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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
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Global News Archive for August 2008:
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Unfazed by bombings, India has an option peace
With a deadly attack on its embassy in Afghanistan, Pakistani troops clashing with its soldiers in disputed Kashmir and Islamic militants bombing its cities, India has in recent months seemed a country under siege...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Shrine clash threatens to tear Kashmir from India
It started as a small demonstration against a plan to build bathrooms and shelters for Hindu pilgrims visiting a shrine in Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hawaii teachers cure clears way for a new saint
When cancer spread into her lungs, doctors told Audrey Toguchi she had six months to live, at best, and suggested chemotherapy as the only option...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of Bhutan
He remembers the darkness of the pine forest, and the footprints, and his terror when the creature began to howl. He remembers the stories of his childhood, of a beast that stalked the upper reaches of the mountains, and how fear spread through the village every time it was spotted...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Ivins remembered for intelligence, compassion
The Army scientist suspected in the anthrax attacks was remembered for his humor, intelligence and compassion at a memorial service Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Cease-work order for companies linked to bus crash
The Federal Motor Safety Administration has ordered companies linked to the bus involved in a fatal Texas crash to cease all commercial operations...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Texas Vietnamese congregation honors bus victims
The pastor of a Vietnamese congregation that lost parishioners in a deadly charter bus crash told churchgoers Sunday that they must accept the tragedy as a "door that God has opened."...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
FDNY stint proving ground for West Point cadets
Before they hit the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, West Point cadets have gotten a taste of chaos, New York City style...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Race sometimes a problem in eyewitness IDs
In the midst of being raped, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino told herself to pay attention to details that would allow her to identify her attacker...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Figgins RBI single gives Angels 4-3 win over Yanks
Chone Figgins hit an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning against Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, and the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of New York with a 4-3 victory on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Webb helps Diamondbacks snap 4-game losing streak
Brandon Webb threw six strong innings for his major league-leading 17th win and also hit a two-run double to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, has been found dead at home. He was 65...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Opening night is a big TV draw for NBC
The colorful Olympics opening night ceremony from Beijing on NBC averaged 34.2 million viewers, making it the biggest television event since the Super Bowl...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Denver wants delegates to see the old and the new
This frontier town turned modern city wants to put its best foot forward for the Democratic National Convention _ just not necessarily one wearing a cowboy boot...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Clinton to headline second night of convention
Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline her own night at the Democratic National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Rockmount shirts set the fashion in the West
Its Western shirts have been worn by everyone from Elvis Presley in "Love Me Tender" to Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain."...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Edwards ex-mistress nixes paternity test
The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Giants rally to beat Dodgers in 10 innings
Aaron Rowand hit an RBI single through a drawn-in infield, and the San Francisco Giants scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night in front of surprise guest Barry Bonds...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Lousy economy threatens states sales tax holidays
Thousands of shoppers have been flocking to malls in more than a dozen states for back-to-school sales tax holidays, buying millions of dollars worth of clothes and school supplies _ and depriving states of much-needed revenue...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for bombing
The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi official said the death toll in the attack had risen to 25...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Clinton tells cheering Nev. crowd to support Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams _ and she wants her supporters to vote that way, too...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances
Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the same processor has recalled 1.2 million pounds of other beef products that might have sickened more than 30 people...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
911 callers told of carnage in Texas bus wreck
Witnesses who called 911 after the crash of a charter bus that killed at least 17 people described a chaotic scene, telling emergency workers of bloody passengers crushed beneath the smoking wreckage, according to calls released Saturday by police...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush juggles sports, strife on Olympic whirlwind
President Bush juggled sports, strife and diplomacy Sunday on his whirlwind Olympic adventure, a trip marred by an attack on an American couple and their tour guide...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Propane explosions force evacuation in Toronto
Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow of an enormous fireball before turning black with billowing smoke...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
New violence in Chinas restive west kills 8
Assailants using homemade bombs attacked a shopping center and hotel and battled with police Sunday in a western Chinese city far from the Beijing Olympics where local Muslims have waged a sputtering rebellion against Chinese rule. Ten attackers and one security guard died, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
China Stabbing of ex-Olympians father isolated
Police investigating the stabbing death of the father of a former U.S. Olympian said Sunday the suspect was distraught over family problems. Chinese authorities unsettled by the attack during the Beijing Olympics tightened security at tourist spots around the city...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi official said the death toll in the attack had risen to 25...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park
One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush seeks to contain violent conflict in Georgia
President Bush sought to contain the explosive conflict in Georgia on Sunday as the White House warned Russia that relations with the U.S. were in jeopardy...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Russia says it is ready to negotiate with Georgia
Russia declared itself ready to make peace with Georgia and U.N. officials confirmed Sunday that Georgia is prepared to negotiate with Russia by withdrawing troops from the breakaway province of South Ossetia and creating a safe travel zone...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
New violence in Chinas restive west kills 11
Assailants using homemade bombs attacked a shopping center and hotel and battled with police Sunday in a western Chinese city far from the Beijing Olympics where local Muslims have waged a sputtering rebellion against Chinese rule. Ten attackers and one security guard died, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Afghan president urges military action in Pakistan
President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that airstrikes carried out in Afghan villages by U.S. and NATO troops are only killing civilians and that the international community should instead go after terror centers in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Iraqi FM Iraq, US very close on security deal
U.S. and Iraqi negotiators are "very close" to reaching a long-term security pact that will decide the fate of American troops in Iraq, the foreign minister said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
BEIJING BEAT US team plays for grieving coach
The volleyball players huddled, had a moment of silence, and then set out on their mission _ to do what little they could to ease the pain of their grieving coach and his shattered family...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Pakistani forces bomb houses near Afghan border
Pakistani forces bombed dozens of houses in a tribal region near the Afghan border Sunday, officials and witnesses said, in a military offensive that comes amid U.S. pressure for Pakistan to crack down on militants...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
South Ossetians describe fleeing from the fighting
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia _ South Ossetian refugees on Sunday described being shelled and shot at and forced to run for their lives _ leaving homes, family members and most of what they had behind. They talked of hiding in the woods, being mocked by Georgian soldiers and passing the dead on the roadside...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Vietnamese women wed foreigners to help family
Nearly 70 young Vietnamese women swept past in groups of five, twirling and posing like fashion models, all competing for the hand of a Taiwanese man who had paid a matchmaking service about $6,000 for the privilege of marrying one of them...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Propane explosions in Toronto force evacuation
Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow of an enormous fireball before turning black with billowing smoke. One firefighter died, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US, Russian ambassadors spar at UN over Georgia
U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad exchanged sharp remarks with the Russian ambassador on Sunday, accusing Moscow of resisting attempts to make peace with Georgia after days of fighting have left hundreds of civilians dead...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships
Russia expanded its bombing blitz to the Georgian capital, deployed ships off the coast and, a Georgian official said, sent tanks from the separatist region of South Ossetia into Georgian territory, heading toward a border city before being turned back...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hurricane Hernan weakens over Pacific
Hurricane Hernan weakened to Category 1 strength on Sunday as it lumbered over cooler waters far from land...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US begins flying Georgian troops home from Iraq
A senior U.S. military official says the Americans have begun flying Georgian troops home from Iraq after they requested help with transportation...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society
For someone who grew up ashamed of her ethnic identity, they are powerful words...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Early results Bolivians back Morales in recall
Voters strongly reaffirmed their faith in President Evo Morales on Sunday in a recall referendum that the Bolivian leader devised to try to break a political stalemate in the bitterly divided Andean nation, partial unofficial results showed...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,139
As of Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at least 4,139 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Russian news agencies report sunken Georgian ship
Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry is claiming to have sunk a Georgian missile boat that was trying to attack Russian navy ships in the Black Sea...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Probe into Fringe ticket problems
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is to launch an independent inquiry into its own box office after ticketing problems...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Cultural icon
How Isaac Hayes changed the course of black music...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
England set for tricky run chase
England require 197 to win the final Test at The Oval after bowling out South Africa for 318...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
India monsoon rains kill dozens
Heavy monsoon rains in India destroy houses and flood parts of Andhra Pradesh, killing at least 40 people over the weekend...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Thousands flock to London's Mela
Thousands of people enjoy the London Mela which showcases the best of South Asian music and dance...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Katy Perry tops UK singles chart on download sales alone
Katy Perry tops the UK singles chart on download sales alone with I Kissed A Girl...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
CBI wants more pupils in science
British business leaders want brighter teenagers to be "opted in" to taking three separate science subjects...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Georgia move fails to halt raids
Russian raids on Georgia continue despite Tbilisi's announcement of a ceasefire, after Moscow says clashes in breakaway South Ossetia are continuing...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Soul icon Isaac Hayes dies at 65
US singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes, who won an Academy Award for the Theme From Shaft, is found dead at his home...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of Bhutan
He remembers the darkness of the pine forest, and the footprints, and his terror when the creature began to howl. He remembers the stories of his childhood, of a beast that stalked the upper reaches of the mountains, and how fear spread through the village every time it was spotted...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Ivins remembered for intelligence, compassion
The Army scientist suspected in the anthrax attacks was remembered for his humor, intelligence and compassion at a memorial service Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Somalis fill vacant jobs at Iowa meatpacking plant
Nearly three months after a federal immigration raid uprooted almost 400 employees at a meatpacking plant in northeastern Iowa, dozens of Somali immigrants are slowly but steadily filling the depleted ranks left by the arrested workers...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hawaii teachers cure clears way for a new saint
When cancer spread into her lungs, doctors told Audrey Toguchi she had six months to live, at best, and suggested chemotherapy as the only option...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mack has died at age 50...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Race sometimes a problem in eyewitness IDs
In the midst of being raped, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino told herself to pay attention to details that would allow her to identify her attacker...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Death toll rises to 17 in Texas charter bus crash
The death toll after the crash of a charter bus carrying pilgrims in Texas has risen to 17...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Navarros sacrifice fly leads Rays over Mariners
Dioner Navarro hit a sacrifice fly to score Ben Zobrist in the 11th inning to give the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays an 8-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hester runs for 2 TDs in Chargers win over Cowboys
The San Diego Chargers have few open roster spots after reaching the AFC championship game last season. But rookie Jacob Hester is making a strong case for one...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Opening night is a big TV draw for NBC
The colorful Olympics opening night ceremony from Beijing on NBC averaged 34.2 million viewers, making it the biggest television event since the Super Bowl...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Rockmount shirts set the fashion in the West
Its Western shirts have been worn by everyone from Elvis Presley in "Love Me Tender" to Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain."...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Edwards ex-mistress nixes paternity test
The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Edwards ex-mistress rules out paternity test
The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Clinton tells cheering Nev. crowd to support Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams _ and she wants her supporters to vote that way, too...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Lousy economy threatens states sales tax holidays
Thousands of shoppers have been flocking to malls in more than a dozen states for back-to-school sales tax holidays, buying millions of dollars worth of clothes and school supplies _ and depriving states of much-needed revenue...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park
One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances
Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the same processor has recalled 1.2 million pounds of other beef products that might have sickened more than 30 people...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
911 callers told of carnage in Texas bus wreck
Witnesses who called 911 after the crash of a charter bus that killed at least 17 people described a chaotic scene, telling emergency workers of bloody passengers crushed beneath the smoking wreckage, according to calls released Saturday by police...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for bombing
The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi official said the death toll in the attack had risen to 25...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Giants rally to beat Dodgers in 10 innings
Aaron Rowand hit an RBI single through a drawn-in infield, and the San Francisco Giants scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night in front of surprise guest Barry Bonds...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics
In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered U.S. athletes as they dribbled and swam for the gold...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi official said the death toll in the attack had risen to 25...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
At least 100 said killed in Pakistan tribal region
Pakistani forces bombed dozens of houses in a tribal region near the Afghan border Sunday, officials and witnesses said, amid reports that days of clashes have killed at least 100 insurgents and nine paramilitary troops...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Myanmars Suu Kyi allowed rare visit by lawyer
Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with her lawyer for the first time in five years, one of her colleagues said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Morales hopes Bolivia vote will vindicate him
Voters were deciding Sunday whether President Evo Morales should stay in office in a referendum proposed by the Bolivian leader to try to break a political stalemate in the bitterly divided Andean nation...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Afghan official civilians may be among 11 killed
Airstrikes and clashes north of Kabul killed 11 people, some of whom might be civilians, Afghan officials said Sunday. In the south, five civilians died when their vehicle hit a freshly planted mine, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
BEIJING BEAT US team plays for grieving coach
The volleyball players huddled, had a moment of silence, and then set out on their mission _ to do what little they could to ease the pain of their grieving coach and his shattered family...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Propane explosions force evacuation in Toronto
Explosions at a propane facility forced thousands of people to evacuate early Sunday, and witnesses described the sky lighting up in the glow of an enormous fireball before turning black with billowing smoke...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
New violence in Chinas restive west kills 8
Assailants using homemade bombs attacked a shopping center and hotel and battled with police Sunday in a western Chinese city far from the Beijing Olympics where local Muslims have waged a sputtering rebellion against Chinese rule. Ten attackers and one security guard died, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
China Stabbing of ex-Olympians father isolated
Police investigating the stabbing death of the father of a former U.S. Olympian said Sunday the suspect was distraught over family problems. Chinese authorities unsettled by the attack during the Beijing Olympics tightened security at tourist spots around the city...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Georgian troops retreat from breakaway province
Georgian troops retreated from the breakaway province of South Ossetia on Sunday and their government pressed for a truce, overwhelmed by Russian firepower as the conflict threatened to set off a wider war...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Pakistan diplomats visit US-held terror suspect
Pakistani diplomats have met with a woman described as a possible "fixer" for al-Qaida who is being detained in New York, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Vietnamese women wed foreigners to help family
Nearly 70 young Vietnamese women swept past in groups of five, twirling and posing like fashion models, all competing for the hand of a Taiwanese man who had paid a matchmaking service about $6,000 for the privilege of marrying one of them...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush seeks to contain violent conflict in Georgia
President Bush sought to contain the explosive conflict in Georgia on Sunday as the White House warned Russia that relations with the U.S. were in jeopardy...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Russia says it is ready to negotiate with Georgia
Russia declared itself ready to make peace with Georgia and U.N. officials confirmed Sunday that Georgia is prepared to negotiate with Russia by withdrawing troops from the breakaway province of South Ossetia and creating a safe travel zone...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
New violence in Chinas restive west kills 11
Assailants using homemade bombs attacked a shopping center and hotel and battled with police Sunday in a western Chinese city far from the Beijing Olympics where local Muslims have waged a sputtering rebellion against Chinese rule. Ten attackers and one security guard died, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Afghan president urges military action in Pakistan
President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that airstrikes carried out in Afghan villages by U.S. and NATO troops are only killing civilians and that the international community should instead go after terror centers in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Iraqi FM Iraq, US very close on security deal
U.S. and Iraqi negotiators are "very close" to reaching a long-term security pact that will decide the fate of American troops in Iraq, the foreign minister said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society
For someone who grew up ashamed of her ethnic identity, they are powerful words...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Chinese activist detained on way to church
Security agents detained a Christian activist Sunday who was on his way to a church service attended by President Bush and the man was being held at an undisclosed location, a relative said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
40 Indian villagers feared drowned in flood waters
Forty villagers riding on a truck were swept away by a flooded river and feared dead Sunday in southern India, where monsoon rains have claimed at least 59 lives in the past three days, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hurricane Hernan weakens over Pacific
Hurricane Hernan weakened to Category 1 strength on Sunday as it lumbered over cooler waters far from land...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US begins flying Georgian troops home from Iraq
A senior U.S. military official says the Americans have begun flying Georgian troops home from Iraq after they requested help with transportation...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Cell change 'keeps organs young'
Researchers may have found a way to halt the biological clock which slows down our bodies over the decades...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
'Dozens die' in Pakistan clashes
More than 100 pro-Taleban militants die in four days of heavy fighting near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Bolivians vote on Morales' fate
The people of Bolivia begin voting vote on whether President Evo Morales and eight state governors should remain in office...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Russians' hopes
London community sad at fighting with 'brother nation'...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Brand clash
Counterfeit goods battle on the net...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Live text - USPGA Championship
The final round of the USPGA is under way at Oakland Hills...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Ffion beats Cherie in the battle of the summer books
Books by William and Ffion Hague are among the most popular with MPs this summer, but Cherie Blair's autobiography fails to make the list...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Man Utd claim Shield on penalties
Man Utd need a penalty shoot-out to capture the Community Shield despite dominating Portsmouth in a 0-0 draw...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Chinese pair found dead in flat
A murder investigation is under way in Newcastle after the bodies of a Chinese man and woman are found in a flat...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
TV ad 'to bust heart attack myth'
A heart charity has made a TV ad aimed to show there is more to a heart attack than 'Hollywood versions' suggest...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Thousands head to London's Mela
Thousands of people attend the London Mela which showcases the best of South Asian music and dance...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Georgia 'calls Ossetia ceasefire'
Georgia says it has ordered its forces to cease fire in South Ossetia and calls for talks with Russia - but Moscow says clashes are continuing...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Residents flee Toronto explosion
Thousands of people living in the north of the Canadian city are evacuated after an explosion at a propane gas plant...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Ivins remembered for intelligence, compassion
The Army scientist suspected in the anthrax attacks was remembered for his humor, intelligence and compassion at a memorial service Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park
One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Somalis fill vacant jobs at Iowa meatpacking plant
Nearly three months after a federal immigration raid uprooted almost 400 employees at a meatpacking plant in northeastern Iowa, dozens of Somali immigrants are slowly but steadily filling the depleted ranks left by the arrested workers...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hawaii teachers cure clears way for a new saint
When cancer spread into her lungs, doctors told Audrey Toguchi she had six months to live, at best, and suggested chemotherapy as the only option...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hester runs for 2 TDs in Chargers win over Cowboys
The San Diego Chargers have few open roster spots after reaching the AFC championship game last season. But rookie Jacob Hester is making a strong case for one...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Opening night is a big TV draw for NBC
The colorful Olympics opening night ceremony from Beijing on NBC averaged 34.2 million viewers, making it the biggest television event since the Super Bowl...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mack has died at age 50...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Fannie Mae loses $2.3B in quarter as defaults rise
Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae says it swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street expected as the housing market continued to slump...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Edwards ex-mistress nixes paternity test
The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Navarros sacrifice fly leads Rays over Mariners
Dioner Navarro hit a sacrifice fly to score Ben Zobrist in the 11th inning to give the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays an 8-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US faults Russia for rising violence in Georgia
The U.S. says Russia is dangerously escalating tensions with Georgia by its heavy military assault, including the use of strategic bombers and missiles...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Death toll rises to 17 in Texas charter bus crash
The death toll after the crash of a charter bus carrying pilgrims in Texas has risen to 17...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Giants rally to beat Dodgers in 10 innings
Aaron Rowand hit an RBI single through a drawn-in infield, and the San Francisco Giants scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night in front of surprise guest Barry Bonds...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Edwards ex-mistress rules out paternity test
The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
911 callers told of carnage in Texas bus wreck
Witnesses who called 911 after the crash of a charter bus that killed at least 17 people described a chaotic scene, telling emergency workers of bloody passengers crushed beneath the smoking wreckage, according to calls released Saturday by police...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances
Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the same processor has recalled 1.2 million pounds of other beef products that might have sickened more than 30 people...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
All the world an Olympic venue for sportsman Bush
Most days, being the U.S. president means trying to extinguish one crisis after another...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Russian troops raid Georgian town scores dead
Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a major escalation of the conflict that has left scores of civilians dead and wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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Anti-U.S. Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen Friday to lay down their arms, and his spokesman said the young cleric might call off all resistance if the Americans accept a timetable to leave Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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One more person has died in the crash of a charter bus in Texas, raising the toll to 14...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dead at 67
A Palestinian presidential aide says that renowned Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish has died...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Georgian athletes follow violence back home
Nearly three dozen Olympic athletes from Georgia are anxiously following the news of violence in a breakaway region of their country, following a bombardment by Russian tanks, planes and artillery...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
South Ossetia Russian armor in, refugees out
Columns of Russian armor crawled up the deep passes of the Caucasus Mountains on Saturday toward the border with South Ossetia in a push to support Russian troops fighting in the Georgian separatist region...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of Bhutan
He remembers the darkness of the pine forest, and the footprints, and his terror when the creature began to howl. He remembers the stories of his childhood, of a beast that stalked the upper reaches of the mountains, and how fear spread through the village every time it was spotted...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush juggles sports, strife on Olympic whirlwind
President Bush juggled sports, strife and diplomacy Sunday on his whirlwind Olympic adventure, a trip marred by an attack on an American couple and their tour guide...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for bombing
The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi official said the death toll in the attack had risen to 25...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Government opponents protest in Venezuela
About 3,000 opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marched through the capital on Saturday to protest a package of laws that expand his power and accelerate his push toward socialism...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Georgia In state of war over South Ossetia
Russia and Georgia headed toward a wider war Saturday as Russian tanks rumbled into the contested province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town, escalating a conflict that already has left hundreds dead...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Morales hopes Bolivia vote will vindicate him
Voters were deciding Sunday whether President Evo Morales should stay in office in a referendum proposed by the Bolivian leader to try to break a political stalemate in the bitterly divided Andean nation...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Afghan official civilians may be among 11 killed
Airstrikes and clashes north of Kabul killed 11 people, some of whom might be civilians, Afghan officials said Sunday. In the south, five civilians died when their vehicle hit a freshly planted mine, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics
In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered U.S. athletes as they dribbled and swam for the gold...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Police Bombs kill at least 7 in Baghdad area
A series of bombs struck Iraqi security forces and commuters in the Baghdad area on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding 25 others, police said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
White House Russia risking relations with US
The Bush administration is warning Russia to halt its attacks on Georgia or risk "significant" and enduring damage to its relationship with the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Official Georgian troops leave S. Ossetia
A Georgian official says Georgian troops have pulled out of the breakaway province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hernan reaches Category 3 strength in Pacific
Hurricane Hernan reached Category 3 strength far out to sea on Saturday, becoming the first major hurricane of the eastern Pacific season...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Pope urges end to hostilities in South Ossetia
Pope Benedict XVI has urged an "immediate" end to hostilities in South Ossetia and the start of negotiations between Russia and Georgia over the contested province...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Gail Porter's hair 'growing back'
TV presenter Gail Porter says her hair is starting to grow back, three years after she developed alopecia...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Virgin challenges BA's US tie-up
Sir Richard Branson writes to the US presidential hopefuls, opposing a proposed merger between BA and American Airlines...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Philippines rebels under attack
The Philippine military launches an attack on Muslim fighters who defied a deadline to pull out of Christian villages in the south...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Man killed in one vehicle crash
A man is killed in a one vehicle car crash on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway late on Saturday night...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Cyclist takes first Olympic gold
Cyclist Nicole Cooke takes the first Olympic gold medal for Britain - the first for a Welsh athlete for 36 years...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Firefighters come under attack
Stones and bottles are thrown at firefighters in Londonderry as they attend a car fire in the early hours of Sunday...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Algeria city hit by suicide bomb
Eight people are killed in a suicide bomb attack in northern Algeria, the country's national radio reports...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Man Utd & Pompey ready for opener
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he will use the Community Shield to improve his players' fitness...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Live text - England v South Africa
Steve Harmison takes his second scalp of the morning as South Africa lose their fourth wicket in the final Test at The Oval...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Deadly violence hits west China
Seven militants and a security guard are killed after a series of bombings in China's north-western region of Xinjiang, state media says...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Heavy rain brings flooding damage
Flood waters recede after rivers burst their banks, homes were flooded and roads were blocked by torrential rain across Fife...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Stars pay tribute to Bernie Mac
George Clooney leads tributes to US comedian Bernie Mac, who died in hospital on Saturday...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Cooke grabs first GB gold medal
Nicole Cooke claims Britain's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning a thrilling women's road race...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
UK economy 'worse than thought'
The UK's leading employers' organisation, the CBI warns that the UK economy is in a worse state than previously thought...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Mbeki tries to seal Zimbabwe deal
South Africa's President Mbeki leads power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's political rivals in Harare...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Ivins remembered for intelligence, compassion
The Army scientist suspected in the anthrax attacks was remembered for his humor, intelligence and compassion at a memorial service Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Unfazed by bombings, India has an option peace
With a deadly attack on its embassy in Afghanistan, Pakistani troops clashing with its soldiers in disputed Kashmir and Islamic militants bombing its cities, India has in recent months seemed a country under siege...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Shrine clash threatens to tear Kashmir from India
It started as a small demonstration against a plan to build bathrooms and shelters for Hindu pilgrims visiting a shrine in Kashmir...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Somalis fill vacant jobs at Iowa meatpacking plant
Nearly three months after a federal immigration raid uprooted almost 400 employees at a meatpacking plant in northeastern Iowa, dozens of Somali immigrants are slowly but steadily filling the depleted ranks left by the arrested workers...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Hawaii teachers cure clears way for a new saint
When cancer spread into her lungs, doctors told Audrey Toguchi she had six months to live, at best, and suggested chemotherapy as the only option...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Lincolns hometown marks 100th anniversary of riot
Two days of terror. Black men tortured and hanged. A baby dead of exposure. Four white rioters shot by black defenders...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Opening night is a big TV draw for NBC
The colorful Olympics opening night ceremony from Beijing on NBC averaged 34.2 million viewers, making it the biggest television event since the Super Bowl...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mack has died at age 50...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
911 callers told of carnage in Texas bus wreck
Witnesses who called 911 after the crash of a charter bus that killed at least 17 people described a chaotic scene, telling emergency workers of bloody passengers crushed beneath the smoking wreckage, according to calls released Saturday by police...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Giants rally to beat Dodgers in 10 innings
Aaron Rowand hit an RBI single through a drawn-in infield, and the San Francisco Giants scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night in front of surprise guest Barry Bonds...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Fumble-prone Jaguars edge Ryan, Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons waited about eight minutes to launch the Matt Ryan era...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Fannie Mae loses $2.3B in quarter as defaults rise
Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae says it swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street expected as the housing market continued to slump...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Death toll rises to 17 in Texas charter bus crash
The death toll after the crash of a charter bus carrying pilgrims in Texas has risen to 17...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Angels hit 4 solo homers, beat Yankees 11-4
Vladimir Guerrero triggered an eight-run eighth inning with a home run, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-4 rout of the New York Yankees on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Small pro-Tibet protest pulled off in Tiananmen
Pro-Tibet activists wrapped themselves in Tibetan flags and lay down in Tiananmen Square on Saturday, their group said, in a protest that breached heavy security surrounding the heart of Beijing for the Olympic Games...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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Anti-U.S. Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen Friday to lay down their arms, and his spokesman said the young cleric might call off all resistance if the Americans accept a timetable to leave Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
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One more person has died in the crash of a charter bus in Texas, raising the toll to 14...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Edwards ex-mistress rules out paternity test
The ex-mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she will not participate in DNA testing to establish the paternity of her daughter...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
More Nebraska Beef recalled despite assurances
Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the same processor has recalled 1.2 million pounds of other beef products that might have sickened more than 30 people...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Russian troops raid Georgian town scores dead
Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a major escalation of the conflict that has left scores of civilians dead and wounded...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush Georgia crisis endangers regional peace
President Bush says the outbreak of fighting in the Georgia republic of South Ossetia is endangering peace throughout the region, and he is urging an end to the deadly outbreak of violence...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
At least 62 dead in Vietnam floods
Landslides and floods killed at least 62 people in northern Vietnam, covering the homes of some victims as they slept in their beds, disaster officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Bush soaks up Olympic spirit
Most days, being the U.S. president means trying to extinguish one blooming crisis after another. Then there are days like Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of Bhutan
He remembers the darkness of the pine forest, and the footprints, and his terror when the creature began to howl. He remembers the stories of his childhood, of a beast that stalked the upper reaches of the mountains, and how fear spread through the village every time it was spotted...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
All the world an Olympic venue for sportsman Bush
Most days, being the U.S. president means trying to extinguish one crisis after another...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for bombing
The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi official said the death toll in the attack had risen to 25...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Government opponents protest in Venezuela
About 3,000 opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marched through the capital on Saturday to protest a package of laws that expand his power and accelerate his push toward socialism...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Georgia In state of war over South Ossetia
Russia and Georgia headed toward a wider war Saturday as Russian tanks rumbled into the contested province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town, escalating a conflict that already has left hundreds dead...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dead at 67
A Palestinian presidential aide says that renowned Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish has died...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Georgian athletes follow violence back home
Nearly three dozen Olympic athletes from Georgia are anxiously following the news of violence in a breakaway region of their country, following a bombardment by Russian tanks, planes and artillery...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
South Ossetia Russian armor in, refugees out
Columns of Russian armor crawled up the deep passes of the Caucasus Mountains on Saturday toward the border with South Ossetia in a push to support Russian troops fighting in the Georgian separatist region...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Report Explosions rock restive Chinese region
A news agency says several explosions have rocked a county in a restive Muslim region of western China, but no casualties have been reported...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Mexico fines US drivers seeking cheap diesel
A Mexican border city has begun fining U.S. drivers who cross the border to fill extra drums, tanks or barrels with government-subsidized Mexican fuel...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
At least 31 killed in Burkina Faso mining accident
National radio says at least 31 people have been killed in a mudslide at an unofficial gold mine in Burkina Faso...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US-Iraqi officials seek to ease water shortages
The tanks were full of enough clean drinking water for some 200,000 Iraqis at a new distribution station in eastern Baghdad, but local officials struggled Saturday to agree on where it should go...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Syria bars repeat visit by UN nuclear experts
Syria said Saturday it would bar U.N. nuclear investigators from revisiting a site bombed by Israeli jets on suspicion it was a secretly built atomic reactor...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Death toll rises to 25 from Iraqi market bombing
The death toll from a blast in a market in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar rose to 25 on Saturday after four of the six dozen people injured died from their wounds, a security official said...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Russian planes bomb aircraft plant in Georgia
A Georgian official says Russian planes have raided an aircraft-making plant on the outskirts of the Georgian capital, but there were no reports of victims...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,138
As of Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at least 4,138 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - August 10, 2008
Low marks linked to schizophrenia
Poor performance at school could indicate an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, a study says...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Bolivia to decide Morales' fate
The people of Bolivia are to vote on whether President Evo Morales and eight state governors should remain in office...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
High-rise honey
Nepalese farmers risk all for the sweetest taste...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Teenage kicks
The music festival that's strictly for under-18s...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Shared stories
'My epilepsy means I can surf but I can't have a bath'...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Storms wreck third round of USPGA
Thunderstorms force play to be called off with only 25 players having completed the third round in the USPGA at Oakland Hills...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Scientists ask to plant GM trees
University researchers ask the Forestry Commission if they can plant genetically modified trees on its land...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Church considers £1.2m shortfall
A £1.2m deficit in the budget for the Lambeth Conference will be discussed by the committee that manages the Church of England's assets...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Stag party man drowns at seaside
A man in his early 30s drowned in rough seas while on a stag party night out in Brighton, the coastguard says...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Murder charge over store shooting
A 19-year-old youth is charged with the murder of an 18-year-old who died when he was shot in a supermarket...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Georgia 'pulls out of S Ossetia'
Georgia withdraws its troops from South Ossetia, an official says, as Russian warplanes bomb a military airfield close to Tbilisi...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
Call to adopt UK Bill of Rights
The government is urged by a cross-party committee of MPs and peers to adopt a Bill of Rights for the UK...
BBC News - August 10, 2008
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