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The search for a 5-year-old boy who fell into the Dan River yesterday will continue this morning…but officials have shifted from rescue to recovery mode. According to Danville Police: Kolton Karnes fell into the river Monday afternoon after the boat that he and his father were in capsized near Brantley Steam Station, a popular fishing spot. The boy was wearing a life jacket, but it was torn off by the strong current. The father was rescued…
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-dan-river-boy-rescue-100412,0,2744282.story
THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR SUMMIT being held in Washington DC is wrapping up. World leaders discussing how to keep nuclear materials away from terrorist groups. The White House says that China has agreed to cooperate with tightening U-N sanctions against Iran.
Atheist campaigner Richard Dawkins wants Pope Benedict XVI to be arrested during his state visit to Britain in September. Dawkins and atheist author Christopher Hitchens have approached human rights lawyers about whether the pontiff can be arrested over his alleged cover-up of child abuse by Catholic priests. The pope is due to visit the United Kingdom in September.
“This man is not above or outside the law,” added Hitchens, author of God is Not Great.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100412/dawkins-hitchens-want-pope-arrested/index.html
Twitter is introduced a new service today called Promoted Tweets, which will let companies send ads in the form of ordinary messages. It’s the first step towards turning Twitter into a money-making venture. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/041310-twitter-to-start-pushing-advertising.html?hpg1=bn
Thomasville Primary School will be getting a big honor on Friday. A representative from the USDA will present Thomasville Primary School with a Gold Certificate and a Banner for meeting the government’s ‘Healthier US School Challenge’. Thomasville Primary has successfully met that challenge by helping students learn to make healthy eating and active lifestyle choices and is leading the way in improving the school nutrition environment.
April 15th is coming soon. Don’t count on the U.S. Postal Service to stay open late on Thursday.
For the third year in a row, post offices in the Triad will not stay open late on Thursday to accommodate people trying to beat the midnight filing deadline. Good news: seven area post offices — including four in Greensboro — have 24-hour, self-service kiosks where you late-filers can buy postage with the April 15th date. Last year, 67% of North Carolinians used e-file. To locate a post office and their hours…Go to http://www.usps.com/
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/04/12/article/post_offices_to_close_at_normal_time_on_tax_day
A Tennesee mother's decision to send her 7-year-old adopted son back to Russia, alone, has dumbfounded officials and adoption experts in both countries. Torry Hansen of Shelbyville, Tennessee put 7-year-old Artyem Saviliev -- renamed Justin (Artyem) Hansen in the U.S. -- on a plane to Moscow with a note in his pocket saying that the boy had severe psychological problems and that the orphanage had lied about his condition. Angry Russian officials are calling for a halt to all U.S. adoptions until the two countries can hammer out a new agreement that spells out the conditions and obligations for such adoptions.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/anger-mom-adopted-boy-back-russia/story?id=10331728
Adoption news: http://www.jcics.org/Russia.htm
A new home for Conan...on cable? Late night TV host Conan O'Brien will be doing his thing at 11pm on TBS starting in November. www.journalnow.com
Special guest this morning at 8:20am: Lisa Holbrook – Caroline’s Promise
www.carolinespromise.net
Pep rally for the Dash set for noon today at 4th and Trade on the Civic Plaza Park area in Winston-Salem. FREE hotdogs for the first 1,000 fans. The first game at the new BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem happens tonight. The Winton-Salem Dash vs the Potomac Nationals at 7pm. BTW: Tonight’s game is sold out. http://www.wsdash.com/
