China floods kill thousands threaten largest dam
Floodwaters from the Yangtze slammed toward China's largest dam as Sichuan and Hubei endure days of torrential rain. Officials say 3,000 to 4,000 dead, 50,000 to 100,000 injured, and 500,000 homeless in Sichuan, with record river flows prompting massive evacuations and dam safety concerns.
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People’s Daily
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Hyatt walkway collapse kills 111 in Kansas City hotel
The Hyatt Regency Kansas City collapse killed 111 and injured 188 as two crowded second and third floor walkways crashed into a large Tea Dance crowd. Officials noted unknown cause, while rescuers worked through complete wreckage with cranes and tools.
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Pat Foley
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Duke Ellington
Carolyn Meyer
Jay A. Pritzker
Hyatt Corporation
Chicago
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Richard Berkley
Good Morning Starsights Weather Summary
The National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy warm humid conditions today with showers and thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy and warm with lows in the 70s. Monday looks partly sunny hot and humid with a high in the low 90s.
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Survivor recalls MGM Grand and Hyatt Regency disasters
A Kansas City man, Greg Emiet, 23, describes escaping the MGM Grand fire and witnessing the Hyatt Regency collapse. He recalls 84 dead at MGM and a woman crushed to death at Hyatt, noting both disasters blend in memory as he clutches a yellow rosebud.
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MGM
Mother seeks awareness after Atlanta child murders
Venus Taylor pleaded for child safety at Lenus Turley Park in Carbondale, urging parents to track their kids. She cited 28 local child killings in Atlanta and warned of a national crisis with more than 50,000 missing children and 4,000 murdered in the last 14 months. She travels to spur a more child conscious society.
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Southern Illinois
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Carbondale
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States
Atlanta mother calls for action to protect murdered children
Mrs. Taylor, co founder of a task force probing Atlanta murders, urges better parenting and community remedies. She cites 46 slayings in 28 months, notes children relief through camps, and describes the widespread fear among youths as police and FBI presence continues.
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Atlanta
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