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NEWARK, N.J., Jul 04, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Mohamed El Filali like some other Muslims across the nation plans to avoid large public gatherings over the holiday for fear he'll be mistaken for a terrorist by edgy law enforcement officers or suspicious citizens. "As a Muslim, especially during this specific holiday, I have a concern of being racially profiled by the police and the federal agents," said El Filali, an official with the American Muslim Union based in nearby Paterson. In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, carried out by Islamic extremists, El Filali's fears are...
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A small explosion left a 34-year-old man with shrapnel wounds Tuesday evening after sparks from a metal sharpener ignited a firework resting on his work bench in Edwardsville. Around 8:15 p.m., Michael Richards was sharpening an ax in the basement of his home, located at 30 Arch St., when the wall-rattling explosion occurred, leaving him with a gun-shot sized wound on his upper-left chest and the front of his torso strafed with cuts, neighbors and borough firefighters said. "We're still trying to figure out what exactly happened," Edwardsville Fire Chief Ray King said. "All we know is that he took...
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PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say a firework exploded into a crowd gathered for a town Fourth of July celebration in central Pennsylvania, injuring 11 people. Palmyra Borough police say a charge misfired, and material exploded into the nearby crowd at Palmyra Middle School and across a football field.....
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ISLIP TERRACE, New York (WABC) -- Police say a Suffolk County man is in the hospital after losing his arm while trying to light fireworks. The incident happened in Islip Terrace on Long Island. Police say 36-year-old Eric Smith was leaning over to light a firework, but was unable to get out of the way in time when the mortar blew off his left arm. Family members, who were there for a July 4th celebration, quickly grabbed the arm and put it in a cooler.
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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) -- The fireworks display in the city of Durango will go on thanks to embattled oil giant BP. The company stepped forward to pay for the annual July Fourth display back in December, five months before the start of its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico....
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Apparently the "rockets' red glare" isn't "green" enough for some environmentalists. Fourth of July fireworks displays have been deemed "ecologically hazardous" by some eco-warriors, who are urging environmentally-conscious Americans to shun the tradition. [F]ireworks shows spray out a toxic concoction that rains down quietly into lakes, rivers and bays throughout the country," wrote the Mother Nature Network's Russell McLendon on June 30. "Many of the chemicals in fireworks are also persistent in the environment, meaning they stubbornly sit there instead of breaking down." McLendon suggested avoiding fireworks and finding other ways to celebrate Independence Day. "The most eco-friendly alternative to...
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Some things are just to funny to describe. What we have here is a Dauchshund that decided to grab a Roman Candle that was already lit and then the dog ran around with the thing shooting it's flares. Take a short break from the news and follow the link below to watch a short video clip of the, Dauchshund and the Roman Candle.
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Some things are just to funny to describe. What we have here is a Dauchshund that decided to grab a Roman Candle that was already lit and then the dog ran around with the thing shooting it's flares. Take a short break from the news and follow the link below to watch a short video clip of the, Dauchshund and the Roman Candle.
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Obama amputates our nuclear arms By: Charles Krauthammer ...snippet...Under President Obama’s new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is “in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty,” explained Gates, then “the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it.” Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker...
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