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In the case of shared stories, all rights reside with the original creator. en 2008-08-30T00:54:15 2008-08-30T00:54:15 httpd:/www.citytools.net/essentials/rss_docs.html http://www.citytools.net/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.citytools.net 182 35 citytools image http://www.citytools.net/showstory/7FB28012-7613-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Kacy Stuart was a kicker on a public school football team last year but apparently doesn&#39;t have what it takes to be a part of a private league.<a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/henry/stories/2008/08/29/football_girl.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/38ADE9C0-7624-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ AP - Brazil will spend US$160 million by the end of next year on the development of a nuclear-propelled submarine to protect the oil reserves found recently off its coast, the defense minister said Friday.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_nuclear_sub">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/841B7F74-757C-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Thai riot police climbed into the occupied compound of the prime minister&#39;s office on Friday to deliver a court order for the eviction of protesters trying to overthrow the government. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/377717863/idUSBKK10957320080829">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/B9BE24FE-75D8-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ AFP - Nine miners have been trapped underground in north China for more than two days after the illegal mine they worked in collapsed and police were only told Friday, local police and state media said.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080829/wl_asia_afp/chinaminingaccidentindustry">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/7D5CF75C-7613-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Across from the skate park at Franklin Mills Mall, the Army has opened a high-tech recruiting experiment to give potential sign-ups a taste of what military life is like.<a href="http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165761&44=27666649&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20080829_A_playful_Army_experience_at_Franklin_Mills.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/B8214B8A-75D8-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Hezbollah describes an incident on Thursday in which a Lebanese army helicopter was shot at as tragic and painful.<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7588194.stm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/B68236F4-75D8-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ AFP - A transgendered female survivor of the Khmer Rouge will lodge a complaint to the UN-backed war crimes court seeking the regime&#39;s former leaders stand trial for sexual violence.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080829/wl_asia_afp/cambodiausgenocidetribunalunvictim">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/F2B829C8-75C7-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A pilot flying the relatives of victims from last week&#39;s plane crash home to the Canary Islands switched runways so the mourners would not have to see the accident site, Spain&#39;s airport authority said Friday.<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/664059.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/E120B6CC-761B-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A major rescue operation takes place in Cumbria after two adults and a six-year-old girl fall from a mountain.<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/7588753.stm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/01911CF0-760B-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A federal judge has struck down a controversial state law that essentially banned professors at state universities in Florida from traveling to Cuba for research purposes, declaring it unconstitutional.<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/664738.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/EB59C51A-75AE-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Federal prosecutors said yesterday that they would not oppose a request to delay the trial for five men accused of plotting an armed attack on Fort Dix until next year.<a href="http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=27649694&32=3796&7=195202&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20080829_Firefighters_contain_large_brush_fire_at_Fort_Dix.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/0BAE01C6-75F2-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Five high school students were taken to a hospital Friday morning after being attacked by a dog at their southeast Atlanta bus stop, police and school officials said.<a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/08/29/atlanta_dog_attack.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/79F7D5AC-75E9-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Fire officials say a woman has died and a man is in critical condition following a house fire in Potomac. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer says the fire was reported about 5:45 a.m. Friday at a two-story home. He says two people suffering smoke inhalation were found inside and taken to area hospitals. Seventy-eight-year-old Marilyn Ehrlich was pronounced dead at the hospital. Her son, 48-year-old Ethan Ehrlich, is in critical condition. A third person was able to get out of the home before firefighters arrived. Piringer says the cause of the ...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082901209.html"> (more) </a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082901209.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/0DB36302-759E-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ NAIROBI -- To a growing number of foreign investors, sub-Saharan Africa represents much more than the ethnic clashes, coups, bouts of genocide and natural disasters that have scarred many countries in the region. It represents dazzling opportunities to make money. &quot;If you look at sub-Saharan African markets, they&#39;ve given annual returns that are substantially better than most around the world,&quot; said Ayo Salami, a chief investment officer for Duet, a London-based financial group that inaugurated its first Africa fund in December. &quot;Even this year, most ...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/28/AR2008082803534.html"> (more) </a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/28/AR2008082803534.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/63EDC2E6-758D-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ The stunning loss of accreditation for Clayton County schools left students, parents and residents reeling Thursday at the realization of &quot;worthless&quot; diplomas, dashed college dreams, depressed home values and an exodus of families.<a href="http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/clayton/stories/2008/08/28/schools_lose_accreditation.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/266BC4E0-7574-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Those close to Martin Luther King Jr. said the Obama nomination is one realization of King&#39;s dream.<a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomPolitics-TopStories/~3/377646649/2008-08-28-mlk-dnc_N.htm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/21C58B9C-7574-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Fort Lauderdale police are asking for witnesses to a traffic accident that left one person in critical condition. At about 12:50 p.m., Deane Gualillo, 50, of Dania Beach was driving a 2004 Ford F150 westbound on Northeast 19th Street, according to Fort Lauderdale police. He stopped at the intersection with South Federal Highway, waited for traffic to clear, then began turning right, police said.<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/663325.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/2035DC1E-7574-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A 3-year-old U.S. girl kidnapped in Guatemala was freed on Thursday after police raided the home where she was being held and ... <a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/377684466/2008-08-28-guatemala_N.htm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/D444F928-756B-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Catalan regional government says that failure to invest has caused several incidents at two nuclear stations<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/29/nuclear.renewableenergy?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews">[original story]</a>