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  • April 2008

    • Virginia Mops Up After Twisters

      Virginian-Pilot  |  Apr 29, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Virginia Mops Up After Twisters

      (Newser) - Virginia is digging out and cleaning up today after at least three tornadoes walloped the state, injuring hundreds and ripping through several counties. The Suffolk area was the worst hit, with dozens of homes and businesses wrecked and thousands left without power, reports the Virginian-Pilot. Virginia has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas. One of the storms was believed to be the strongest ever to hit the state. More »

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      Virginia  • severe weather  • tornado  • twister  • Suffolk

    • Twisters Rip Through Virginia

      Associated Press  |  Apr 28, 08 5:59 PM CDT

      Twisters Rip Through Virginia

      (Newser) - Virginia twisters struck downtown Suffolk early today, injuring at least 200 people, AP reports. Early reports said one person was killed but police later said the death was unrelated. One tornado struck the city multiple times, damaging a hospital and nearby homes. Twisters also ripped up trees, felled power lines, and caused flooding, leaving some 3,600 without power. "It's very chaotic," said one fire official. More »

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      disaster  • Virginia  • tornado  • twister  • Suffolk

  • March 2008

    • Long Island Talks Secession From New York

      Newsday  |  Mar 28, 08 5:36 PM CDT

      Long Island Talks Secession From New York

      (Newser) - Officials on Long Island have initiated a study on the economic feasibility of its secession from New York state, Newsday reports. While acknowledging the difficulties of establishing a 51st state, Suffolk County Comptroller Joseph Sawicki said the proposal is really about examining what Long Island contributes to greater New York, and what it doesn’t get in return. More »

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      Long Island  • Albany  • secession  • Suffolk  • New York state  • tax revenue

  • November 2007

    • Deadly Bird Flu ID'd on UK Farm

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Nov 13, 07 4:57 PM CST

      Deadly Bird Flu ID'd on UK Farm

      (Newser) - The avian flu that decimated a British turkey farm is the dangerous H5N1 strain, which can spread to humans. Authorities are taking extreme precautions, reports the Telegraph, slaughtering about 6,000 birds and forbidding the transportation of poultry within a 6-mile "surveillance zone.” The H5N1 strain has killed more than 150 people worldwide. More »

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      England  • public health  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • Suffolk  • turkey

  • June 2007

    • Police Bust Huge Global Pedophile Ring

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 19, 07 5:04 AM CDT

      Police Bust Huge Global Pedophile Ring

      (Newser) - Detectives in 36 countries have busted a global pedophile ring, rescuing 31 young children and babies who were sexually abused live on the Internet, and identifying 700 suspects. "You could go and if you were in the club, arrange a time and a place when online you could view a child being raped and brutalized in real time," said a British investigator. More »

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      Internet  • Great Britain  • rape  • child abuse  • sexual abuse  • pedophile  • chat room  • Suffolk

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