What's that smell? 44 tons of bison meat in abandoned warehouse stink up South Dakota townOctober 4th, 2009 44 tons of rotting meat stink up South Dakota townBRIDGEWATER, S.D. — A South Dakota town that had to remove 44 tons of rotting bison meat left in a warehouse wants to know if the owner plans to pay for the cleanup.
Coast Guard crews call off search after locating 3 boaters near the BahamasSeptember 30th, 2009 Coast Guard: Missing boaters located near BahamasLAKE WORTH, Fla. — Coast Guard officials in South Florida say three boaters reported missing on a trip from Lake Worth to the Bahamas have been located.
'E.T.' homeowner says nearby hill looks like 'surface of the moon' after fire burns, abatesSeptember 1st, 2009 Hill near 'E.T.' home like 'surface of the moon'LOS ANGELES — "E.T." may not have to worry about his former California home. The owner of the house featured in "E.T.
Cleanup set to begin in Rhode Island neighborhood so polluted its soil turned blueAugust 30th, 2009 Cleanup set for polluted Rhode Island neighborhoodTIVERTON, R.I. — The cleanup is scheduled to start in a Rhode Island neighborhood so polluted with arsenic, cyanide, lead and other contaminants that its soil turned blue.
Owner of Ill. cemetery says he had nothing to do with dumping bodies, moneymaking schemeJuly 15th, 2009 Ill. cemetery owner denies involvement in schemeALSIP, Ill. — The owner of a suburban Chicago cemetery that's been closed by authorities amid allegations that workers dug up bodies and resold plots says he had nothing to do with the alleged wrongdoing.
Yakima teacher reprimanded for sending kindergartner home with feces in his backpackJuly 3rd, 2009 Yakima teacher reprimanded for backpack fecesYAKIMA, Wash. — A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded.
EPA, Dow Chemical resuming negotiations over plans for dioxin cleanup near Midland plantJune 30th, 2009 EPA, Dow Chemical resuming dioxin talksMIDLAND, Mich. — Federal officials are resuming negotiations with Dow Chemical Co.
Michelle Obama calls on Americans to join in a summer of service, refurbishes Calif playgroundJune 22nd, 2009 In SF, Michelle Obama calls on Americans to serveSAN FRANCISCO — First lady Michelle Obama wants Americans to make this a summer of community service. Obama is scheduled to put the idea into action Monday, joining California first lady Maria Shriver and local volunteers in refurbishing the playground at Bret Harte Elementary School in San Francisco.
EPA to oversee cleanup of massive TVA coal ash spill that devastated Tenn. neighborhoodMay 11th, 2009 EPA to oversee cleanup of TVA coal ash spillKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S.
NH boy picking up litter finds and returns backpack stuffed with more than $8,000 in cashMay 8th, 2009 NH boy finds, returns backpack with $8K in cashALTON, N.H. — A 10-year-old boy picking up litter in Alton, N.H., found a backpack stuffed with more than $8,000 cash.
NH boy picking up litter finds, returns backpack stuffed with $8,000 cashMay 8th, 2009 NH boy finds, returns cash-stuffed backpackALTON, N.H. — A 10-year-old boy picking up litter in a small New Hampshire town found a backpack stuffed with more than $8,000 cash.
Nine killed in roadside blast in AfghanistanMarch 25th, 2009 KABUL - Nine civilians were killed and seven others wounded Wednesday when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, a senior police official said. The blast occurred in Sabari district of the south-eastern province of Khost when a bus en route to the provincial capital of the same name was struck by a roadside bomb, police chief Abdul Qayoom Baqizoy said.
Three women charred to death in Chhattisgarh villageMarch 8th, 2009 RAIPUR - A woman and her two daughters were charred to death in a Chhattisgarh village Saturday after fire broke out in their shanty while they were asleep, police said. The incident occurred in Kunjnagar village in Surguja district at around 4 a.m., police said.
Two Shiva devotees charred after jumping into ritual fireFebruary 25th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Blinded by belief, two devotees of Lord Shiva in an Andhra Pradesh village were charred to death when they jumped into a fire on the night of Shivratri in the hope that the deity would appear before them. The incident took place in the remote tribal hamlet of Shivnoor in Adilabad district, about 350 km from here, on Shivratri night Monday when devotees remain awake to appease the Hindu god.
Roadside bombing kills three soldiers in PakistanJanuary 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A roadside bomb targeted a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan Friday, leaving three soldiers dead and more than a half-dozen injured, an official said. The remote-controlled bomb was planted near a school building in the Jalala area of the Malakand district in the North West Frontier Province.
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