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Vatican: Papal butler's aggravated theft trial 'may be brief'

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adnkronos - 9/21/12

Vatican City, 21 Sept. (AKI) - The upcoming trial of Pope Benedict's former butler Paolo Gabriele for aggravated theft is unlikely to be over in a single day, but "may be "brief" the Vatican said on Friday.

"It is highly improbable that the trial will last just one day, while it is possible that it may be brief - but that's just a hypothesis," Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told journalists.

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Firefighters see progress tackling Wash. wildfires

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Seattle Times - AP, 9/23/12
Firefighters are making progress keeping several major wildfires in Washington state at bay, as a lull in weather has helped tempered new fire growth, authorities said Sunday.

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Firefighters are making progress keeping several major wildfires in Washington state at bay, as a lull in weather has helped tempered new fire growth, authorities said Sunday.

There were concerns Saturday that lightning storms and high winds would fuel blazes, but no lightning developed and the winds moderated, officials said.


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Recent earthquakes trigger mixed opinions

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Vietnam News - 9/24/12

More than 20 earthquakes have struck central Quang Nam Province's Bac Tra My District and Song Tranh Dam since the start of this month. The 4.8 Richter quake at 11 am yesterday lasting 10 seconds was the strongest one to hit the area so far. Viet Nam News reporters Ngoc Bich and Thu Hien interview experts and local people to help readers gain insight into this matter.

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Fall's Harvest Moon is About to Rise

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Weather.com - Kerrie Cassani

Harvest Moons

In the coming days, the harvest moon - the full moon closest to the autumn equinox - will rise. Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere can see the spectacular site on the nights of Sept. 29 and Sept.30, 2012.

According EarthSky.org, the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, but when a full moon occurs close to the autumn equinox, the moon rises about 30 minutes later. These earlier moon rises make every harvest moon special. The harvest moon is not necessarily larger, brighter or more orange-colored than other moons. It may have a different appearance because of its location in the sky.

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Five dead, 73 injured in Ecuador wildfires

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Source - The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and Beyond, 9/24/12


September 24, 2012 – ECUADOR - Forest fires devastating Ecuador have left five people dead and 73 injured, consuming more than 17,600 hectares of woodland and crops. The five deaths, including one of the firefighters, occurred in the provinces of Azuay, Bolivar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi and Tungurahua, while most of the 73 injured were in Chimborazo and Pichincha.

In all there have been 3069 forest fires since June 1, when a period of drought set in. The fires have wiped out 17,484ha of woods and scrubland high in the Andes as well as 142ha of crops, while another 31ha of crops were affected but not completely destroyed. A Hercules C-130 aircraft of the Brazilian air force with a team of 29 soldiers and capable of carrying 12,000 litres of water has arrived in Quito to help extinguish the flames.

Meanwhile, the Ecuadorian armed forces have deployed 21 aircraft, both helicopters and planes, as well as 5693 soldiers, trucks and other equipment. The province with the most blazes is Pichincha in the Andes region. -BPN

 

Disgraced Vietnam bank tycoon hit with new charges

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Malaysia Chronicle - 9/19/12

Disgraced Vietnam bank tycoon hit with new charges

HANOI - Vietnamese police said Tuesday they were pursuing more serious charges against one of the country's top banking tycoons, whose arrest last month sent a shockwave through the nation's financial markets.

Multi-millionaire Nguyen Duc Kien is now under investigation for "deliberate wrongdoing causing serious consequences" and "fraudulence", according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Security.

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Mexico nabs high-ranking Gulf cartel leader

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Fox News Latino - 9/20/12

Mexico's federal police on Thursday announced the arrest of the Gulf drug cartel's purported No. 2 in the northern city of Monterrey and six of his close associates, officials said.

Salvador Roman Garcia, alias "El Tio," was arrested Tuesday on Bernardo Reyes Ave. in Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo Leon state, "while visibly armed on board a vehicle," the federal Public Safety Secretariat said.

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Midwest Drought Belt: A Changed World Emerges

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Weather.com - Judy Keen, 9/21/12

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Browned farmland, full of severely damaged corn stalks due to a widespread drought, as seen from the air near Ames, Iowa, August 28, 2012.

At first glance, it looks like a typical fall across the Midwest. It's not.

Beneath green pastures and lawns brought to life by August rains, the earth is still desiccated. On closer inspection, the brown corn stalks are half as tall as they should be and the husks contain stunted ears -- or nothing at all. The drought of 2012 isn't just a rural tragedy. Barges plying the Ohio and Mississippi rivers carry less cargo to avoid running aground in low water.

Volatile Mount Lokon erupts with smoke, ash in northern Indonesia, residents put on alert

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Source: The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond - 9/22/12

 JAKARTA, Indonesia – A volcano in northern Indonesia has spewed hot smoke and ash thousands of feet into the air in two new eruptions. Mount Lokon on Sulawesi island had been dormant before rumbling back to life last year.

Government volcanologist Hendrasto says it unleashed two strong eruptions Friday. Residents have been put on alert, but no evacuations are planned since the nearest villages are beyond the danger area about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the crater.

Mount Lokon’s last major eruption in 1991 killed a Swiss hiker and forced thousands to flee. The volcano is one of five on high alert in Indonesia. The archipelago straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire” and has more active volcanoes than any other nation. –Windsor Star

Ryan gets boos at AARP conference

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NBC News - Alex Moe, 9/21/12

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears at the AARP convention in Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. (Bill Haber / AP)

NEW ORLEANS -- Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan received boos as he addressed the AARP convention here on Friday -- perhaps his most unfriendly welcome on the 2012 campaign trail.

Several members of the “Life@50+” Annual Convention crowd booed loudly as Ryan began remarks proclaiming, “Seniors are threatened by Obamacare.”

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