Drownings Rise in Haiti Refugee Boat Panic Off Nan S etat
Reporters and survivors recount a panic when police fired warning shots at a 60 foot sailboat carrying about 400 refugees off Nan S etat. The boat’s boom swung as passengers leapt overboard. survivors say 30 to 40 drowned and many rescued by villagers in dugout canoes. Militia violence also touched a refugee boat near Belloc.
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Time Magazine
Edward J. Barnes
BBC
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Associated Press
Belloc
Our Sunday Best: A Sailing Program Comes of Age
Linda Staunch becomes the first female president of Noon Rotary as the Sunday feature outlines a growing sailing program. NASCAR drivers gear up for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, highlighting speed and competition in the upcoming race weekend.
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Linda Staunch
Noon Rotary
Nascar
Daytona
Pamlico seeks funds to keep animal control officer
Pamlico County officials seek a mix of public and private funding to maintain a full time animal control officer. The $21,204 shortfall was cut from the county budget, amid a property tax rate increase, triggering claims that rabies control and bite investigations may suffer. County health officials stress public health stakes as rabies cases rise in eastern North Carolina.
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Pamlico County
Board of Commissioners
Johnnie Tripp
Recreation Department
Tripp
Kathryn Smith
Craven County
Hilda Carmody
Smith
Bob Edgman
Edgman
Bill Rice
Craven Animal Control
Pamilico County
Craven-Pamlico Animal Services Center
Court backs NC on abortion protests
Supreme Court allows a North Carolina order barring anti abortion protesters from approaching a doctor's neighborhood. In a 6 3 ruling, the justices rejected the group's claim the order infringes free speech, citing a Florida case on limiting near clinics. The decision centers on protest tactics, not abortion rights.
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Florida
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
Anthony M. Kennedy
Brookfield
Wis
Melbourne
Fla
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Beating Victim Sees Ex Husband in Hair Stop Attack
Debra Laughinghouse recalls waking at night to a blood red face of her ex husband Johnny Ray Anderson after he allegedly beat her with a 2 by 4 at The Hair Stop on South Glenburnie Road. Witnesses counted blows as she cowered, fearing a fourth strike. Laughinghouse, employed at the salon, lives at 1350 Maul Swamp Road. Anderson resides at 7825 River Road in Vanceboro.
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Debra Laughinghouse
Johnny Ray Anderson
River Road
Vanceboro
States struggle for budget as legislature nears adjournment
Final budget talks between Ge He and Senate negotiators race to prevent a year end shutdown. House co chair Nesbitt says lawmakers have two shots to sway the other side before adjournment at 4 pm. A 44 page document outlines Senate offers including targeted cuts and funding gaps. A counter offer will be drafted to preserve federally funded programs while aiming to avoid new spending.
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Martin
House
Nesbitt
Lawmak
Marc Basnight
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