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09 Jun 2011 15:48

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Politics: Gingrich’s campaign suffers high-level staffer exodus

  • A bad day for big Newt: Want to know what can’t fill your heart with confidence heading into a Presidential primary? When your press secretary tells the AP he’s resigning, and your campaign manager, along with a spate of aides throughout Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina follow suit. Gingrich has said that he will continue to run, undeterred by this “rats fleeing the sinking ship” sort of moment. As it happens, Gingrich wasn’t even in the country a few days ago — he’s on vacation with his wife near the Greek Isles (which, in the midst of a campaign in such crisis, doesn’t make him seem that serious about all this). source
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27 Mar 2011 11:23

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World: After the fact: London protests cause tons of freaking damage

  • 201 people were arrested after London’s austerity protests last night
  • 100 street cleaners worked overnight to fix the damage caused
  • tens the amount, in thousands of pounds, officials say cleanup will cost source
  • » And ol’ Clocky suffered “superficial damage”: A number of major structures were hit, including the Olympic clock, the memorial, the Ritz and Fortnum and Mason, were damaged. Nearby businesses may have also gotten nailed very badly.
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04 Sep 2010 22:21

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World: Christchurch, New Zealand quake’s cost almost entirely monetary

  • no
    deaths     the good part about yesterday’s big quake in New Zealand
  • $1.4 billion the estimate of damages from the quake; that’s the bad part source
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15 Jun 2010 10:30

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World: With rioting decreasing, Kyrgyzstan’s people assess the damage

This guy right here is in disbelief about the destruction caused to his home. On the plus side, aid is starting to come into the country. source
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21 May 2010 07:45

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World: Thailand’s crazy political situation will probably dent its tourism

  • 6% of the economy relies on tourists to visit the Asian country
  • 15% of the country’s workforce works in the tourism industry source
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10 May 2010 20:59

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U.S.: People who live in Norman, Oklahoma had a pretty crappy day

Stupid twisters. The tornadoes touched down throughout Oklahoma today, but Norman (outside of Oklahoma City) got it the worst. source
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27 Feb 2010 21:18

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World: Chile earthquake: The latest numbers and figures

  • 214+ people killed in Chile as a result of the earthquake
  • 50+ aftershocks have hit in and around the country in the last 24 hours
  • 1.5M homes have been damaged by the huge quake source
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10 Jan 2010 09:33

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U.S.: Eureka wishes an earthquake didn’t find it, glad it wasn’t worse

More destructive than deadly, the 6.5 Eureka, Calif. earthquake knocked out power for 25,000 people and caused lots of damage like this. source
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18 Apr 2009 15:17

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Offbeat: Whoa: Despite getting shot in the head, she offered the police tea

  • There’s no way she should be alive other than a miracle from God. You just don’t hear of something like this. Somebody gets shot in the head and they’re dead.
  • Jackson County, Miss. Sheriff Mike Byrd • On the miraculous survival of Tammy Sexton, who was shot squarely in the forehead by her husband, who killed himself afterward. Sexton, despite having a bullet go through her brain, did not seem to suffer serious brain damage, and even offered the police a beverage (and made herself tea) when they came to look into the incident. • source
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11 Feb 2009 10:28

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U.S.: Oklahoma tornado leaves a deadly toll

  • eight people have been reported dead from the storm so far
  • 50 people have been injured by the storms last night source
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