Mild Illinois quake felt over wide area no damage reported
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Illinois near Hampshire at 3:59 a.m. CST, felt from Wisconsin to Tennessee. No damage or injuries reported by Kane and DeKalb counties amid hundreds of calls.
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Chicago
Illinois
U.S. Geological Survey
Hampshire
Ill
Sycamore
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Kane County
DeKalb County
Roger Scott
Aerial photos of 9/11 attack released by ABC News
ABC News released 2779 NIST images on nine CDs showing the World Trade Center collapse from a police helicopter on September 11 2001. Ex NYPD Aviation Unit Detective Greg Semendinger shot the photos and watched the second plane strike the south tower. Public officials and museum curators call the collection a core visual record of the dust clouds and tower collapse.
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New York
World Trade Center
Lower Manhattan
ABC News
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jan Ramirez
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Ramirez
ABC
NIST
Nypd Aviation Unit
Greg Semendinger
NYPD
New York City
Winter storms boost some sales while crippling airlines and malls
Back-to-back East Coast snowstorms trigger sharp shifts in retail and travel. Ski shops liquor stores and hardware dealers gain as shoppers stock up while airlines and department stores face revenue losses from flight cancellations and mall slowdowns. Forecasters warn of a third storm, with disruptions spreading from Washington to New York.
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Dallas
Charlie Wilson
Texas
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Wilson
Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin
Yana Ogletree
U.S
Washington
New York City
Bj’s Wholesale
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Maryland
Reagan National Airport
D.C
Continental
United
Southwest
American
Robert Herbst
Dan Hess
Merchant Forecast
Hess
Planalytics
Bon-Ton Stores Inc
Dick's Sporting Goods
Bj’s Wholesale Club
Dulles
Reagan National
Mitch Aaronson
Cairo Wine & Liquor
Aaronson
Greek unions strike over deficit-slashing measures
Greek workers shut down schools grounded flights and walked out of hospitals to protest austerity measures tied to the nation's debt crisis. Prime Minister heads to EU summit as Germany and France signal support but stress caution and no immediate bailout decision.
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Athens
Greece
European Union
Portugal
Spain
Germany
France
Lawsuit Over Arabic Flashcards Detention At Airport
A Pomona College senior, Nicholas George, alleges he was detained for 30 minutes at Philadelphia International Airport after showing English Arabic flashcards. The federal suit names TSA FBI and Philadelphia Police Department officials and cites random screening and questioning as the basis for the detention.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Transportation Security Administration
FBI
American Civil Liberties Union
Nicholas George
Dle Eastern Studies
Pomona College
Claremont
Calif
California
Philadelphia International
U.S. District Court
George
TSA
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Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Everglades National Park
Florida
Miami-Dade County
Chris Strader
Rob Larson
Frager’s Hardware
Washington, D.C
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