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USS Houston, Radioactive Leak in Japan, Guam, Hawaii
Region: Hawaii
The US Navy said Thursday that the USS Huston nuclear powered submarine has been steadily leaking radioactive materials for two years. The USS Houston has been docked at three ports in Japan, one in Guam and at Pearl... more
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Kazakhs Ambivalent about Capital's Anniversary
Region: Kazakhstan
Posted by Adil Nurmakov to Global Voices Online Astana has been the capital city of Kazakhstan since the national government moved from Almaty, the country's largest city, ten years ago. It is believed to be a pet city fo... more
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Swarms of Ants Bedevil Houston
Region: Texas
A few years ago, some creatures about the size of a grain of rice, caught a ride on a cargo ship docked in one of the Caribbean ports and disembarked, unnoticed, at the port of Houston, Texas. Their adopted home was so hos... more
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Houston Nurses Vote For Union
Region: United States
by James Parks While most Texans are mourning the Texas Longhorns’ loss in the NCAA basketball tournament yesterday, nearly 300 nurses in Houston are celebrating their own enormous victory. The registered nurses at... more
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Art or watermain break? Soho installation floods streets
Region: New York
Tourists and Soho residents were greeted by a 30-foot column of water Sunday afternoon next to the gas station at Houston and Crosby. "Someone backed over a hydrant!" concluded one passerby. But this was ... more
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New England Wins SuperLiga
Region: United StatesThe New England Revolution finally found a way to beat the Houston Dynamo's in a Soccer Betting championship match but it wasn’t easy. New England defeated Houston 3-2 to win the SuperLiga championship on Tuesday. Th... more
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Houston attacked by Rasberry Ants
Region: Texas
They're small, fast, and only an eighth-of-an-inch long, but swarms of tiny ants are causing big pains for homeowners in the Houston area. First identified in Texas in 2002, the ants are believed to have arrived onboard c... more
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Virginia Cammack, Teacher Accused of Sex with Student
Region: Texas
Virginia Cammack, a 35-year-old Houston-area school teacher appeared in court on Wednesday on charges that she had sex with a 17-year-old student. Virginia Cammack taught math and geometry at Morton Ranch High S... more
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Galveston Web Cameras: Web cams Monitor Hurricane Weather
Region: Texas
As the cities of Galveston and Houston hunker down to face the fury of Hurricane Ike, residents are using a number of online Web cameras, or webcams, to monitor the storm. See the webcams at weather.com and galveston.... more
Views: 1800Victoria Osteen in Court Over Airplane Scuffle
Region: United States
Victoria Osteen, the wife of television minister Joel Osteen, goes to trial today to face a lawsuit filed by Sandra Brown, a Continental Airlines flight attendant. The lawsuit stems from an incident that took place t... more
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