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03 Dec 2009 09:48

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World: A suicide bomber in Somalia shows the government’s fragility

  • It proves the aggressive power [the insurgents have], and their determination to take over this country. They can easily go at the heart of the system. This will create a lot of panic for all the supporters of the government.
  • Somali diplomat Mohammed Aden • On a suicide bombing in Somalia, a mostly lawless country barring a handful of blocks in the capital of Mogadishu. Guess where the suicide bombing occurred. The attack killed at least 10, including three government ministers. source
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27 Nov 2009 16:56

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World: A train traveling between Russia’s two biggest cities derails

  • 10+ people died in the express train derailment on Friday evening
  • 130+ were injured by the train, which travels between Moscow and St. Petersberg source
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27 Nov 2009 10:03

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U.S.: We’re not thankful for a Thanksgiving day shooting in Florida

  • 4 people, including a child, were killed; the suspect’s on the run source
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26 Nov 2009 16:00

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World: Massive rainfall in Saudi Arabia leaves a large death toll

  • 77+ have died as a result of the floods source
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26 Nov 2009 11:19

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U.S.: Many are thankful for Shaq paying for Shaniya Davis’ funeral

  • The funeral On Sunday, more than 2,000 people showed up to Davis’ funeral – a sad, disturbing end for the five-year-old girl. It came out yesterday that the NBA star paid for the funeral.
  • The backstory Davis, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, went missing earlier this month and was found six days later in a wooded area. She was a victim of child prostitution and kidnapping.
  • The charges
    Mario McNeill was arrested for the murder, with video evidence implicating him. Davis’ mother, Antoinette, was charged with human trafficking charges related to child prostitution. source
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26 Nov 2009 10:33

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U.S.: We’re not thankful for the guy who died in Nutty Putty

  • Getting people to him is very difficult. It is a tightly confined space. When there is movement, it is literally millimeters at a time.
  • Sgt. Spencer Cannon • Just before John Edward Jones, who was stuck in the Nutty Putty cave in Utah, died. Jones was trapped in the cave for a whole day in an area 18 inches wide and 10 inches deep. Which sounds awful. source
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25 Nov 2009 09:57

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World: Pakistan throws out charges in last year’s Mumbai attacks

  • 7were charged in the attacks, which killed 160 people source
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24 Nov 2009 20:43

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U.S.: Remember that strange census worker hanging? It was a suicide

  • At least that’s what authorities are saying about the death of William E. Sparkman. Back in September, Sparkman was found dead in rural Kentucky. The crime was especially bizarre – he was hung and his body had the word “Fed” scrawled on it. Authorities now say that the case wasn’t a hate crime but a staged suicide in an attempt to earn a life insurance payout. Well, at least he wasn’t mauled by dogs like one unlucky Indiana census worker a few years back. source
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22 Nov 2009 20:29

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U.S.: Wince-worthy: A super-sized man dies after being cut out of a chair

  • 900 pounds Daniel Webb’s weight before he died last week
  • nine months the amount of time he was stuck inside a La-Z-Boy chair source
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22 Nov 2009 09:05

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World: Nearly everyone escapes a sinking ferry in Indonesia – nearly.

  • 9+ died in the disaster, off the island of Sumatra
  • 209+ were rescued before it was too late; the ship held 220 source
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