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1. Oil fire leaves 89 dead,
more than 200 injured
On Wednesday, a massive fire swept through a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, killing at least 25 people.
After the supermarket blaze, the Daily Nation said Nairobi's 3 million people are served by just one fire station situated close to a traffic-choked business district.
MOLO, Kenya — An oil spill from a crashed truck erupted into flames Saturday in Kenya, killing at least 89 people who were trying to scoop up free fuel, officials said.
Relations between the two Koreas have been strained since
Patrick Nyongesa, the regional manager for the Kenya Red Cross, said more than 200 were injured.
2. Tension between North and South Korea grows
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea's confrontational policies may trigger a war on the divided peninsula, a message coming two days after the communist country vowed to abandon all peace agreements with its southern neighbor.
Local newspapers have criticized the government for poor safety regulations.
conservative President Lee Myung-bak took office nearly a year ago in Seoul, pledging to take a harder line on the North. Tension heightened Friday when the North said it was ditching a nonagression pact and all other peace accords with South Korea.
DAVOS, Switzerland — Mired in indecision and uncertainty, the world's foremost gathering of the best and brightest in government and business failed to come up with any new plan to stem, much less reverse, the global financial meltdown.
The tension may lead to "an un avoidable military conflict and a war," North Korea's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper said.
The North has accused Lee's government of preparing to stage a war, which South Korea denies.
3. Leaders fail to develop plan for financial crisis
The five-day World Economic Forum wrapped up the day with the conclusion that the depth of the crisis is still unknown and the solution remains elusive.
"No one seems to have a clear understanding of how big this crisis is and what we need to do to get out of it," Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, said.
NATIONAL 4. Ice storm causes death power outages in South
Kentucky was hit hardest by the ice storm that paralyzed wide areas from the Ozarks through Appalachia early last week. Officials blamed or suspected the storm in at least 42 deaths nationwide, most from hypothermia, traffic accidents or carbon monoxide poisoning from improperly installed generators or charcoal grills used indoors.
CANEYVILLE, Ky. — Thousands of National Guard troops swinging chainsaws cut their way into remote communities Sunday to reach residents stranded by a deadly ice storm.
The soldiers went door-to-door as authorities ratcheted up the relief effort for what Gov. Steve Beshear called the biggest natural disaster ever to hit the state.
5. Lawsuit accuses circus trainers of animal abuse
WASHINGTON — After more than eight years of legal skirmishing, a trial is scheduled to open Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus routinely abuses its performing elephants
The plaintiffs including the
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Animal Welfare Institute allge that trainers' use of sharp tools called bullhooks and the prolonged use of chains on the Asian elephants add up to an egregious violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.
Ringling Bros. and its parent company, Feld Entertainment, have defended themselves aggressively since the suit was filed in 2000, contending their treatment of all circus animals is state-of-the-art.
6. Stimulus bill heads to Senate floor for debate
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down in defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cuts.
The Senate version of the bill, which topped out at nearly $900 billion, is headed to the floor for debate. The House bill totaled about $819 billion and earned no Republican votes, even though it easily passed the Democratic-controlled House. At some point lawmakers will need to compromise on the competing versions.
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What do you think?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY FROM A PAST SUPER BOWL?
BY CLAYTON ASHLEY
Kansas City, Mo., junio
JIM KOPPEN
"The catch from last year's Super Bowl, where the quarterback from the Patriots was about to get sacked and threw the ball up in the air and the receiver jumped up in the air and with one hand and caught it against his helmet and managed to keep it."
BEN COMBS
Inman graduate student
"I don't think I have a favorite memory until the Chiefs win it."
"Super Bowl'95, when the Cowboys won the Super Bowl. It's been a while... since they did that."
CODY CANSLER Shawnee junior
TODD HARMON
Stilwell freshman
"Last year, when the Patriots lost."
ON CAMPUS
The Quantum of Liberty:
Guns are Just the Start student
group event will begin at 12:30
p.m. in 104 Green Hall,
The FAFSA Planning Seminar public event will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 120A in the Regents Center on the Edwards Campus.
The SUA: Allie Rex Gallery Reception social event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Kansas Union Gallery in the Kansas Union.
CAMPUS Attorney in historic case to give speech
The Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller made history last year as it questioned the words of the Second Amendment.
Ultimately, the court ruled that an individual's right to keep guns at home for self-defense is protected by the amendment.
Attorney Clark Niely, who served as co-counsel for the plaintiffs on the case, is visiting the School of Law from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. today to deliver a speech and answer questions
The free event, which is sponsored by the KU Federalist Society, will be held in 104 Green Hall and is open to the public.
"We thought it'd be really interesting to see what his perspective was," Joshua Goetting, Leavenworth second-year law student and member of the Federalist Society, said. "He has a particular insight as to what arguments work."
The society expects between 50 and 100 people to attend.
— Michelle Sprehe
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We're coming up on some big Add/Drop deadlines. This Thursday is the last day to drop a class online, and a week from Thursday is the last day to get a refund for a dropped class.
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