Public fountains are dry in Barcelona, Spain, a city so parched there s a 9,000 ($13,000) fine if you re caught watering your flowers. A tanker ship docked there this month carrying 5 million gallons of precious fresh water - and officials are
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Gyda Stoner to lead national women’s group - Beacon News
Gyda Ann Otten Stoner of Aurora was elected president general of the National Society of New England Women at the national convention held in Fairlee, Vt. Stoner has been a member of the NSNEW for 30 years. She was the Registrar of Chicago Colony for
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At least 2 dead as crane collapses in New York City - Fosters Daily Democrat
NEW YORK (AP) _ A construction crane collapsed Friday on New York’s Upper East Side, smashing into a 23-story apartment building as it fell to the ground, killing two construction workers and seriously injuring another. VATICAN CITY (AP) _ The
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Congressmen push VA to build hospital - Rocky Mountain News
In a world reduced to acronyms, U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo had one for the years of delays over the proposed Veterans Administration hospital, which has been through three different plans under three VA secretaries. “BTDT,” he said. “Build The Damn Thing
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