Wednesday, November 26, 2008

11/26/08

No students on Forsyth school bus in fatal crash
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By NANCY BADETRSCHER One man was killed, and another was injured when a car collided head-on with a Forsyth County school bus early Tuesday. ...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Dogs, cell phones, false teeth: What Seattle forgets on the bus
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
"Anything you can think of, they will leave on the bus. Literally -- everything," said Michele Ruxlow, former Lost and Found chief. ...
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BBC News
Bus talks in bid to avert strike
BBC News - UK
Union negotiators representing Stagecoach bus drivers are holding talks with company management in a bid to avert further strikes. ...
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Bus circulator launches in Georgetown
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
28 with a bus route between the retirement community Sun City and its downtown area. The bus will be operated by the Capital Area Rural Transportation ...
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Blind woman who was victim of bus theft to get a new laptop
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Mark Dayton, who had heard about how Zitek had her BrailleNote laptop computer swiped from under her feet last week while she was aboard a city bus. ...
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Philadelphia Eagles Fans: Back Up the Blame Bus
Bleacher Report - San Francisco,CA,USA
by Christian Karcole (Analyst) Yes, the Philadelphia Eagles are a joke. Correction, they are the punch line of the century. But that doesn't mean that all ...
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New York Bus, Subway Riders to Get E-mail, Text-Message Alerts
Bloomberg - USA
25 (Bloomberg) -- New York City bus and subway riders will be able to get notices about service disruptions via e-mail and text messages for the first time ...
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Ocean City Looks at Reducing Bus, Trash, Services
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA
OCEAN CITY, Md. (WBOC/AP)- Ocean City officials are looking at cost-cutting measures to save money, including reductions in trash collection and bus service ...
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Big TTA news!
By Meg(Meg)
There hasn't been much bus news lately. Sorry about that. Sarge, in his typical "why be on time when you can be early" spirit, decided we needed to get used to the new schedule today, so I nearly missed my bus, as did Chatty Cathy and ...
meg on the bus - http://megonthebus.blogspot.com/
Stuff The Bus For Milwaukee Food Pantries
Food pantries are seeing a big increase in the number of people who need assistant. The weak economy is a significant factor. The FOX 6 News team and Justin Williams head to a...
Milwaukee, WI News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/milwaukee-wi
Girl hurt in bus accident expected back at school
The 11-year-old girl received injuries to her face, head and hand, and was transported to Parkland Hospital by Londonderry Fire Department ambulance personnel after being struck by a bus driven by Lisa Ciano, 33, of Londonderry. ...
DerryNews.com, Derry, New Hampshire--... - http://www.derrynews.com/
Deal Reached in Ohio Bus Strike
A tentative agreement has been reached three months after drivers struck a bus system used by Kent State University students.
General News for MyFox Cleveland - http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox
Behavioral Science Technology consultant's report makes news
By Andy(Andy)
Comments from members of focus groups made up of employees from the TTC's bus division: - "I had a problem with school kids and asked for help. The superintendent had a supervisor drive behind the bus the next day." ...
Retired Bus Driver Of Durham - http://busdriverofdurham.blogspot.com/
Child abduction bids 'not linked'
BBC News - UK
Police investigating two failed child abduction incidents in Glasgow have said they "do not appear to be linked". A seven-year-old girl managed to escape ...
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Police: Lynnfield bus driver asked cheerleaders to flash him for $40
The Daily Item of Lynn - Boston,MA,USA
"We haven't had any incidents. There has been nothing since I have been here," he said. "We have had a few failed pre-employment drug screenings, ...
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Rock dropped from overpass onto bus; driver and passengers escape ...
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
"Usually incidents like these we find out about after the fact and when we do investigate it, the parties are long gone," said Brajcich. The repaired bus ...
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Rock thrown from overpass smashes Saanich bus window
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada
Robins plans to approach the Regional Transit Commission to have lighting and fencing installed on the overpass to prevent future incidents. ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for November 26, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 25/11/2008 at 1230 hrs near Ladyhill circle at Mangalore one Prabhakara driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-AE-5547 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against Lancer a car bearing Reg. No. ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/
Firebug Vandals hit Lakecity
By Sandi(Sandi)
“One can assume that they may be related,” he says, adding that aside from the burned bus at the Boys and Girls Club, little property sustained fire damage in the other incidents. The Boys and Girls Club bus still sat in the back lot, ...
It's just life in the Puddle - http://skittles90.blogspot.com/
8:01 PM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, NC 42
Traffic is traveling at 22 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 93.3; NC 42.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/
DMZ Tour: Panmunjeom, Joint Security Area Part I
By Jaim
This US serviceman was giving us some history of the area, and the many incidents that have taken place over the years. This picture is actually looking to the west, as the South Korean control zone actually forms a right angle ...
Wet Casements - http://wetcasements.wordpress.com/
We are like that only...
By emanish(emanish)
Yesterday while going over Pune Mirror (A semi-tabloid), I found a news where a pune-mirror lensman/reporter, watched a blind lady trying to catch a Bus at Bus Stop for about one hr. She can not prepare herself to get into the bus ...
Words on Sand... - http://emanish.blogspot.com/
Two crushed to death in bus accident in Delhi
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: Two young men, leaning out of a Blueline bus, were crushed to death on Sunday when the vehicle brushed past a stationary van in the capital, ...
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Letters: Immigration system needs fixing
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
Lately there have been a large amount of letters and news stories about how teenagers are causing accidents because of texting on their cell phones. ...
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Death toll of bus accidents reaches 22
DailyNewsOnline - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
The death toll of victims of the bus accident that occurred in Dodoma on Monday has raised from five to six people, the Dodoma Regional Police Commander, ...
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UPDATED: Huntington Teen Hit by Car
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
When our Transportation Department revamped bus runs in 1995 prior to the opening of Huntington High School they addressed this safety concern by ...
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Buses as Bullets
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
Unless they are absolute poor excuses for human beings, no one will purposely cause accidents that may harm other people. But if racing to the next bus stop ...
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Blueline bus mows down labourer in Delhi
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi (IANS): A speeding Blueline bus on Tuesday mowed down a 28-year-old labourer when he was crossing the road in east Delhi, the police said. ...
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Rain showers cause slick roads, crashes
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
HUNTINGTON -- Early morning rain showers Monday led to freezing conditions that contributed to about 65 vehicle accidents in the region, according to ...
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Three persons die in road accidents
Express Buzz - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
... were killed in separate road accidents Monday. A private telecom employee, Shiva Kumar (21), was travelling on his two-wheeler when a RTC bus hit him at ...
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Malaysian bus driver, passenger killed in pre-dawn collision
Monsters and Critics.com - USA
Earlier this year and last year, there were several major accidents involving interstate holiday buses which were later found to be more than a decade old ...
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Schoolchildren hurt in pool car accident
Times of India - India
In another accident, 10 passengers were hurt after their bus collided head on with a lorry on Canal East Road. The pool car accident is the latest in a ...
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Two School Bus Accidents Reported In Hartford
Hartford police and firefighters dealt with two school bus accidents Tuesday afternoon.
Courant.com - Breaking News - http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/?track=rss
When would bus drivers ever learn?
By Mwanza Guide's newsBLOG(Mwanza Guide's newsBLOG)
Going by records, the two buses ring a bell as they have been involved in fatal accidents before, raising many eyebrows as to their safety records. It remains to be seen what authorities would do this time to take the two bus companies ...
Mwanza newsBLOG - http://mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com/
Daimler HighTechReport: The Fascination of Technology - Issue 02 ...
By MBZ(MBZ)
The two most frequent causes of severe bus accidents are drivers drifting out of the lane they’re traveling in and buses tipping over. Mercedes-Benz has two systems that help prevent such things from occurring: the Lane Assistant and ...
Mercedes-Benz-Blog -- Unmistakable.... - http://mercedes-benz-blog.blogspot.com/
Bus Driver In Fatal Accident Had Prior Accidents
The driver of the Chapel Hill Transit bus that struck and killed a pedestrian had been involved in other accidents, ABC-11 reports.
News Feed - MyNC.com - http://news.mync.com/site/news/rss
Two accidents kill 22 people
By Mwanza Guide's newsBLOG(Mwanza Guide's newsBLOG)
At least 22 people died yesterday and more than 80 were injured in two fatal road accidents at Sekenke escapement in Singida Region and Chinangali in Dodoma. In the first accident, a Scania bus operated by Zuberi company, is reported to ...
Mwanza newsBLOG - http://mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com/
Lionel Trains in Transit Museum Holiday Train Show
Gothamist - NY,USA
As we mentioned yesterday, the MTA's Transit Museum Annex opened its annual Holiday Train Show-- and this year there are the first-ever MTA-licensed NYC ...
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Pittsburgh transit officials, union talk in DC
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
AP PITTSBURGH - Two large international labor unions are in talks with the Port Authority of Allegheny County and its transit union in Washington, ...
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West of Hudson Regional Transit Access Study to hold open house ...
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
The purpose of the study is to identify and propose solutions for improved commuter transit mobility and accessibility between Orange County and New York ...
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Report hits Metro Transit for spending, politics
Seattle Times - United States
King County Metro Transit spends too much money and bases too many route decisions on politics, asserts a Municipal League of King County report issued ...
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Transit system manager plans to leave Dec. 5
Monroe News Star - Monroe,LA,USA
By Johnny Gunter • jgunter@thenewsstar.com • November 25, 2008 Joe Comerford is leaving the Monroe Transit System in very good standing for his replacement, ...
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Daily Cardinal
Transit advocates voice opposition to pricier Madison Metro bus rides
Daily Cardinal - Madison,WI,USA
Members of the Madison Area Bus Advocates gathered outside the Monona Terrace Monday to protest the bus fare increase before a Transit and Parking ...
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Report: NJ Transit train kills teenager
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA
FAIRLAWN - An 18-year-old Fair Lawn woman was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train near the intersection of Kipp and 20th streets tonight, according to ...
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Mass Transit in Southeastern Michigan
Michigan Policy Network - East Lansing,MI,USA
The Regional Transit Coordinating Council has announced its preliminary recommendations a Detroit regional mass transit system. ...
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Metro urged to tighten its belt
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
But the league report said population density in the western "subarea" is twice that of the other areas, transit ridership several times higher and the cost ...
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Transit talks earnest in DC
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Amalgamated Transit Union International President Warren George is playing a central role in the negotiations, said Shawn Perry, a spokesman for the union ...
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Condom ad banned by Gothenburg transit agency
Bus and tram passengers in Gothenburg have been spared riding in cars with an advertisement featuring two men which asks, “Do you want to see us put on a condom?”
The Local - Sweden's news in English - http://www.thelocal.se/
Transit package passes after road and highway taxes are removed
By Wendy
Voters in Puget Sound, WA approved a $22.5 billion transit expansion package that will expand bus, light rail, and commuter rail systems in the Puget Sound-Seattle region. This successfully-passed measure comes one year after voters ...
Houston Tomorrow Growth News - http://gulfcoastinstitute.org/growthnews/
Public Transit Building Ribbon Cutting, Dec. 1
By uccc
Join us in celebrating the grand opening of the Northeast Oregon Public Transit Building at 2204 East Penn Ave.
News and Announcements - http://news.unioncountychamber.org/blog
Pittsburgh transit officials, union talk in DC
PITTSBURGH - Two large international labor unions are in talks with the Port Authority of Allegheny County and its transit union in Washington, DC as a potential strike looms.
Pennsylvania News Headlines from... - http://www.phillyburbs.com/
Report hits Metro Transit for spending, politics
By stp@atu.org(stp@atu.org)
SEATTLE, WA: King County Metro Transit spends too much money and bases too many route decisions on politics, asserts a Municipal League of King County report issued...
ATU News Feed - http://atu.bluestatedigital.com/index.php
Residents decry bus fare increase
UW Badger Herald - Madison,WI,USA
The City Council voted to recommend an increase in bus fares on Madison Metro buses from $1.50 to $2 as part of the budget that passed two weeks ago. ...
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First Student School Bus Workers Join Teamsters Union
MarketWatch - USA
School bus drivers and monitors in Charleston, Illinois, are the latest First Student workers to join the Teamsters Union after a successful vote for ...
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S. Florida Muslims to Launch Bus Ad Campaign on Islam
MarketWatch - USA
The project, called the "Bus Ad Campaign," is designed to invite Floridians of all faiths to call 1-888-ISLAM-55 or to log on to the www. ...
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Three Bus Accident
KATV - Little Rock,AR,USA
Authorities are still investigating the accident, but they have said one bus driver likely rear ended the bus in front of her causing a dangerous chain ...
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Report: Metro bus operating costs too high, strategy outdated
Seattle Times - United States
The findings are meant to provoke public debate, as County Council members try to pull Metro from a deep budget hole to prevent cuts in future bus and ...
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Twin Cities / Braille laptop stolen from bus rider
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Last Tuesday, shortly after closing the store at 3 pm, Zitek jumped on the Route 94 express bus at Cedar and Columbus streets. She normally sits in the back ...
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Police: Action against bus driver unlikely
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
LONDONDERRY - Police said it is unlikely that the driver of the school bus that struck a Londonderry Middle School student will be cited in the accident. ...
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Police: Mostly minor injuries in Ark. bus crash
WXVT - Greenville,MS,USA
Authorities say none of the injuries were life-threatening, but that three students and one bus driver suffered serious injuries. Arkansas State Police say ...
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W.Pa. bus driver charged in pupil toppling
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
A western Pennsylvania school bus driver has been charged with intentionally braking suddenly to cause a 10-year-old boy to fall down. ...
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Police Probe Report of Suspicious Activity on Bus
Washington Post - United States
A passenger on a MetroBus headed toward the Pentagon this morning called authorities to report possible suspicious activity involving two other bus ...
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Thai tour bus staff robs foreign passengers and leaves them
Bangkok - Twenty foreign tourists were abandoned in a tour bus on a roadside after being robbed by the staff, police said Tuesday. Police found the tourists at 6 am Monday sitting in a driverless bus ... RSS feeds and News widgets on ...
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Youth bus taken on board
The Cardinia Shire Council recently received the mobile youth facility and is running a competition to give it a name. The bus will regularly visit townships in the shire, providing a location where y.
Star News Group - http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/
Thousands of bees sting children at Lehigh bus stop
Thousands of bees that had been stinging children at a bus stop in Lehigh Acres has been removed.
news-press.com - http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
W.Pa. bus driver charged in pupil toppling
AMBRIDGE, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania school bus driver has been charged with intentionally braking suddenly to cause a 10-year-old boy to fall down.
Pennsylvania News Headlines from... - http://www.phillyburbs.com/
Bus driver dispute ends in Hamilton
Five days of industrial action came to an end in Hamilton tonight with bus drivers and their employer, Go Bus, reaching a pay settlement.
National News - http://www.3news.co.nz/
Two accidents kill 22 people
The Citizen Daily - Dar Es Salam,United Republic of Tanzania
In the first accident, a Scania bus operated by Zuberi company, is reported to have veered off the road and crashed after its brakes failed. ...
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Bus driver involved in fatal had multiple accidents
abc11tv.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
Preventable accidents are unacceptable and may lead to corrective or disciplinary actions, including immediate termination." Orr was fired and charged with ...
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20 perish in road accidents
DailyNewsOnline - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
Fifteen died and 35 were injured after a bus christened Zuberi bound for Mwanza from Dar es Salaam overturned at Sekenke area in Singida Region yesterday. ...
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Two accidents on same road
Mount Vernon News - Mount Vernon,OH,USA
Warner said immediately following that, a Knox County Head Start bus headed westbound on the same stretch of road also lost control leaving the road and ...
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Oahu bus fires 42 drivers in 5 years
KPUA - HI,USA
Oahu Transit Services Inc., owner of TheBus, says most of these disciplinary actions were isolated incidents including preventable accidents, ...
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Overloading? Not in the vocabulary of commuter bus services
IPPmedia - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
He also advises both drivers and the public to abide to the laid down regulations to avoid unnecessary accidents. There is a risk of losing many lives and ...
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Future vehicles may provide traffic updates - and more
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... fewer accidents and, apparently, advice on where to get a great burger. The bus trip last week was part of the World Congress on Intelligent ...
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BRIEF: Motorcyclist course to help reduce accidents
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
EL PASO, Nov 24, 2008 (El Paso Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- CCNI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- To help prevent ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: bus accidents

20 perish in road accidents
By Mwanza Guide's newsBLOG(Mwanza Guide's newsBLOG)
Twenty people have died and 50 others seriously injured in two road accidents involving buses in Singida and Dodoma regions yesterday. Fifteen died and 35 were injured after a bus christened Zuberi bound for Mwanza from Dar es Salaam ...
Mwanza newsBLOG - http://mwanzanewsblog.blogspot.com/
Bus firms quit Wrexham high street route
By Plaid Whitegate(Plaid Whitegate)
Since the deregulation of the bus companies, the council has no say in their route unless the council subsidises them. I have a lot of sympathy with GHA Coaches because the delays and accidents reflect badly on their service and they ...
Plaid Wrecsam - http://wrecsamplaid.blogspot.com/
11/24/08
By Al M(Al M)
Every week in the United States we have bus accidents and many people are injured. If your take Google News Alerts for “Bus Accidents” you will see what I mean. Often people are killed and occasionally many people die. ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/
Car Accident With NUS Bus
By Zit Seng
Some months ago, a bus collided into my car. I was fortunate that there was video footage to capture the entire accident, including the fact that the bus driver simply drove off. The matter is finally over, so I feel okay to share some ...
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Google Web Alert for: bus accidents

The Roots Recovering After Tour Bus Crash | Pitchfork
Nov 21, 2008 ... The Roots Recovering After Tour Bus Crash ... ?uest was in fact able to extensively blog about the accident mere hours after it happened. ...
Bus driver had numerous accidents - Topix
Bus driver had numerous accidents. The Chapel Hill Transit driver fired after his bus fatally struck a pedestrian last month has had 10 traffic accidents ...
Appeal over child abduction bids
BBC News - UK
During the second incident, a seven-year-old boy was grabbed from behind by a man who tried to stop him from getting on a bus with his childminder and her ...
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Student shot dead in Samar bus holdup
Inquirer.net - Philippines
"We are doing our best to prevent such criminal incidents but people should know that we don't read the minds of these robbers. ...
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I'll take a pay cut: Andrew Symonds
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
It was the culmination of a series of incidents this year, including an ugly bar-room spat with vice-captain Michael Clarke on the West Indies tour and ...
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MORE NATIONAL
Wilmington Journal - Wilmington,NC,USA
... reported incidents, parents in Rexburg, Idaho reportedly complained to school officials after learning that second and third graders on a school bus ...
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Rock dropped from overpass onto bus; driver and passengers escape ...
Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada
The incident occurred at about 9 pm as the double-decker bus on the No. 50 Goldstream route was heading westbound, passing beneath the pedestrian overpass ...
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Parents' letters reveal alleged UW Marching Band hazing activities
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
In an Oct. 2 letter to Chancellor Biddy Martin, one of the parents, seemingly outraged, listed numerous hazing-type incidents his or her 18-year-old ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for November 25, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 24/11/2008 in between 1750 hrs and 1800 hrs some unknown culprits committed theft of a Pen Drive, two CD cassettes, two police bus warrants and other documents belonging to one Lokesh R. (35) Police Constable KSRP 5th Battalion ...
spdk - http://spdk.blogspot.com/
children update
By amy
Today after the bus incident, he seemed to be doing all three more and more and more. We finally decided (we probably should have done this a while ago) that any TV shows with fighting in it is hereby not acceptable. ...
crazymokes - http://www.crazymokes.com/
Race Hate: How many incidents equal a trend?
By Carmen D.
... hateful racial incidents have surged. Some are more ominous than others, some with more impact, some just kinda stupid and annoying. Some examples:. Idaho school kids chant “Assassinate Obama” on a school bus and school officials ...
All About Race - http://www.allaboutrace.com/
1:46 AM, I-95 N, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, US 70 BUS
Traffic is traveling at 0 MPH at: I-95 N; MM 97; US 70 BUS.
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