Posts Tagged ‘closes’
Storm closes hundreds of schools across Northeast (AP)
AP – Hundreds of schools across the Northeast were closed Monday after an unseasonably early storm dumped up to 30 inches of heavy, wet snow that snapped power lines and left utilities struggling to restore service to millions of customers.
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Coast Guard closes part of Mississippi River (AP)
AP – The Coast Guard closed the swollen Mississippi River north of New Orleans on Tuesday, halting cargo vessels on the nation’s busiest waterway in the latest effort to reduce pressure from rising floodwaters.
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Coast Guard closes stretch of Mississippi (AP)
AP – The Coast Guard closed a stretch of the swollen Mississippi to barge traffic Friday in a move that could cause a backup along the mighty river, while police farther south in Memphis went door to door, warning thousands of people to leave before they get swamped.
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Islamic world quiet as bin Laden age closes (AP)
AP – In life, Osama bin Laden was burned into the Muslim consciousness in countless ways: the lion of holy warriors, the untouchable nemesis of the West, the evil zealot who soiled their faith with blood and intolerance.
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US freezes Gadhafi assets, closes Libya embassy (AP)
AP – The Obama administration froze assets of the Libyan government, leader Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children Friday, just hours after it closed the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli and evacuated its remaining staff. U.S. officials said announcements of the steps were withheld until Americans wishing to leave the country had departed as they feared Gadhafi might retaliate amid worsening violence in the North African country.
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US closes Libya embassy, freezes Gadhafi assets (AP)
AP – The Obama administration on Friday shuttered the U.S. Embassy in Libya and froze all assets held in the United States by the Libyan government, Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children, ending days of cautious condemnation by all but calling for the unpredictable leader’s immediate ouster.
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