Corps: 250-ton gate falls from Markland Locks and Dam on Ohio River; traffic slowedSeptember 30th, 2009 Gate falls off Ohio River lock, slows ship trafficWARSAW, Ky. — Army Corps of Engineers officials say a gate failure at the Markland Locks and Dam is slowing Ohio River traffic.
Endeavour International plugs and abandons North Sea petroleum well as noncommercialAugust 26th, 2009 Endeavour International abandons North Sea wellHOUSTON — Endeavour International Corp. said Tuesday it abandoned a North Sea petroleum well after it failed to encounter commercial amounts of hydrocarbons.
21st-century technology leads to quick recovery of 18th-century violin left behind in NYC taxiAugust 18th, 2009 GPS helps find 18th-century violin left in NY taxiNEW YORK — A musician is reunited with his 18th-century violin after he mistakenly left in a New York City cab. City taxi officials say a GPS device in the cab led to the quick return of the instrument to Korean violinist Hanh-Bin on Monday.
Man plunges 30 feet through rusted-out metal plate on NYC sidewalkAugust 16th, 2009 Man falls 30 feet down hole in NYC sidewalkNEW YORK — A man plunged 30 feet through a rusted-out metal plate on a New York City sidewalk as he stepped outside an Off-Track Betting Parlor to smoke a cigar. Vincent Riggio was rescued by firefighters with just cuts and bruises Saturday afternoon.
Fla. sheriff confirms that safe of slain couple had only jewelry, documents and medicineJuly 17th, 2009 Fla. sheriff confirms couple's safe had jewelryPENSACOLA, Florida — A Florida sheriff has confirmed that the safe taken from the home of a slain Panhandle couple held only adoption papers and other documents, heirloom jewelry and some of the family's prescription medication. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan would not say Friday if the killers of Byrd and Melanie Billings expected to find other items in the microwave-sized safe.
Investigators locate safe stolen from Fla. couple's home during deadly break-inJuly 16th, 2009 Investigators find safe stolen from Fla. couplePENSACOLA, Fla.
Disney to reopen monorail system that was shut down after train operator deathJuly 6th, 2009 Disney to reopen monorail after weekend deathLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Walt Disney World plans to reopen a monorail system that was shut down for more than a day after a train operator died in a crash.
Driver Johnny Benson released from Michigan hospital 3 days after fiery crashJune 17th, 2009 Driver Benson released from Mich. hospitalGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
Officials want a change in law to shut down safe houses used in human-trafficking schemesJune 11th, 2009 Officials want more pressure on human traffickingWASHINGTON — The Obama administration and Sen. Chuck Schumer want to step up pressure on human-trafficking operations by taking away their safe houses.
Broken contract leaves Vt. sex offenders without treatmentMay 31st, 2009 Sex offenders in 2 Vt. counties missing treatmentBENNINGTON, Vt.
Mariah Carey left without hairdresser for CannesMay 21st, 2009 CANNES - Pop singer Mariah Carey's Cannes Film Festival experience was almost ruined when she was abandoned by her hair stylist. The singer jetted to France to attend the premiere of her new movie 'Precious' May 15, and she almost had to trick her tresses herself when her hired help failed to show, reported contactmusic.com.
Winehouse's first stage event abandoned due to rainMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's long-awaited first stage event was abandoned due to heavy rainfall in St. Lucia. Winehouse's comeback performance at the Caribbean island's jazz festival was rained off halfway through when the stage wings became flooded, reports contactmusic.com.
Sun Microsystems: We may have broken US anti-bribery law; Oracle says it knew before $7.4B bidMay 9th, 2009 Sun Micro may have broken anti-bribery lawsSAN JOSE, Calif. — Sun Microsystems Inc.
Rawle's allegations political stunt: Maharashtra ministerApril 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home Naseem Khan Tuesday dismissed as a 'political stunt' allegations of Mumbai Shiv Sena MP Mohan Rawale that he had criminal links and challenged Rawale to come up with proof. Mumbai South-Central MP Mohan Rawle Tuesday alleged that Khan has underworld connections and remains constantly in touch with mafia dons.
We never abandoned Ram: AdvaniFebruary 7th, 2009 NAGPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that it was wrong to believe that his party had 'returned to Ram' because it had never abandoned the god.
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