The Minnesota Daily

Somali official: pirates have docked hijacked French boat

Published April 7, 2008

>MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - France has made contact with pirates who hijacked a French luxury yacht off Africa's eastern coast with 30 French and Ukrainian crew members on board, the French foreign minister...

After Nev. flooding, canals under review

Published April 7, 2008

Canals in the western United States are now being reviewed for weaknesses.

House fire kills three students

Published April 7, 2008

Police do not know why the victims were unable to escape the house safely.

Glimmer of hope dies for Zimbabweans

Published April 7, 2008

Authoritarian ruler Robert Mugabe is prepared to extend his 28-year rule.

States use drug ‘recycling’ to help budget

Published April 7, 2008

The programs allow unused drugs to be redistributed to uninsured patients.

British government narrows possible ‘eco-town’ sites to 15

Published April 4, 2008

>LONDON (AP) - The British government selected 15 possible locations Thursday for its ambitious plans to build 10 new low-energy, carbon-neutral towns entirely from recycled materials. The so-called...

Third unsolved killing rattles Madison residents

Published April 4, 2008

Officers say it's too early to tell whether the three cases are linked.

States sue EPA for global warming

Published April 3, 2008

An April 2007 ruling required the agency to decide whether to regulate emissions.

Jury selection begins in trial about a plot to bomb U.S. airliners

Published April 3, 2008

>LONDON (AP) - Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of eight British men accused of planning to bomb airliners bound for the United States and Canada in order to kill hundreds of passengers...

Medical residents need not pay Social Security taxes, court rules

Published April 3, 2008

Residents will receive refunds of between $2,700 and $3,500 per year they paid into the system.

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