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1. Japan's unem-
ployment at 5.7
percent
TOKYO-Japan’s unemploy
ment rate set a record as it in
creased to 5.7 percent in July
as 3,590,000 people were out
of a job. Compared to last
year’s statistics, the unemploy
ment has increased by over a
million.
-BBC WORLD NEWS
2. Swine flu found
In turkeys in Chile
CHILE-The swine flu has
now been found in turkeys on
farms in Chile. According to
the UN, poultry farms else
where in the world could also
become infected. The swine
flu is no more severe than the
seasonal flu. The first incident
was reported last week by
Chilean authorities when two
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World & National News
-BBC WORLD NEWS
3. England holi
daymakers drink
ing on breaks
ENGLAND-English holi
daymakers are drinking large
amounts of alcohol on their
breaks. The average adult con
sumes eight alcoholic drinks a
day. That equals to 80 drinks
over the course of an average
holiday.
-BBC WORLD NEWS
4. War in Darfur Is
over
DARFUR-The six-year war
between forces loyal to
Sudan’s government and
rebels in Darful has ended, ac
cording to the UN’s military
commander in the region.
-BBC WORLD NEWS
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5. Oklahoma pas
tor killed; reward
of $lO,OOO offered
OKLAHOMA CITY-Carol
Daniels, a 61-year-old pastor
was killed at an Oklahoma
church. Investigators are offer
ing a $lO,OOO reward in the
killing. Investigators found her
body inside the church around
noon on Sunday. District At
torney Bret Burns described
the scene as “horrific”. Jessica
Brown, a spokeswoman for
the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation, said the body
was “staged”
6. Shirtless man hi
jacks school bus
ATLANTA-A shirtless man
hijacked an Atlanta public
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school bus with about a dozen
students on board. The man
jumped through a window,
threw the bus driver out of the
seat, and then took over the
wheel. The man left the bus
and the wheel was unattended
Most students jumped out of
the bus as it rolled up a hill,
however two students were in
jured when the bus crashed.
-FOXNEWS
7. Man bit off part
of police officer's
finger, sentenced
to 15 years
MAYS LANDING, N.J.-After a
man bit off part of a New Jer
sey police officer’s finger, he
was sentenced to 15 years be
hind bars. Rafael Richardo, a
thrity-year-old New York City
man, was convicted in May on
charges which included aggra
vated assalt, resisting arrest,
and making terroristic threats.
-FOXNEWS
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QUOTE OF
THE WEEK
Destiny is no matter of
chance. It is a matter of
choice. It is not a thing to be
waited for, it is a thing to be
- William Jennings Bryan
FACT OF
THE WEEK
In 1939, a shower of tiny frogs
fell on the English town of
Trowbridge. Strong winds had
carried them aloft from
streams and ponds.
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