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News Stories . By: Chiara Cross. International – 2 Blasts in Iraq Wound 16 . Saturday February 5, 2011in Baghdad, Iraq Both incidents happened in Salaheddin province First explosion: car bomb inside a bus station 11 people, most of them Shiite pilgrims were injured
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News Stories By: Chiara Cross
International – 2 Blasts in Iraq Wound 16 • Saturday February 5, 2011in Baghdad, Iraq • Both incidents happened in Salaheddin province • First explosion: car bomb inside a bus station • 11 people, most of them Shiite pilgrims were injured • Second incident: roadside bomb struck a bus carrying pilgrims • Sunni extremists have targeted Shiite pilgrims since 2003 • At each other's throats because they are different versions of Muslim
National –Plan to Slaughter Stray Yellowstone Bison Ignites Furor • Saturday February 5, 2011 in Salmon Idaho • Migrating buffalo from Yellowstone into Montana are killed to prevent them from infecting cattle with brucellosis • Plan to kill them was put on hold after a federal judge was asked to grant a stay of execution • Controversy because the state is sacrificing wildlife that Montana tourism would draw in millions to see • Hurting the economy of Montana • Wants to protect the cows, but wants to protect its historic ties to buffalo
Local –Alameda County Officials Ask Voters for School Tax Dollars • Wednesday February 2, 2011 in Oakland • School officials passed resolution that will let voters consider a tax on property owners to make up for budget cuts • Special election to vote on a tax that would cost $180 yearly for each property parcel • Used a $112 million budget that is down to $99 million • The tax would raise about $3 million annually
Making a Difference –Project Aims to Get Books to Children in Haiti • Kids Can Press and ONEXONE are working together to improve the lives of children • Kids Can Press will donate 50% of profits from sales of books to ONEXONE • Use that money to deliver books to children in Haiti • Advance literacy and education
Quiz • Where did the first explosion in Iraq occur? • A. In a restaurant • B. In a bus station • C. At the mall • D. In a park
Answer • B
Quiz • Why does Montana want to kill the buffalo? • A. There are too many of them • B. It attracts tourists • C. They are infecting cattle • D. They are fun to hunt
Answer • C
Quiz • How much money would schools get from the tax increase that Alameda County Officials are asking for? • A. $3 million annually • B. $5 million annually • C. $2 million annually • D. $7 million annually
Answer • A
Quiz • What percentage of its profits does Kids Can Press donate to ONEXONE? • A. 25% • B. 75% • C. 10% • D. 50%
Answer • D
Sources • http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/05/iraq.violence/index.html • http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110205/us_nm/us_yellowstone_bison • http://www.ktvu.com/news/26715685/detail.html • http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/04/kids-can-press-and-onexone-partner-to-send-books-to-children-in/ • http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-february-2011/12