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Quake strikes northern Japan; tsunami advisories issued
There were no immediate reports of damage after northern Japan was hit by an earthquake which the Japan Meteorological Agency said had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8.
The epicenter of the quake was in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Japan,...Tags: Earthquakes, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Pacific Ocean, Natural Disasters, Japan
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Questions swirl around $6 billion nuclear lab
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — At Los Alamos National Laboratory, officials are moving forward with final design and initial construction plans for a new $6 billion nuclear lab. But questions continue to swirl about exactly what kind of nuclear and plutonium...Tags: Defense Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Japan, Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Local disaster relief group prepares for Irene
As the East Coast gets ready for Hurricane Irene to roll in, Joe Wilkey is getting ready to go there.
“We plan to pull out of here either Monday or Tuesday,” he said, talking on the phone to a church leader in Norfolk, Virginia.
Wilkey is...Tags: Alabama, Disasters, North Carolina, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Strong earthquake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake registering magnitude 6.2 has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, but there was no risk of a tsunami. There were no immediate report of injuries or damage from the temblor. Japan's Meteorological Agency says...Tags: Nuclear Power, Earthquakes, Disasters, Tokyo (Japan), Natural Disasters
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For car buyers, it's harder to end up with a lemon
TOM KRISHER,AP Auto WritersDETROIT (AP) — Car shoppers today are less likely to end up with a lemon. In the past five years, global competition has forced automakers to improve the quality and reliability of their vehicles — everything from inexpensive mini-cars to...Tags: Marketing, Kia, Passenger Cars, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment
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Princeton Toyota plant produces 3 millionth vehicle
PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) — Workers at a Toyota Motor Corp. plant in southwestern Indiana are celebrating the plant's production of its 3 millionth vehicle. The Evansville Courier & Press reports (http://bit.ly/wI9gXY ) that workers marked the...Tags: Toyota, Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota Motor Corp., Automotive Equipment
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Area Honda dealers hit again
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterWere it not for an earthquake and tsunami in Japan, what could have been a great year has been an OK year in new car sales for area Honda dealers. And this week, they got hit again. Honda announced Monday that parts shortages from three months of...Tags: Earthquakes, Disasters, Passenger Cars, Services and Shopping, Toyota Motor Corp.
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Selling wood for good ... Tyler's good deed
Summer is the best time to get outdoors and enjoy a bonfire with family and friends. A southwest Michigan boy knows you can't have a fire without something to burn.
Nine-year-old Tyler Streu from Coloma is selling wood that's been piling up in his yard....Tags: Mass Media, Michigan, Arts and Culture, American Red Cross, Human Interest
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Japanese choirs perform to thank Michigan donors after tsunami
DETROIT (AP) — Japan's Detroit consulate has announced a free concert this month to thank Michigan residents who provided help after a tsunami hit the Pacific island nation March 11. The consulate announced Monday that the White Pine Glee Club will...Tags: Earthquakes, Michigan, Disasters, Detroit, Natural Disasters
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Obama: Automakers inspire in face of 'headwinds'
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- Distancing himself from new economic sputters, President Barack Obama on Saturday declared that recent "headwinds" were the result of high gasoline prices, Japan's disastrous earthquake and jitters over a European fiscal crisis. He...Tags: Earthquakes, Unions, Bankruptcy, Human Interest, Labor Markets
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Thousands gathering in Honolulu to float lanterns
HONOLULU (AP) — Thousands are gathering at a Honolulu beach to float candlelit lanterns on the ocean to remember loved ones and pay tribute to ancestors.
The annual Memorial Day ceremony is organized by the Japanese Buddhist sect Shinnyo-en. Now...Tags: Memorial Day, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Japan
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Mother worries about Air Force daughter stationed in Japan
With such devastation and so many lives lost, many around the world are scrambling to get in touch with family members. A local mother is concerned about her daughter who is stationed in Japan, after just leaving a war zone.
Regina Jasiewicz couldn't be...Tags: Nuclear Power, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Wars and Interventions, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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