Select inmates cleared for release in prison Seventy-five of the 223 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention facility have been cleared for release by the Obama Administration. Obama has set a Jan. 22 deadline for the closure of the detention facility, but as each prisonerís case …
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Typhoon destroys Southeast Asia A typhoon in Southeast Asia has left hundreds dead and millions of dollars of damage, and citizens in The Philippines and Vietnam are now bracing for the second round of destruction. Typhoon Ketsana poured over a monthís worth of average rainfall …
CAMPUS
Bites compiled by Charles Horenstein Wooster Symphony Orchestraís first concert The Wooster Symphony Orchestra opens the new season tonight at 7:30 p.m., joining with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra in a concert titled ìExquisitely For Ella: A Songbook Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.” Music by George Gershwin, …
LOCAL
Local murder case reaches convictions Wayne County resident Barbara Raber was convicted guilty of the murder of Barbara Weaver on Tuesday. She faces up to a life in prison and will be sentenced Sept. 30 at 1:30 p.m. Raberís attorney Assistant Public Director John Leonard …
NATION
Health officials to end sales of flavored tobacco Federal health officials intend to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in order to avoid luring children and teenagers into smoking.†† ìBanning the marketing and use of strawberry, chocolate and other flavored cigarettes will help slow …
WORLD
General requests more troops for Afghanistan In a report to President Barack Obama, United States Army General Stanley† McChrystal urged that the U.S. either send more troops to Afghanistan or narrow the mission to targeting terrorists. McChrystal told the Washington Post that success with the …