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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Utah Mine Rescue Mission 'Wiped Out' Due to Seismic Activity

Wednesday, August 08, 2007 HUNTINGTON, Utah — Dangerous conditions that forced rescuers to halt attempts to reach six trapped miners will prevent crews from reaching the men for at least a week, a mining executive said. Seismic activity "wiped out" all progress rescuers had made in clearing rubble... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Utah Mine Owner: Three Days to Reach Six Trapped Miners

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 HUNTINGTON, Utah — As teams of rescuers struggled to reach six coal miners trapped by a cave-in more than 1,500 feet below the surface, one of the Utah mine's owners came out on the offensive, insisting an earthquake caused the collapse that trapped the men and saying it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

Pencil Taken Out Of Head After 55 Years

From correspondents in Berlin August 06, 2007 07:56pm A 59-year-old German woman has had most of a pencil removed from inside her head after suffering nearly her whole life with the headaches and nosebleeds it caused, Bild newspaper reported today. Margret Wegner fell over carrying the pencil in her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Barry Bonds Hits 755th Home Run to Tie Hank Aaron's Record

Sunday, August 05, 2007 SAN DIEGO — With a short swing, a half stare and an emphatic clap of his hands, Barry Bonds rounded the bases. After so many days and so many tries, he had finally caught Hammerin' Hank. "The hard part is over right now," Bonds said. High above the field in a private box,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 4, 2007

President Visits Bridge Disaster Site

By DEB RIECHMANN,AP MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 4) - President Bush surveyed Minneapolis' collapsed highway bridge from the ground and air Saturday, viewing the concrete slabs and twisted steel that once spanned the Mississippi River. He said he pledged to help cut the red tape to reconstruct the span. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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