Kansas Gift Card Law Seeks Longer Validity
New legislation takes effect January requiring merchants to honor gift cards for at least five years and bans inactivity fees after one year. Applebee’s kitchen manager says cards now expire in one year, while Orscheln Farm & Home says it already honors cards indefinitely.
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Applebee’s
Ing
Pete Schneider
Applebee's
S. Oak St
Schneider
Norm Roberts
Orscheln
Farm & Home
S. Princeton St
Roberts
Seven indicted in plot against Sears Tower
Seven men aged 22 to 32 were indicted in Miami on charges tied to a homegrown terrorism plot to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago and a federal building in Miami. The group, seeking al Qaida links, allegedly pledged oath and planned to work with terrorists before a federal informant intervened.
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Sears Tower
Washington
Alberto Gonzales
Miami
al-Qaida
Sears
Chicago
Federal
Gonzales
Justice Department
Grand Jury
Liberty City
Atlanta
U.S
Haiti
al- Qaida
Earth May Be Hottest in 2,000 Years Says NAS Panel
The National Academy of Sciences reports that global temperatures over the last two millennia show rising warmth likely driven largely by human activities. Studies credit ocean and hurricane data from 2005 as supporting evidence, with natural cycles as minor factors. The NAS panel, led by Gerald North of Texas A&M, evaluated proxy evidence such as tree rings and ice cores for Congress.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
North Atlantic
Ing
Kevin Trenberth
Dennis Shea
National Center For Atmospheric Research
National Science Foundation
Academy
Congress
Gerald North
Texas A&m University
North Korea Threat Prompts Tightened U S Japan Alliance
In Tokyo, post Cold War security fears have faded as North Korea’s actions sharpen U S Japan defense ties. Analysts cite Pyongyang’s rhetoric and any potential test as the catalyst strengthening cooperation, with emphasis on deterrence and regional stability. The article profiles shifting public and policy perspectives on the alliance.
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Tokyo
United States
North Korea
Japan and United States Expand Military Ties
The article notes growing U S Japan cooperation under the nuclear umbrella, with about 50 000 U S troops based in Japan and waters. It describes tightening military links and plans announced to expand defense collaboration between Tokyo and Washington.
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Tokyo
Washington
Japan
U.S
Japan and United States to jointly develop interceptor missiles
The agreement signed by Foreign Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer commits Japan and the United States to cooperate on ballistic missile defense by jointly producing interceptor missiles, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry.
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Taro Aso
U.S
Thomas Schieffer
Japan
Foreign Ministry
Basra car bomb kills at least five in violent day
Iraqi government declares state of emergency in Baghdad and imposes a curfew after insurgents block roads and shoot at U.S. and Iraqi troops. In Basra a car bomb hits a market and gas station killing five and wounding 18. Police report tenth in Hibhib and many clashes in Haifa Street.
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Iraq
U.S
Nouri al-Maliki
Dora
Basra
Hibhib
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
USS
Haifa Street
Defense Ministry
Abdul-Aziz Mohamed Jassim
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U.s.-Japan
Joseph Coleman
Associated Press
Sinan Salaheddin
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