Guard to St. Louis; heat deaths rise
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The governor sent in the National Guard to evacuate people from their sweltering homes Thursday after storms knocked out power to more than half a million St. Louis-area households and businesses in the middle of a deadly heat wave.
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A day after the shooting death of an unarmed Capitol security guard, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Secretary of State Jesse White said they want
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ATLANTA -- Security guard Richard Jewell was initially hailed as a hero for spotting a suspicious backpack and moving people out of harm's way just before a bomb exploded, killing one and injuring 111 others. But within days, he was named as a suspect in the blast.
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A security guard who worked at a development where a series of fires burned several homes has been arrested and charged in the case, a source close to the investigation said Thursday.
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By Patricia 'Tsh' Hancock, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 11--BAY ST. LOUIS -- Though midmorning presented a crisp breeze, the sun covered and warmed the faces of nearly 200 people, young and old, who gathered to celebrate the 29th annual Krewe of Kids Mardi Gras parade in Bay St.
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NEW ORLEANS A soldier with the Louisiana Army National Guard has been injured while on patrol in Iraq. A spokesman for the Guard says Specialist Craig Nelson of Bossier City was wounded yesterday by an explosive device planted in the roadway.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb.
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Pedestrians pause at a LaSalle St. intersection during the morning rush hour Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, as a Chicago Fire Department vehicle enters barricades near the scene of Monday night&#39;s high-rise fire that injured at least 37 people in Chicago.
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"In the vineyards, there are first signs of 'sunburn"  A heat wave sweeping central and southeastern Europe killed at least 13 people this week, with soaring temperatures sparking forest fires, damaging crops and prompting calls to ban horse-drawn tourist carriages.In Romania, where temperatures reached 104 degrees Friday, the Health Ministry said at least nine people had died since Monday due to heat.In Austria, where highs had hovered around 95 degrees for days, the Health Ministry said three deaths Thursday were likely heat-related. Austrian media said at least five people had died from the heat, including an elderly woman who collapsed on a Vienna street Friday. Read more
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The heat wave that snapped last week for much of the nation shows no signs of letting up soon in parts of the South and Southeast, with heat advisories in effect Monday for Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.
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A security guard at a FEMA trailer park was shot to death Monday in the latest violence to wrack the city still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina, police said.
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Police arrested the prime suspect this morning in Monday&#39;s fatal shooting of a statehouse security guard. At 7:04 am, Springfield police officers arrested Derek W. Potts, 24, a
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Civilian deaths rose in August to their second-highest monthly level this year, according to figures compiled Saturday by The Associated Press. That raises questions about whether U.S. strategy is working days before Congress receives landmark reports that will decide the course of the war.
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A security guard at a FEMA trailer park was shot to death Monday in the latest violence to rack the city still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina, police said. The shooting, around 5:15 a.m., was at a trailer park in Gentilly, a section of the city that flooded during Katrina. A few hours earlier, another man was shot and killed near the Guste public housing complex.
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National Guard troops and state police will patrol the city through December, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Saturday at a summit of law enforcement officials and crime experts called to address a spate of killings marring the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
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New fences surround Alltel Stadium. Traffic is being rerouted through downtown. Coast Guard crews patrol where cruise ships serving as floating hotels will dock, and manhole covers and water meters are being locked.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.