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A Chinese villager walks on a snowy street at Zhangjia village at the Jiangsu border with Anhui province, Friday Feb. 1, 2008, in Nanjing, China. Snow storms that have battered many parts of China over the last three weeks have killed at least 60 people and caused billions in damage, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday
(photo: AP Photo / Eugene Hoshiko)
Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 40
The Guardian
| BEIJING (AP) — Unusually early snow storms in north-central China have claimed 40 lives, caused thousands of buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) of winter crops, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday. | Nineteen of the deaths resulted from traffic acci...
A view of a snow blanketed forbidden city in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb 18 , 2009.
(photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Blizzard Renews Storm Over China Making Snow
Wall Street Journal
By JASON DEAN | BEIJING -- Heavy snowfall in northern China is testing the country's disaster preparedness and prompting fresh questions about Beijing's efforts to alter its weather. | A massive blizzard over the past week has dumped some of the heaviest snow in five decades on China's usually arid ...
Rogers QB Tucker commits to Toledo
Toledo Blade
Rogers senior quarterback E.J. Tucker, the City League player of the year, has committed to play football at the University of Toledo. | Tucker, who led the Rams to a 9-1 regular-season record, made his decision yesterday. Rogers lost in the first ro...
Walleye fall in shootout
Toledo Blade
ESTERO, Fla. - The Walleye lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Florida Everblades to fall to 6-4-0-2 on the year. | In the first period, Toledo grabbed a 1-0 lead thanks to Adam Hobson, who scored his fifth goal of the season at 18:55. | The lone goal scor...
Rockets women fall in season opener
Toledo Blade
While the majority of college athletes have to get used to playing away from friends and family, Naama Shafir had it more difficult than most. | Two years ago, the University of Toledo sophomore point guard made the decision to leave her native Israe...
Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 40
The Guardian
| BEIJING (AP) — Unusually early snow storms in north-central China have claimed 40 lives, caused thousands of buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) of winter crops, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday. |...
Portsmouth firefighters use boats to evacuate residents of flooded areas in Portsmouth, Va., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The area has been hit by remnants of tropical storm Ida.
AP / Steve Helber
Deadly Storm Blasts Mid-Atlantic Coast
CBS News
At Least 5 Deaths, 70 MPH Winds, Widespread Power Outages from Remnants of Hurricane Ida | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Stories Remnants of Ida...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a news conference inside the Goldenberg Mansion at the Malacanang Palace compound, in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
AP / John Javellana, Pool
Clinton vows $5M in storm relief funds
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines — Bearing a $5-million Christmas gift, the lady in red learned to say, 'Mabuhay.' | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday visited a flood-devastated ...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the press during a visit to the Foreign Minister's Residence in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. Clinton, on the fifth stop of a seven-nation tour of Africa, urged oil-rich Nigeria to embrace broad political reform and ease tensions that have led to sectarian violence and disrupted energy production in the Niger Delta.
AP / Sunday Alamba
Clinton applauded predicting Pacquiao boxing win
Denver Post
| Click photo to enlargeU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, waves after attending a forum with students at the University of Santo Tomas, the Philippines's olde...
Deadly Storm Blasts Mid-Atlantic Coast
CBS News
At Least 5 Deaths, 70 MPH Winds, Widespread Power Outages from Remnants of Hurricane Ida | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Stories Remnants of Ida Soak Mid-Atlantic Coast (CBS/ AP) The powerful winds and torrents of ...
Clinton vows $5M in storm relief funds
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines — Bearing a $5-million Christmas gift, the lady in red learned to say, 'Mabuhay.' | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday visited a flood-devastated school in Marikina City and pledged the new relief package on top of t...
Clinton applauded predicting Pacquiao boxing win
Denver Post
| Click photo to enlargeU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, waves after attending a forum with students at the University of Santo Tomas, the Philippines's oldest, in Manila, Philippines on Friday Nov. 13, 2009. Clinton is in the ...
USA
Hand Sanitizer
(photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Tips for staying healthy and avoiding the flu during the holiday season
The Examiner
| Washing or sanitizing your hands frequently and avoiding situations where you’ll be exposed to germs are helpful tips, but won’t insure you’ll make it through flu season unscathed. Especially if you’re under stress, trying to make ends meet or have a house full of kids. Building and maintaining your immune system is import...
OPEC
 President of the EU Eneregy Council and Federal Minister of Economics and Technology of Germany Michael Glos, President of the OPEC and Minister of Energy from the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Dhaen Al Hamli, Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Kheli
(photo: AP /Ronald Zak)
OPEC Predicts Greater Oil Demand in 2010
CBS News
Crude Oil Trading Higher - Near $80 a Barrel - in New York; China's Economy Shows Strength | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) Interactive Oil and Gas: | Fossil Fuels | Learn more about energy costs and usage in your state and get the latest prices for gasoline. Photo Essay Heart Of Oil Country | President Bush visit...



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