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The average June-August 2009 summer temperature for the contiguous United States was below average – the 34th coolest on record, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. August was also below the long-term average. The analysis is based on records dating back to 1895. More…. […] HOUSTON – Special teams of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to deal with increasing violence because the federal government has failed to address growing problems there, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. "It is an expansive effort with the Rangers playing a more high-profile role than they’ve ever played before," Perry […] The United States said Wednesday it has serious concerns that Iran is deliberately trying to preserve a nuclear weapons option, urging Tehran to join in fresh talks with key allies about its disputed nuclear intentions. Glyn Davies, Washington’s chief envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, also warned that the latest report by the […] Barack Obama will cement the new co-operative relationship between the US and the United Nations this month when he becomes the first American president to chair its 15-member Security Council. The topic for the summit-level session of the council on September 24 is nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament – one of several global challenges that […] WASHINGTON – A top senator is calling for fines of up to $3,800 on families who fail to get medical insurance after a health care overhaul goes into effect. The plan from Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana would make health insurance mandatory, just like auto coverage. It would provide tax credits to help cover […] School officials in Atlantic forced five teenage girls to take off their clothing for a search after a classmate reported $100 missing from her purse, according to the girls’ families and two lawyers. The classmate and a female counselor stood watch in the girls’ locker room at Atlantic High School as the five girls removed […] The White House issued an unusual rebuke of Israel Friday, expressing regret at the Israeli government’s announcement that it would expand settlements in Palestinian areas. Full Story… Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Thursday that Iran would not bend to deadlines, but confirmed that a new package of proposals had been given to the West in the nuclear standoff. Full Story… No warrant needed, they would be allowed to enter any private dwellings and destruction of citizen property. Full Story… The Station blaze has destroyed more than 50 buildings and burned more than 105,000 acres of mountainous brush. Little hope of containment is seen as long as hot, dry conditions continue. Read more here and here |
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