Nelly’s entourage denied entry at Missouri club
Rapper Nelly and about 3,000 fans were refused admission to Shooter's 21 at Lake of the Ozarks as the venue was already at capacity. Police assisted as the crowd pressed at locked doors. No injuries or arrests were reported, and dispersal took nearly two hours.
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Lake of the Ozarks
John Teichman
Lake Sun Leader
Nelly
Missouri Water Patrol
J. Pragman
Pragman
Groups search for Earhart plane in Pacific dives
Amelia Earhart vanished in the Pacific over 64 years ago and three separate teams pursue leads. A Maryland firm plans a 600 mile Pacific floor expedition, a Delaware group heads to a south Pacific isle it has searched five times, and a third team investigates a north Pacific island under a different theory. Relatives in Kansas mixed, George Putnam Jr. expresses cautious optimism.
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Kansas City, Mo
Amelia Earhart
Pacific Ocean
Kansas
Maryland
Delaware
Kansas City Star
Weather forecast for today and tonight
Sunny skies with a high in the lower range and mostly clear conditions tonight. A low around 60. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and possible thunderstorms. For subscription, call 800 228-0429 option 2 or visit southernillinoisan.com.
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Southernillinoisan.com
Budget surplus dispute over Social Security and tax cuts
Washington Democrats press the case that the slow economy and the large 1.35 trillion tax cut require dipping into the Social Security and Medicare surplus. White House aides insist the Social Security surplus will not be touched and warn against raiding trust funds to fund spending or tax cuts.
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Washington
Bush
Lawrence Lindsay
NBC
White House
Administration
Congressional
Office of Management and Budget
Illinois sees shrinking class sizes but benefits uneven
An AP analysis finds statewide average class sizes fall in kindergarten through third grade as enrollments rise, yet schools with high poverty, minority, mobility, and limited English proficiency struggle to lower class sizes. Only 26 percent of the most challenged first-grade classrooms reach 21.6 students or fewer.
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Springfield
Illinois
Scott Goldstein
Network 21
George Ryan
Federal responders mobilize Shawnee crew for wildfires nationwide
Shawnee National Forest staff explain the Incident Command System which dispatches trained federal workers to wildfire scenes. Becky Banker notes agencies coordinate rapid relief, building fire camps in two to three days. Nine Shawnee workers are detail across Michigan Montana Washington and Minneapolis.
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Southern Illinois
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Services
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Shawnee National Forest
Becky Banker
Banker
Forest Service
Shawnee Forest Service
Michigan
Montana
Washington
Minneapolis
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Ford ignition design under fire in multi state suits
Ford says its ignition system is safe despite 11 deaths and 31 injuries linked to stalling in 20 million cars. AP review of Ford records shows internal memos warning of rapid engine stall at high temperatures. Lawsuits allege stall prone ignition used 1983 to 1995 to save $2 per car.
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San Francisco
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Associated Press
California
Drug approvals under scrutiny slowdowns questioned
Washington reports show no major FDA slowdown as critics accused speedier approvals of risking safety while manufacturers charge the agency is delaying new medicines. Breakthroughs like Gleevec still pass quickly, with record fast approval in under three months for leukemia therapy.
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Food and Drug Administration
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