Public doubts on border screening and disease readiness
An AP Ipsos poll finds only 20 percent of Americans trust border screening and 40 percent feel the government is ready for an epidemic. The results emerge as the Senate debates an immigration bill and amid coverage of a tuberculosis case in Atlanta. Analysts tie low confidence to Katrina’s slow federal response years earlier.
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Washington
Ap-Ipsos
Senate
Bush
Atlanta
Chris Bowles
Long Beach
Calif
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Employers boost payrolls by 132000 in June job report
The Labor Department said 132000 new jobs were created in June, beating forecasts and keeping the unemployment rate at 4.5 percent. Gains occurred in education, health services, leisure and hospitality, and government, with construction expanding despite housing slump.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carl Tannenbaum
LaSalle Bank
Center braces for weeks of flood cleanup at Ottawa ORC
Ottawa Recreation Commission director Therron Dieckmann and staff fought floodwater intrusion at the Don Woodward Community Center, with about two feet of water entering the facility. Cleanup underway. renovations expected to take two to three months, while concerns over unseen mold and mildew linger. Damaged gym floor, tiles, and other items will be replaced or repaired as officials proceed.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Shane Steelman
Kelsey
Diamond
ORC
Don Woodward
Third St
Therron Dieckmann
New Ottawa Recreation Commission
Dieckmann
Tommy Sink
Kansas AG delays gambling suit awaiting rules
Attorney General Paul Morrison aims to file a friendly suit about Kansas casinos after the Lottery Commission sets rules on slot machines and table games. Officials say court action hinges on constitutional questions about state ownership and operation of casinos, with regulations due by September.
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Carl Manning
Associated Press
Topeka
Paul Morrison
Backermot Crowned
Ashley Anstaett
Morrison
Kansas Lottery Commission
Floodwaters Recede as Kansas Sees Bottled Water Response
Southeast Kansas floodwaters receded after heavy rains and flood events that overwhelmed water systems. Officials truck in bottled water, issue boil advisories, and assess damange to treatment plants in Fredonia Coffeyville Independence Neodesha Labette Osawatomie and Chautauqua with help from FEMA and the Corps of Engineers. Airmen and National Guard units assist with distribution and purification as rivers reach record levels in recent days.
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Kansas
Sharon Watson
Kansas Emergency Management
Oklahoma
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fredonia
Coffeyville
Independence
Neodesha
Labette
Osawatomie
Chautauqua
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Longton
Adjutant General’s Office
184Th Air Refueling Wing
67Th Transportation Company
Iowa National Guard
National Weather Service
Jim Putnam
U.S. Geological Survey
Verdigris
Fall River
Marais Des Cygnes
Missouri State Line
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