. Parishioners who find a bill with his initials on the back win 10 to 100 dollars. Up to four winners weekly, with attendance up to about 100 after three years.
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Carrollton
Sweet Haven
Bishop Johnson
Old 1905 Bill Could Fetch Big Sum For Local Church Cause
Frederick residents reveal a 1905 central bank note featuring William Burgess Storm and William McKinley Its unusual bill, found in a church collection box by longtime treasurer Zentz, may be worth up to 400 dollars The couple plans to sell the bills and donate the proceeds to Westminster Seventh-day Adventist Church The Zentzs have been married 55 years and have two children and four grandchildren Numismatists are urged to note the find
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Zentz
William McKinley
Central National Bank of
Frederick
Central National Bank
Central Bank
Jubal
Robert E. Gearinger
Central National
Central Trust Co
Treasury
William Burgess Storm
William Bartgis Storm
Citizens National Bank
William Moore
Westminster Seventh-day Adventist Church
Mae
Tractor trailer crash on U S 15 prompts injuries
Police and rescue teams responded to a crash on U S 15 near Blue Mountain Road in Frederick County. A tractor trailer and at least one car were involved. One person airlifted to Baltimore trauma center, another taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Traffic reduced to one lane briefly. Authorities released limited details.
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Frederick Barrack
Maryland
R Adams Cowley
Baltimore
U.S. 15
Blue Mountain Road
Frederick County Central
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Storm toll and flood evacuations hit New England coast
Waves up to 23 feet and gusts near 60 mph battered the southern New England coast. Flooding in Massachusetts displaced about 200 in Boston Revere and Quincy while hundreds faced evacuation elsewhere as a dam threat in Horn Pond prompted emergency action and floodwater in streets.
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Maine
Bruce Flanigan
New Hampshire
National Weather Service
Little Compton
R.J
Massachusetts
Boston
Revere
Quincy
Carver
Woburn
Winchester
Mass
Horn Pond
Osborne
Japanese Liberal Democrats poised to lead new government
Japan politics shift as the Liberal Democratic Party wins 239 of 500 lower-house seats, signaling a strong push to overhaul bureaucratic power and slash ministries. Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto hints at key reforms but avoids naming a top priority, planning a coalition to govern the upper house.
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TOLYO
Ryutaro Hashimoto
Hashimoto
Liberal Democrats
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Conservatives win in Nicaragua in landmark transfer of power
Arnoldo Aleman, former Managua mayor and conservative candidate, claimed victory in Nicaragua's presidential election as official results showed him leading Daniel Ortega. With 7 percent of precincts reporting, Aleman held 49 percent to Ortega's 40, and his Liberal Alliance predicted he would reach 45 percent to avoid a runoff. Supporters celebrated at Liberal Alliance HQ.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Arnoldo Aleman
Daniel Ortega
Aleman
Ortega
Liberal Alliance
Gunman Robs High's Store in Sykesville
Maryland State Police report an armed robbery at a High's store in the 1900 block of Liberty Road in Sykesville Sunday evening. A white male in his 20s, armed with a black handgun, demanded cash from the cashier. Trooper Frank Childress leads the ongoing investigation.
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Sykesville
High’s
Maryland
Westminster
Liberty Road
Frank Childress
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