Sudan tribal leaders reject UN troops in Darfur
Sudanese tribal chiefs in Darfur rejected replacing African Union peacekeepers with a UN force. They warned of jihad if non African troops arrive, while UN Security Council members met gov ernment and tribal leaders amid fears over security in camps near El Fasher.
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Sudan
U.N
African Union
Darfur
U.N. Security Council
Khartoum
Omar al-Bashir
Council
Mowadh Jalaladin
Hand
Mogadishu Prayers Signal Shifting Power In Somalia
Residents of Mogadishu walked to Friday prayers without gunmen or roadblocks as Islamic Courts Union militants consolidate control. The United States seeks a rapid New York meeting with European and African partners to address gains by the militias, while the UN brokered interim government remains unable to enter the capital. A Baidoa firefight left 10 dead as clan fighters attacked the presidential compound. Osman Ali Kulmiye voiced support for the Courts, praising civilians backing stronger authority.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
al- Qaida
Islamic Courts Union
United States
Horn of Africa
New York
State Department
Sean
McCormack
Washington
United Nations
Baidoa
Osman Ali Kulmiye
Mobile Mexican consulate tops Odessa Midland visit plan
The Mexican Consulate will visit Midland or Odessa this month, offering passport and visa issuance, powers of attorney, and Mexican citizenship declarations at the Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce office. An immigration attorney and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center staff will provide health and legal info, with mobile consulate support to economic development and working visas.
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Midland
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
S. Marienfeld St
Alvarado
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Odessa
Odessa College
Acosta
Education Commission
Chihuahua
Beene Family Celebrates Growth of Golf Benefit Tournament
Joe Beene, paralyzed after a high school football injury, attends the annual benefit golf tournament in his name. Family and West Texas golfers praise the event for supporting Joe, who remains strong physically and spiritually as the tourney expands each year.
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Joe
Diane Beene
Beene
Permian High School
West Texans
Joe Beene
Ronnie Freeman
Larry Foster
Survivor mothers urge regular cancer screenings after track event
Hetue, who joined the event, recalls Hettie's breast cancer diagnosis coming a decade after her last mammogram. A survivor at the track notes the impact as another mother and daughter advocate cancer screenings. Miranda Berlin learned of her cancer two years ago at age 15.
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Hetue
Hettie
Miranda Berlin
Cancer awareness and survivorship message at Relay for Life
The American Cancer Society urges annual prostate and colon screenings from age 50 and baseline mammograms at 35 with yearly ones from 40. Berlin, a survivor five months past treatment, shares optimism and urges others to believe in survival as Joy Carthel spearheads Relay for Life to honor the lost and celebrate survivors.
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Diana Norman
Traci
American Cancer Society
Odessa College
Odessa
Berlin
Joy Carthel
Relay For Life
Carthel
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THE
Associated Press
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King
Kendal
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Mastercard
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Jodessa
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