Bus bombing kills 21, injures 50 in Sri Lanka
Times Online - UK
A bomb blast on a crowded bus near Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, has killed 21 and injured more than 50 people in what is thought to be the latest in a ...
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Bus and ferry service offered in wake of Winona bridge's closure
Minneapolis Star Tribune -
Because parking is limited on the island, city officials are encouraging people to take the bus.
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Bus crash survivors offers hope to others
Chicago Tribune - United States
By TOM COYNE | AP Writer Sixteen years ago, the bus carrying the Notre Dame women's swim team skidded on the highway in Indiana, slid down an embankment and ...
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TV Review | 'Polar Bears' One Bus, Many Plot Twists
New York Times - United States
The plot: Nat and Alex hop into their psychedelic tour bus and head to New Orleans with the rest of the band, and their baby sitter, to perform a concert. ...
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District must keep eye on road to bus improvements
Indianapolis Star - United States
Indianapolis Public Schools' bus system has been grossly inefficient and poorly managed for many years. It has consistently frustrated students, ...
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At least six hurt in Pipestone charter bus crash
WKBT -
(AP) - At least six people had to be taken to the hospital after a charter bus crash near Pipestone in southwestern
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Girl, 7, killed in Qld bus crash
ABC Online -
A seven-year-old girl has been killed when a small school bus collided with a train in thick fog on
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Seven-year-old killed as train hits bus in Queensland
Melbourne Herald Sun -
The bus driver is receiving treatment for minor injuries. The crash happened around
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Authorities probe fatal Qld bus smash
ABC Online -
A six-year-old boy was killed when a mini-bus collided with a coal train 20 kilometres west of Dalby. The bus driver has been taken to hospital. ...
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Bus bombings kill 23 in Sri Lanka
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Another setback for night bus scheme
A NIGHT bus scheme that has been left in limbo for nearly a year suffered another setback when the district council pulled out of running the service for a second time.
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School bus involved in morning wreck
A Guilford County school bus and two cars were involved in an accident Friday morning in
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Englishman Pickpocketed in Bus to Bulgaria Resort Sunny Beach
An English tourist got pickpocketed while traveling by public transport bus from the Bulgarian Black Sea city of
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Cyclist injured after collision with bus
A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital on a spinal board following a collision with a double-decker bus in
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Bus bomb kills 21 Sri Lankans
"I was standing in the middle of the bus when there was a loud noise and the whole bus toppled to the side," said 21-year-old office worker Shanika Priyadharshani while being bandaged up in hospital. "I
Mahoney, local officials seek $800000 in federal money for local ...
TCPalm -
The bill would allow transit authorities to spend 50 percent of their federal moneys on operating costs. The remainder must go to capital costs, ...
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On light rail, Ford becoming more of a thorn in Funk's side
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Later in the meeting, the topic turned to another of Ford's pet peeves, that Funkhouser's $1.2 billion regional transit concept relies on a 50 percent ...
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Getting on the bus?
Stanislaus Regional Transit is proposing a fare raise from $1 to $1.25 on its bus routes, and Modesto Area Express fares will rise to $1.25 on July 1. ...
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Patchett to direct transit district
San Diego Union Tribune -
By Michael Burge The North County Transit District board selected former Carlsbad City Manager Ray Patchett yesterday to head the district while it searches ...
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Uganda: UNHCR Closes Mulanda Transit Camp
THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has closed Mulanda transit centre in Tororo following the relocation of 2011 Kenyan refugees to ...
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The MTA did it earlier this year, now Foothill Transit is ...
Los Angeles Times - CA,
Foothill Transit will be increasing some of its fares starting Jan. 1, transportation officials announced today. Fares for the
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2 new vehicles for West Central Mass Transit
Jacksonville Journal Courier -
BY KATE RAMSAY Two new paratransit vehicles will be added to the West Central Mass Transit District’s fleet with the awarding of a $96000 state grant. ...
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Friday's editorial: New, promising plan on light rail, regional ...
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
If a regional transit blueprint isn’t ready for the November ballot, Johnson’s plan calls for advancing the starter light-rail line while discussions ...
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County residents say they want more transit services
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
A summary of the plan, which will guide transit over the next five years, was presented to about 15 residents May 29 at Northwestern High School in ...
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Medvedev suggests int'l consortiums to operate transit pipelines
Xinhua -
... consortiums involving
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Google Maps For Mobile Adds Transit Directions
By Barry Schwartz
Google Maps launched transit directions within Maps back in October of 2007. Now, Google Maps is bringing you that data directly in Google Maps for
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More parking on the way at Everett Station
Today Sound Transit broke ground on the Everett Station expansion project, which will add more than 500 new parking spaces there.
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Some See Massive Leap in Mass Transit Usage
Mass transit, unfortunately, is not one of them. Other states with developed systems are seeing an increase in interest (high gas prices will do that) but also a tightening of budgets. More than 90 percent of public-transit officials ...
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Google Maps 2.2 Released With Public Transit Bus & Train Info
By T4BB News Bot
Google Mobile just announced version 2.20 of their Google Maps software for BlackBerry today. The new version brings public transportation information from buses, trains, & ferries to your BlackBerry. Pretty cool stuff and the closest ...
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County amends transit contracts, personnel policy
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Seniors busted for underage drinking at prom barred from marching ...
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
"In the past, we've seen isolated incidents here and there, but none involving this many students."
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On transit patrol
TheChronicleHerald.ca -
Meanwhile, this year alone, there have been a few incidents of passengers being swarmed or assaulted while riding the bus. Other measures are also in order, ...
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Miller calls on TTC to get tough on drinking
Toronto Star -
Miller told reporters yesterday that Tuesday's incident where a TTC bus driver was charged for drunk driving on the job was "absolutely unacceptable. ...
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Near-total shutdown on Day II
The Statesman -
They, then came to the street and intercepted a bus and ransacked it. No one has been arrested in this connection. In another incident, bandh supporters ...
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Caught On Camera: Mob Attacks Teen On Bus
NBC5i.com -
Clarke said the tape of the beating, which happened last Thursday, turned up in a review of security incidents on the transit system. ...
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21 killed, 60 injured in bus explosion near Sri Lankan capital
EastDay.com - Shanghai,China
The incidents came as Sri Lanka's security forces intensify its military campaign against LTTE rebels in the north with the aim of crushing them before the ...
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Police Warn Children and Parents
WPEC -
Four separate incidents where strangers approach schoolchildren, asking the kids to get into a car. The cases seem to be happening in a specific area of ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Sri Lanka
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Silent tears for the abducted
By groundview
Velupillai Sinnathurai of the EPRLF states that most of these abductees were strong supporters of the Tigers and are in some way or the other responsible for the incidents that take place in and around Trincomalee. ...
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It's a cultural thing
By afrmnky prods(afrmnky prods)
If it helps to make the tube a better and reduces alcohol-related accidents or incidents on the underground, then it has done its job. In any case, in many other European countries, it is banned to drink alcohol outside, and these laws ...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY , TWINNEH ! ;D
By Princess Hour rocks!!Mi luv kim Jung Hoon!!(Princess Hour rocks!!Mi luv kim Jung Hoon!!)
many funny incidents happened while eating, laughed like some nutcase again. LOLS. hmm, and then after eating, we went to bugis street . (: gwen managed to buy her ' i love my boyfriend ' tee. hhehs. xD me and tongxin also bought ...
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A devastating loss that can never be quantified
Irish Independent -
But yesterday, Judge McCartan said that the accident was "entirely avoidable" and insisted that Bus Eireann was most responsible for the fatalities. ...
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Gulu road accident kills five
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“The sight of the bodies terrified the driver, who lost control of the bus,” Alanyi said, adding that the bus hit a tree as it veered off the road. ...
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Mesa school buses try lenses on for size
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
There were seven fatalities tied to school bus accidents nationally in the 2006-07 school year, 13 in 2005-06, and 20 in 2004-05, according to the Kansas ...
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True and Amazing
By WaiWai(WaiWai)
I'm losing confidence to the bus drivers nowadays because there were many road accidents caused by them. The bus companies do not care about the buses and the drivers. They ignore the summonses issued to the speeding drivers. ...
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Why NOT To Ride On Slippery NEW Tires OR Wear Jewelry When Riding
By TK(TK)
He swears he's slowing down and being more careful, if he does this was well worth it to show him how fast accidents happen, and how much even a deep laceration that spares tendons, arteries and nerves is somewhat traumatizing. ...
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San Ramon Man Charged in Bicycle Accident Injury
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That accident occurred on
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Liability Can Be Unclear In Bus Accidents
While public transportation can be considered a more cost-efficient and safe mode of transportation as gas prices continue to rise, a study recently discovered that an alarming number of bus accidents occur. ...
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VI-20080605-17046-CHN - Vehicle Accident - Asia - China
By RSOE EDIS(RSOE EDIS)
A bus collided with a truck early Tuesday in Shanxi province in northern China killing 22 people, Xinhua News Agency reported.The bus carrying 23 passengers was on its way from Youyu County in Shuozhou City to Taiyuan City when it was ...
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Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
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A crowed Blue line Bus - DELHI on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Sri Lanka holds bus blast suspects
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Bus here to help storm families
Indianapolis Star - United States
CJ's Bus, a mobile child-care facility for disaster victims, came to Indianapolis on Friday and will stay through the weekend to help Northeastside ...
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Denton County Transportation officials give Highland Village bus ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By JAY PARSONS / The Dallas Morning News The Denton County Transportation Authority launched Highland Village's first public bus service in December with a ...
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52 arrested in Sri Lanka bus blasts that killed 23
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's police have arrested 52 suspects in twin bus bombings that killed 23 passengers and wounded dozens, the military said ...
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Pro baseballers help after Neb. bus fire
FireRescue1 - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Clarinda A's baseball team has spent the week recovering from a frightening fire on a trip Monday night that destroyed the team bus, uniforms and ...
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Bus shooting no surprise to some
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
Opher's grandson was on a bus directly behind the one that was struck by a bullet that tore through driver Mildred Camacho's window, sending glass in her ...
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Brief: Four critically injured in bus crash
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PIPESTONE — Four South Dakotans were in critical condition after a truck-bus collision at
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Bus Tires Flattened
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Mechanics began refilling and examining the tires before each bus left to collect students. Buses were back running and heading out of the lot before
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Teen accused of pointing gun at bus
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
DOWAGIAC -- Police on Friday arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of pointing a pellet gun at a Dowagiac school bus. The arrest came after Dowagiac police ...
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Three die in Bus crash
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Three students from the
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Pictures: Inside an Indian Bus
By morris108
Pictures of inside a bus on a journey leaving Khujaroo Although India has many trains, there are still places where busses are the only option.
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Overturned truck, shuttle bus jam road
Authorities say a pick-up truck that was towing a small shuttle bus overturned just after
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School bus driver diverts tragedy before collapse
Helen Waiwiri doesn’t look like a hero but on a busy Caloundra street she pulled off a small miracle saving a bus full of school children from certain injury.
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Transportation News :: the tale of the crazy bus driver
The second passenger to complain pulled out his cellphone and took pictures of the bus number and the driver while the first guy to complain called COTA on his cell to ensure someone got over here ASAP. ...
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Drunk Bus.
By Food Fight! Vegan Grocery(Food Fight! Vegan Grocery)
So, the Saturday night of the Let Live Conference, there will be a party/fundraiser at Bye and Bye. Tons
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More on Russ Johnson's light rail compromise: How the timing would ...
Kansas City Star - MO,
Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser has been pushing for a regional transit election in November. Johnson, though, is proposing a November election for a ...
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Transit crash sends several to hospital
By SUN MEDIA A two-vehicle crash last night led to a
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Public transit offers extensive benefits
Pacific Daily News - Hagåtña,
Having a real, functional system of mass transit: Other benefits come in the form of improved human health. Public transit patrons tend to get more exercise ...
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2 transit districts to increase fares as fuel costs rise
San Diego Union Tribune -
By Jeff Ristine SAN DIEGO – It will take a little more green to go green, with
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Transit center amenities now facing demolition
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
EL CAJON: Bus and trolley riders who pass through the busy El Cajon Transit Center will soon lose access to the restrooms, concession stand and Greyhound ...
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Google Mobile Maps adds mass transit
Dallas Morning News -
That said, I've always thought the mobile program should add a major feature from the Web-based version of Google Maps: information about public transit in ...
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Treasure Coast counties get money for transit
TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Congressman Tim Mahoney noted that the Community Coach and Community Transit are crucial for the elderly and disabled. "At a time when our state government ...
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Letter: Don’t Forget Mass Transit
New York Times -
To the Editor: Your Heads Up column, “Where the Bargains Keep Rolling Along” (May 25) applies to us as well. Why rent a car or ride expensive taxis to get ...
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Allegheny Co. transit system could face driver shortage
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Prepare for transit fare hikes
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Metro Transit bus driver fired after assaulted by passenger
A Metro Transit bus driver said he was humiliated while on the job and expected his bosses to take his side. Instead, they fired him. Bus driver Jeff Larson was assaulted by a female passenger while making a stop at Nicollet and Fourth ...
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AFSCME accuses state of withholding transit details
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Governor relases downstate transit funding
By Evan Hill
Rod Blagojevich on Friday signed a supplemental appropriation bill releasing $9 million in additional funding for downstate bus and rural para-transit, or call and ride systems. Read the rest of the story here.
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Charlotte area transit
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business transportation. but as ryan avent explains, decades of highway spending contain leftist the nation’s transit infrastructure in the dust — and there’sa aberrant want of gossip take how to restore it. Railroad Train News… ...
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North County Transit District pegs Patchett as interim director
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