New Bern eyed curbside trash plan amid contract dispute
Waste Industries and at least three private haulers push for a share of New Bern’s waste market as the city renegotiates a five year extension with American Refuse Systems. A citywork session nudges competitive pricing while plans move to a uniform $4 per household monthly curbside pickup and recycling shift starting in September, with ARS contract ties to 1999.
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New Bern
Eddie Dick
Craven County
Raleigh
ARS
Public Works
Danny Meadows
Argentina blast kills at least 26 in Buenos Aires
Rescue crews toiled through the night after a seven story building housing Jewish community groups exploded on Monday. The blast left at least 26 dead and more than 120 injured, with authorities declaring three days of national mourning. Police detain an Iraqi passport holder and an Iranian suspect as security services probe possible foreign involvement.
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Carlos Menem
Ezeiza
Menem
Brazil
Israelite Mutual Association
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Iran
Argentina
Latin America
Carlos Corach
Sion
Westgate to wait months for safe water
Craven County commissioners authorize extending county water to Greenfield Heights Boulevard near Havelock. Financing and construction will take about a year, replacing tainted wells in four homes and providing water to the rest of Westgate by next summer.
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Westgate
Craven County Water Lines
Greenfield Heights Boulevard
Havelock
Rwandan rebels declare end to civil war and exodus
Rebels say war is over and a truce in place as refugees flood Rwanda’s borders. Maj. Gen. Kagame pledges stability while U N officials warn that up to 3.5 million Rwandans could be living in refugee camps if more flee into Zaire and neighboring states. The scale of the exodus overwhelms aid agencies.
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Rwanda
Zaire
Paul Kagame
Rebe Rwandan Patriotic Front
Goma
Kamanngola
Cyangugu
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Panos Moumizis
Jupiter bears largest observed scar from Shoemaker Levy 9
Astronomers at Goddard Space Flight Center report the most prominent feature on Jupiter is a black eye formed by Shoemaker Levy 9 fragments. They note no previous record of such a feature since 1610 and expect more impacts with three fragments hitting within hours. Ammonia indicates cloud chemistry changes, while water signature remains undetected.
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Jupiter
Steve Moran
Goddard Space Flight Center
Moran
Lucy McFadden
Uni
McFadden
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hammel
Burglars Loot State Bureau of Investigation Office
Thieves breached the State Bureau of Investigation building in Ayden taking 127 pounds of marijuana seized during a drug bust. They cut power and telephone lines, disarmed alarms, and opened an indoor evidence safe while an SBI agent was inside until about 11 p.m. Sunday. Police say clocks stopped at 2 a.m. Monday, marking the likely break-in time.
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State Bureau of Investigation
Ayden
SBI
Bill Godley
Welom Te
Ley
Greenville
William Harris
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