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Children, 4, 'to be fingerprinted to borrow school books from library' Under the scheme, pupils swipe a bar code inside the book they want borrow then press their thumb on to a scanner to authorise the loan. Books are returned in the same way. Posted: 7:49:57 AM
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HURRICANE SEASON 2010: Prepping for storms with oil in mind // MAPS, VIDEOS The 2010 hurricane season officially begins today, and while oil is still flowing into the Gulf from the BP drilling disaster and experts are forecasting one of the busiest storm seasons in years, emergency management officials say their preparations will not change. Posted: 7:45:49 AM
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* What is a WISH? Posted: 7:30:30 AM
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Frenchman with no arms or legs set to swim the 22 miles across English Channel Philippe Croizon will instantly earn himself a place in the record books if his 22 miles crossing from Folkestone, Kent, to Cap-Gris-Nez, near Calais, is successful.
The 42-year-old Frenchman, who is nicknamed ‘Iron Man’, lost his four limbs in 1994 when a TV aerial he was trying to mend touched an overhead power line. Posted: 7:28:34 AM
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Huge sandstone arch at southern Nevada park collapses The arch is along the Natural Arch Trail near the park's east entrance. Standing on a rock formation about 40 feet (12 meters) off the ground, the arch was nearly 6 feet (2 meters) tall and 5 feet (1.5 meters) across. Posted: 7:25:28 AM
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Roses are red and yellow and blue and green and purple
Posted: 7:21:38 AM
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Downpours caused by Tropical Storm Agatha have created a giant sinkhole in Guatemala City, while throughout Guatemala officials have reported 120 dead and at least 53 missing. - with video Flooding and landslides from Agatha have killed at least 144 people and left thousands homeless across Central America, officials say.
Posted: 7:17:29 AM
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Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Costa Rica A strong earthquake shook Costa Rica on Monday evening, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Possible local tsunami from India quake: US warning center A strong earthquake off India's Andaman Islands has a potential to create a local tsunami near the epicenter, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Monday. Posted: 7:14:16 AM
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