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Court clears storage owner in customer's death
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The owner of an Ann Arbor self-storage business has been cleared of liability in the death of a customer who accidentally locked himself in a car trunk. The Michigan appeals court last week overturned a decision by a...Tags: Justice System, Local Government, Michigan, Judges, Politics
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Western Africa, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts, Politics
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Rebellions, Chad, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts
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Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split
Reuters* President Jonathan declared state of emergency on Tuesday * Aims to wrest control of remote areas from Islamists * U.S., rights groups fear abuses, worsening violence By Imma Ande YOLA, Nigeria, May 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria sent fighter jets in...Tags: Amnesty International, Rebellions, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nigeria
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Vicky Lagos is named assistant City Section commissioner
Varsity Times InsiderVicky Lagos has been selected to become the assistant commissioner of the City Section when it breaks away from the Los Angeles Unified School District on July 1. She has worked for the athletics office since 2006.... -
Moscow hotels rank as the world's most expensive for business travelers
For the ninth consecutive year, Moscow hotels ranked as the most expensive in the world for business travelers, followed by Lagos, Nigeria, and New York City. The ranking, based on an annual survey by U.K.-based Hogg Robinson Group, a travel, expense...
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Residentes, funcionarios se preparan ante las advertencias de la tormenta de nieve
El Hartford CourantUna poderosa tormenta que se espera traiga vientos y hasta a dos pies de nieve, junto con el potencial de \ condiciones de ventisca y las inundaciones costeras, llego a la costa el viernes temprano y se movió a su paso por el resto del estado. “La...Tags: Long Island University, Pies and Tarts, Amtrak, New Britain, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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A history of person, country in 'There Was a Country'
-------------------- There Was a Country A Personal History of Biafra Chinua Achebe Penguin Press: 352 pp., $27.95 -------------------- Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author of the groundbreaking 1958 novel "Things Fall Apart," is widely considered...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Africa, Nigeria, Arts and Culture, National Government
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Man Arrested for Trying to Smuggle Cocaine-stuffed Roasted Chickens
KTLA NewsLAGOS, Nigeria (KTLA) -- As if bringing roasted chicken on a plane wasn't odd enough. Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa was arrested over the weekend at an airport in Lagos after officials discovered he had traveled from Sao Paulo, Brazil with over $150,000...Tags: Career and Workplace, Brazil, Nigeria, Labor Legislation
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World's Worst Traffic Jam?
KickingTiresIf you thought your commute to the office today was painful, it was nothing compared to one man's 12-hour trip on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway near Lagos, Nigeria. The daylong, 40-mile ride was peppered with hours of standstill traffic, crowbar-wielding...Tags: Highway Transportation, Nigeria
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Plane Crashes In Nigeria's Lagos With 147 On Board
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - A passenger plane carrying nearly 150 people crashed into a densely populated part of Lagos on Sunday, in what looked like a major disaster in Nigeria's commercial hub. There was no official word on casualties but the likelihood of...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Nigeria, Disasters and Accidents
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Plane carrying 153 people crashes into Nigerian building
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA state official confirms a passenger plane crashed into a two-story building in the Nigerian city of Lagos. Officials say the plane went down in a neighborhood just outside the Lagos airport. The number of those killed or injured is unknown. The...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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