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A break in the heat and humidity…
The cleanup continues after severe weather (even tornadoes) ripping through several Midwestern states over the weekend. In Millbury, Ohio (near Toledo), a tornado claimed seven lives and destroyed a high school on Saturday… the day before a High School graduation.
The storm claimed the life of the valedictorian's father…
“They were planning to wage violent jihad”. The FBI arresting two New Jersey men at JFK airport on Saturday bound for Somalia and charging them with conspiring to kill, maim and kidnap people outside the US.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/06/new.york.terror.arrests/index.html?hpt=T2
BP HAS MADE SOME PROGRESS IN CONTAINING THE MASSIVE OIL LEAK IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. A containment cap placed on the blown-out well in the Gulf is collecting about 10 thousand barrels of oil a day…out of the 19 thousand barrels of oil leaking into the Gulf. (CNN)
As if the pictures of birds and fish coated in floating oil in the Gulf of Mexico is not disturbing enough, scientists at the University of South Florida now say they have found evidence of another oil plume gushing oil in the northeastern Gulf. Through microscopic fingerprinting, university researchers were able to show the oil in the second plume came from BP's blown out oil well. BP is denying the latest claims. NOAA and the University of South Florida will hold a joint press conference Tuesday morning to release their final findings.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/07/gulf.oil.plume/index.html?hpt=T1
Family of a teen who died Saturday afternoon says his death was an accident. 17 year old Anthony Hayes hit his head on a diving board and fell into the pool at Washington Terrace Park in High Point. Hayes later died from his injuries at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. (Greensboro news / record)
The city of High Point will hold a public hearing at 5:30pm today to discuss possible cuts to the city's budget. An additional hearing will also be held Thursday morning.
Early voting for candidates in the run-off elections from May continues until June 19. The run off election will take place on June 22. Contact your county Board of Elections link for more details:
www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/erc/SampleBallots/2010-06-22/
www.sboe.state.nc.us/
U.S. Airways had to cancel two of its flights after the planes clipped each other as they taxied at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. The airline said the two planes were heading to the runway about 4 p.m. on Saturday when the wing of one of the aircraft clipped the tail of the other plane. The incident caused only minor damage and no injuries were reported.
A killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando died Sunday while giving birth. The calf was stillborn. The father of the calf was the killer whale involved in the death of a trainer in February. SeaWorld canceled two shows on Sunday, but all shows are expected to resume today. SeaWorld has had 26 successful births of killer whale calves in captivity. FYI: The birthing success rate is about 50% in the wild and 85% in a "zoological situation." http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/07/florida.sea.world.whale.death/index.html
SPORTS
NBA Playoffs (Game two) Celtics over Lakers (103-94) series tied 1 -1.
Denny Hamlin winning at Pocono. That’s Hamlin’s 4th checkered flag of the season.
Congrats to North Davidson's lady softball team winning the 4-A state title on Saturday. That’s the first state title for Black Knights' softball coach Mike Lambros in 30 years. North (32 – 0) over T.C. Roberson…7-2 on Saturday...
1-A…East Surry
2-A…Eastern Randolph
3-A…SW Randolph
