Clinton urges UN action to end Syria violence
U S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Security Council that UN action to end Syria’s violence would differ from NATO’s Libya mission. She urged the international community to support the Syrian people and avoid foreign military intervention, while Russia warned against regime change. Arab League leaders pressed the council to back their peace plan for Assad to step aside. Bashar Ja’afari countered that the league acted without Syria’s input and cited past council votes favoring Israel.
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Nabil Elaraby
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Bashar Ja’afari
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Israel
US considers freeing Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo
Intelligence officials say the United States may release several Afghan Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay as an incentive for peace talks. No decision has been made on trading the five prisoners, who could be transferred to a third country such as Qatar, with Afghanistan gaining legal custody in some form.
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Florida fog prompts I-75 closure and deadly pileup
Officials weighed scene reports and forecasts as Florida shut I-75 for three hours amid fog and smoke. A Gainesville pileup killed 10 after reopening sparked crashes. Florida uses a 16 item smoke fog checklist and ground observations plus a humidity smoke index to guide closures.
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Safe Driving Tips for Low Visibility Conditions
Maintain focus and minimize distractions. Turn off the radio and avoid cellphone use. Buckle up every passenger. Watch for slow or parked vehicles. In fog, use wipers and defrosters. Drive with low beam lights. Slow down and judge speed carefully. Stop within visible distance. Use right road edge or markings as a guide and signal early. Brake early to give following drivers time. If pulling off, signal, move right, then hazard and distance from the vehicle. Sources: California Highway Patrol and Florida DHSMV.
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Many resist census race labels in 2010
Unpublished 2010 census data count over 21.7 million write-in race responses, about 1 in 14, with terms like Arab Mexican and multiracial. Most are multiracial or Hispanic, not fitting the four government race categories. Latinos often used some other race to express ethnicity as identity. A respondent from Los Angeles discusses having multiple racial experiences.
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America
Thomas Lopez
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Gingrich moon base dreams spark debate among policy experts
Experts say Gingrich's lunar base and statehood talk rest on mainstream science though critics call it far out. NASA funding shifts and past proposals show moon outposts were policy goals since 1969 with returns discussed under Bush and Obama, but current funding and priorities question feasibility.
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