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• Israel, Hamas ignore U.N., death toll rises
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli jets and ground troops hammered at Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip and Islamic militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities Friday, ignoring a U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire after ...
• 3 climbers die, 3 saved on Argentine mountain
Costarelli said there is typically one major rescue effort every summer during the climbing season in the Southern Hemisphere, and 200 smaller evacuations by helicopter for climbers suffering from injuries or altitude sickness. Two to three people die ...
• Moderate quake strikes Southern California
Jan. 7:  An Iowa man is lifted to safety after falling from a railroad trestle. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown has the story. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - An earthquake struck Southern California Thursday night, with shaking felt from San Bernardino to Los ...
• Alabama sheriff to give up profits from jail food
We hope this will encourage the Legislature to revisit the statute that allows sheriffs to keep profits from feeding inmates," said attorney Melanie Velez of the Atlanta-based Southern Center for Human Rights. An attorney for Bartlett did not ...