Crowds gaze at see-through coffin of Pope John XXIII
In St. Peter's Square crowds of about forty thousand queued for hours to glimpse the new see-through coffin of Pope John XXIII on Pentecost Sunday. John Paul II led Mass and praised his predecessor, who modernized rites and promoted tolerance toward other faiths.
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John XXIII
St. Peter's Square
John Paul II
Angelo Roncalli
Vatican
Venice
John
John Paul
Margherita Blanco
Rome
Fire damages home in Autumn Acres subdivision
No one was home as a fire struck a house at 3428 Peppercorn Court in the Autumn Acres subdivision. About 20 firefighters from Gastonia and a volunteer company fought the blaze before it reached a bedroom and attic, causing about $70,000 in damage. Investigators seek the cause.
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Gastonia
Autumn Acres
Mark Armstrong
Armstrong
Woman faces felony charges after boy hit by car in Gastonia
A Gastonia woman Malina Cook Class, 28, was charged with hit and run and driving while impaired after a boy riding a bicycle on Ridge Circle was struck Sunday. The boy, William T. Karcz, sought medical attention but was not admitted to Gaston Memorial Hospital. He had unknown age.
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Gastonia
Ridge Circle
Malina Cook
Old Church Road
Gaston Seauted
William T. Karcz
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Toledo Wins Peru Presidency With Narrow Victory
Alejandro Toledo, a shoeshine boy turned World Bank economist, appears to have defeated former president Alan Garcia as Peru votes closed. With 40 percent counted, Toledo leads 51.6 to 48.3 percent, and private exit polls show even larger margins amid Peru’s first native Indian president-elect.
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Peru
Alejandro Toledo
World Bank
Alan Garcia
Toledo
Garcia
Fernando Tuesta
Raul Diez Canseco
Campaign dull Britain vote sparks far-reaching effects
London AP reports the British general election nears with Labour poised for a large win, while turnout may dip. The vote tests Britain’s European role, asylum policy, and the peace process in Northern Ireland, amid waning campaign energy.
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Tony Blair
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Wales
Rhode Island Breaks Ground on 550 Million Bay Cleanup Tunnel
A work crew gathers in Providence this week to drill a three mile long tunnel deep under downtown for the Narragansett Bay CSO Abatement program. The $550 million project, the state’s largest, aims to stop billions of gallons of untreated sewage from flowing into Narragansett Bay during rainstorms. The project faces financing and environmental questions, but construction begins after a decade of planning. Local officials expect a groundbreaking Monday at 2 p.m. with federal and state attendees.
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