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rachel t

American detained in North Korea - 0 views

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    The United States, with help from Sweden, is trying to get North Korea to release the man on humanitarian grounds. Sweden is representing the US because of the poor diplomatic relations with North Korea. The Swedes visited the man and are asking for regular visits. Because of recent detainments by the North Koreans, relationships are continuing to get worse. Citizens have recently been released in 2009 and 2010. Conditions continue to get worse because of concerns of nuclear development in North Korea also. The US and South Korea joined forces on drills despite the norths warnings. Without Sweden, chances of getting the man back would be slim.
Corey N

American detained in North Korea. - 0 views

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    Not much information given although there is an American citizen being detained in North Korea. The United States is working extremely hard to negotiate the Americans release. This wouldn't be the first time North Korea has captured and held an American citizen hostage. North Korea has detained several Americans in recent years, increasing tension levels between the two countries.
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    They shouldn't do that to Americans. We should have our rights in other countries too.
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    Just because we are americas it shouldn't give people the right in other countries to treat us like dirt.
James K

Deadly Cobra, missing from Bronx Zoo - 0 views

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    A venomous Egyptian cobra went missing from New York's Bronx Zoo. Zoo officials said they are confident the 20-inch-long snake is contained in a nonpublic, isolated area of the building.The Egyptian cobra is most commonly found in North Africa. The venom destroys nerve tissue and causes paralysis and death due to respiratory failure. It can kill a human in less than 15mins and a fully grown elephant in 3 hours.
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    James ~ be sure when summarizing, you summarize. I can see that you chose various facts/sentences throughout the article and what you chose was great in giving a short overview of the important parts of this article. Be sure, however, to always use your own words to retell what you read versus direct sentences from the source. Did I just see somewhere, too, that one escaped in California?
katie j

A pakistani City Awakes to Violence - 0 views

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    North Of the Pakistani Capital A lot of American special forces executed a 40-minute raid in which they killed Osama bin Laden, the world's most well-known terrorist leader.Helicopters were seen leaving and streets around the house were bin Ladin lived were blocked.
brittany v

Volcanic ash heads for Heathrow threatening to snarl travel - 0 views

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    A volcanic eruption began in Iceland. Early Tuesday the ash spread to Europe. This forced many British airlines to cancel many flights. This ash is predicted to spread over Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, according to Britain's weather agency, the Met Office. There is also a strong possibility it could affect Denmark. The ash can be a serious hazard to aircraft, reducing visibility, damaging flight controls and ultimately causing jet engines to fail. This volcano affected many airlines and traveling.
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    this is a very sad happening. it damaged plans and stopped flights.
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    On Tuesday a cloud of ash spread through Icelands Grimsvotn volcano spread through Europe. In Britain they are forcing airlines to be shut down. It was starting to travel to London. Germany's meteorological agency projected that the cloud would spread across the country's north and could reach Berlin around midnight Tuesday, raising the possibility of more cancellations.Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano had smoke and ash into the skies over the continent, forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights per day.
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    This was pretty scary hearing since after there was a prediction that the world was going to end Saturday.
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    this is great just what the world needs more backed up air flights.
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