Boy dies after fall from hayride truck in private party
An 8-year-old Mercer County boy, Christopher Folden of Lashmeet, died from head injuries after falling from a hayride truck and being struck by the vehicle. The incident occurred at a private peewee football team party. Investigators said no negligence by adults appears likely.
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Mercer County
Christopher Folden
Lashmeet
Princeton Rescue Squad
Mercer County Sheriff's
Death toll rises from Texas storms and hate crime push
Texans faced deadly floods and a tornado as at least ten people died in the weekend storms across central and southeast Texas. Rescue crews evacuated families by boat while Sheridan County reports 12 to 15 inches of rain. Separately Attorney General Janet Reno urged Congress to expand federal hate crime laws to include sexual orientation in response to the murder of Matthew Shepard, arguing stronger federal action is needed when states fail to act.
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Washington
Janet Reno
Congress
Wyoming
Matthew Shepard
Reno
CNN
Shepard
University of Wyoming
Houston
Texas
Waller County
Brookshire
Randy Smith
Nigeria pipeline fire kills hundreds near Jesse and Mossogar
A pipeline explosion caused by thieves siphoning oil ignited a massive blaze near Jesse Nigeria. Officials say at least 250 killed, with 120 firefighters fighting the flames as villagers and farmers perished. Dozens more injured or missing, amid widespread blame on theft and corruption.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Jesse
Walter Feghabo
Emmanuel Akhihiero
Feghabo
Mossogar
Oghara
Warri
Kaduna
State Petroleum Corporation
World sees gains in girls schooling in decade
A Population Action International report shows 18 countries now have more girls than boys in secondary schooling, with 51 countries still lagging. Gains credited to economic growth and awareness, yet barriers remain in Pakistan, India, Africa and the Middle East. expanding rural schools and female teachers urged.
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Middle East
sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
Population Action International
United Nations
World Bank
Malawi
Egypt
Pakistan
Baluchistan
Shanti Conly
India
Africa
United States
Nepal
Oman
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
Togo
Lebanon
Congo
Iran
South Asia
Amy Coen
Coen
Multiple Disasters Leave Hundreds Dead Across Asia and Africa
An oil pipeline blast in Segovia Colombia killed at least 45 and injured over 60 as villagers, mostly gold miners, fled burning huts. A Egyptian train derailment near Kafr el-Dawar killed 46 and injured 101, with crowds at hospitals and riot police nearby. Typhoon Zeb battered Asia, killing 74 in the Philippines and 25 in Taiwan, with 12 in Japan dead and over 1,500 displaced as it moved into the Sea of Japan.
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Colombia
Robert Valencia
Segovia
Machuca
Valencia
Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Interior Ministry
Nabih Yousef Shaltout
Shaltout
Middle East
Alexandria
Kafr el-Sheik
Kafr el-Dawar
Tokyo
Asia
Sea of Japan
Philippines
Taiwan
Japan
Hokkaido
Kyodo
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