 At least five people have died in the wildfires which have swept across parts of the US states of Texas and Oklahoma. The fires, fanned by strong winds and dry weather, have destroyed nearly 200 homes and scorched thousands of acres of land in the past two days. Wednesday's calmer winds helped efforts to contain many fires but the winds are forecast to pick up this weekend. Children playing with fireworks, tossed cigarettes and burning rubbish have been blamed for the outbreaks. An estimated 124 homes were destroyed in Texas and 50 in the neighbouring state of Oklahoma. Worst hit was the central Texan town of Cross Plains, where the fires forced its 1,000 inhabitants to leave...
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 Bush's Domestic Wiretaps May Complicate Criminal Prosecutions |
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| Technology Trends of 2006 Technology Becomes More Customized and Goes Everywhere |
| Blogs and podcasts are so 2005. In 2006, it's going to be all about vlogs, mobisodes, and cell phones that can swipe credit cards. Tech expert Omar Wasow explained the biggest technology trends predicted for ne.. full News |
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| If Iraq was a ship one might be saying at this stage: "Unsteady as she goes."The ship of the Iraqi state has a course set for constitutional government, leading, it is hoped, to stable and democratic rule in a .. full News |
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| Insurgents slay 11 Shiite family members in Iraq U.S. airstrike leaves 10 suspects dead; bomber in police uniform kills 4 |
| Six assailants broke into a house just south of Baghdad on Thursday and killed 11 members of the same Shiite family by slitting their throats, police said.Meantime, the U.S. military said U.S. fighter jets drop.. full News |
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