2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina
Two people were killed and three others were in critical condition Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks exploded, officials said.
Smoke from the explosion of a truck carrying fireworks rises over Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, Saturday.
Smoke from the explosion of a truck carrying fireworks rises over Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, Saturday.
Jamie Tunnell, Hyde County spokeswoman, said the fireworks were to be used for the annual Fourth of July show on Ocracoke Island, and the five people were members of the crew setting up the display.
The truck exploded at the Ocracoke Island docks.
One person was killed at the scene, while another died at a hospital from injuries sustained in the blast, Tunnell said.
Emergency crews and firefighters arrived. Tunnell said two volunteer firefighters were being treated for smoke inhalation and exhaustion.
Joseph Chestnut, 16, was working at the Ride the Wind kayak-rental stand in Ocracoke when he heard the explosion across the harbor. He thought a home under construction had collapsed, he told CNN's iReport. iReport.com: Smoke rises from explosion site
"I saw all these fireworks blowing up," he said. "They were low, and I knew that something was wrong." Video Watch images from the scene »
"It was just really scary. There's never been an accident like that before that I've seen here," Chestnut added.
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The Hatteras Island ferry service was temporarily suspended, but had reopened by midday, and Highway 12 was clear, she said. The island, which is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, can be reached only by ferry, private boat or plane.
The FBI and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were going to investigate on Saturday, she said.
Courtesy :http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/04/north.carolina.fireworks/index.html
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2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina
Sunday, July 5, 2009
'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina
'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina
CNN) -- A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday.
Police say the suspect may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.
Police say the suspect may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.
Abby Tyler died at 11:25 a.m. Saturday at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, said Chief Rick Turner of the Gaffney Police Department.
Her father, Stephen Tyler, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting Thursday in the family-run furniture and appliance store, Tyler Home Center, in Gaffney.
On Friday, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot five people in less than a week.
"Let me say that under the FBI's definition of a serial killer, yes, we have a serial killer," Sheriff Bill Blanton said in Gaffney, a town in the county of about 54,000 residents 50 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina.
He would not detail what has led investigators to conclude the shootings are linked or how they received the description of the suspect that has led to the two sketches. In addition, he said he did not know whether the shooter knew his victims or whether he may have chosen them at random. Video Watch locals gather to pray for victims and killer »
Police said he may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.
The first shooting happened Saturday, when peach farmer Kline W. Cash, 63, was found dead by his wife in their home, said Leigh Caldwell, a victims services coordinator for the sheriff's office.
Blanton said Cash's home may have been robbed.
On Wednesday, the bound and shot bodies of 83-year-old Hazel Linder and her 50-year-old daughter, Gena Linder Parker, were found in the mother's home, where she lived alone.
"We're still trying to determine if anything's missing from there," Blanton said.
Leave has been canceled for all members of the Police Department and the Sheriff's Department, said their respective chiefs, who urged residents to take precautions. Video Watch how fear has gripped the town »
About 100 investigators from North and South Carolina were working the case, Blanton said.
"I think our community has a right to be concerned," he said. "We're concerned. We're dealing with a man that's killed four people."
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He urged residents to check on relatives, especially those who live alone. "We're asking the people in our community to be vigilant, to report anything."
But he cautioned against taking that too far. "Our concern is that people are going to start shooting at shadows," he said
'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina
Courtesy :http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/04/south.carolina.killings/index.html
CNN) -- A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday.
Police say the suspect may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.
Police say the suspect may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.
Abby Tyler died at 11:25 a.m. Saturday at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, said Chief Rick Turner of the Gaffney Police Department.
Her father, Stephen Tyler, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting Thursday in the family-run furniture and appliance store, Tyler Home Center, in Gaffney.
On Friday, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot five people in less than a week.
"Let me say that under the FBI's definition of a serial killer, yes, we have a serial killer," Sheriff Bill Blanton said in Gaffney, a town in the county of about 54,000 residents 50 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina.
He would not detail what has led investigators to conclude the shootings are linked or how they received the description of the suspect that has led to the two sketches. In addition, he said he did not know whether the shooter knew his victims or whether he may have chosen them at random. Video Watch locals gather to pray for victims and killer »
Police said he may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.
The first shooting happened Saturday, when peach farmer Kline W. Cash, 63, was found dead by his wife in their home, said Leigh Caldwell, a victims services coordinator for the sheriff's office.
Blanton said Cash's home may have been robbed.
On Wednesday, the bound and shot bodies of 83-year-old Hazel Linder and her 50-year-old daughter, Gena Linder Parker, were found in the mother's home, where she lived alone.
"We're still trying to determine if anything's missing from there," Blanton said.
Leave has been canceled for all members of the Police Department and the Sheriff's Department, said their respective chiefs, who urged residents to take precautions. Video Watch how fear has gripped the town »
About 100 investigators from North and South Carolina were working the case, Blanton said.
"I think our community has a right to be concerned," he said. "We're concerned. We're dealing with a man that's killed four people."
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He urged residents to check on relatives, especially those who live alone. "We're asking the people in our community to be vigilant, to report anything."
But he cautioned against taking that too far. "Our concern is that people are going to start shooting at shadows," he said
'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina
Courtesy :http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/04/south.carolina.killings/index.html
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR
Mumbai: A year after Tata Motors Ltd, India’s largest auto maker by revenue, completed the acquisition of British marquees Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co., Tata group chairman Ratan Tata launched the luxury car brands in the Indian market on Sunday.
Luxury brands: (from left) Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driskoll; Tata group chairman Ratan Tata; Land Rover CEO David Smith; Land Rover managing director Phil Popham; and Tata Motors vice-chairman Ravi Kant at the launch of the cars in Mumbai on Sunday. Abhijit Bhatlekar / Mint
Luxury brands: (from left) Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driskoll; Tata group chairman Ratan Tata; Land Rover CEO David Smith; Land Rover managing director Phil Popham; and Tata Motors vice-chairman Ravi Kant at the launch of the cars in Mumbai on Sunday. Abhijit Bhatlekar / Mint
The Jaguar range includes the XF, XFR and XKR models while the Land Rover brands coming to India will be Rover Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and the basic Range Rover. The models will sell for between Rs63 lakh and Rs92 lakh.
“It’s something that’s quite memorable in the context of our history and heritage,” Tata told a news conference in Mumbai. “JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) has been well received and well established in India (in the past), but over the years this brand has been disconnected.”
He added that the brands may have become casualties of the world economic downturn, but he, as an Indian, was extremely proud to be owning them.
In terms of pricing, Tata has positioned the Jaguar and the Land Rover in the “super luxury” segment against high-end offerings from luxury car makers such as Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or BMW, and Daimler AG of Germany.
To begin with, Tata Motors would retail the cars through the company’s flagship showroom at Ceejay House in Mumbai. Subsequently, it will be appointing independent dealers in five-six other metros, including Delhi and Bangalore, after gauging the initial response. Tata said there is no plan to assemble the cars in India and it will continue to be sold as a completely built model. Imported car models in India attract a duty in excess of 105%.
Financing for the cars will be offered by Tata Capital Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd and ICICI Bank Ltd, company officials said. Deliveries will commence by the middle of next month.
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR
Courtesy : http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/28215037/Tata-Motors-launches-Jaguar-L.html?h=B
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR
Mumbai: A year after Tata Motors Ltd, India’s largest auto maker by revenue, completed the acquisition of British marquees Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co., Tata group chairman Ratan Tata launched the luxury car brands in the Indian market on Sunday.
Luxury brands: (from left) Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driskoll; Tata group chairman Ratan Tata; Land Rover CEO David Smith; Land Rover managing director Phil Popham; and Tata Motors vice-chairman Ravi Kant at the launch of the cars in Mumbai on Sunday. Abhijit Bhatlekar / Mint
Luxury brands: (from left) Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driskoll; Tata group chairman Ratan Tata; Land Rover CEO David Smith; Land Rover managing director Phil Popham; and Tata Motors vice-chairman Ravi Kant at the launch of the cars in Mumbai on Sunday. Abhijit Bhatlekar / Mint
The Jaguar range includes the XF, XFR and XKR models while the Land Rover brands coming to India will be Rover Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and the basic Range Rover. The models will sell for between Rs63 lakh and Rs92 lakh.
“It’s something that’s quite memorable in the context of our history and heritage,” Tata told a news conference in Mumbai. “JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) has been well received and well established in India (in the past), but over the years this brand has been disconnected.”
He added that the brands may have become casualties of the world economic downturn, but he, as an Indian, was extremely proud to be owning them.
In terms of pricing, Tata has positioned the Jaguar and the Land Rover in the “super luxury” segment against high-end offerings from luxury car makers such as Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or BMW, and Daimler AG of Germany.
To begin with, Tata Motors would retail the cars through the company’s flagship showroom at Ceejay House in Mumbai. Subsequently, it will be appointing independent dealers in five-six other metros, including Delhi and Bangalore, after gauging the initial response. Tata said there is no plan to assemble the cars in India and it will continue to be sold as a completely built model. Imported car models in India attract a duty in excess of 105%.
Financing for the cars will be offered by Tata Capital Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd and ICICI Bank Ltd, company officials said. Deliveries will commence by the middle of next month.
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR
Courtesy : http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/28215037/Tata-Motors-launches-Jaguar-L.html?h=B
Ahmadinejad wants public talks with Obama
Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to engage President Obama in "negotiations" before international media, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last month sparked global protests and unrest in Iran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last month sparked global protests and unrest in Iran.
Speaking at a meeting of medical school deans, Ahmadinejad said Iran "will soon pursue a new round of diplomatic activity" amid a new position of strength for the Iranian government, the Iranian Student News Agency quotes him as saying.
"I will go to the United Nations and will invite Obama to negotiations," Ahmadinejad said, adding that such talks would be "in front of the international media, not a sit-down behind closed doors in order to talk about matters."
The Obama administration has sought dialogue with Iran but also criticized the government for its handling of unrest after disputed presidential elections.
Last week, Obama said Iran's government must justify itself not in the eyes of the United States, but in the opinion of its own people.
"A sizable percentage of the Iranian people themselves ... consider this election illegitimate," he said at a White House news conference. "It is not too late for the Iranian government to recognize that there is a peaceful path that will lead to stability and prosperity."
Initially, Obama was criticized by Republicans such as Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina for taking a "timid and passive" tone in speaking out against the growing wave of arrests, violence and deaths of pro-democracy activists.
Ahmadinejad said he wants others to stop "meddling" in the internal affairs of Iran.
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Iranian officials, including Ahmadinejad, claimed nations such as the United States and Britain have meddled in Iranian affairs. Last week, Ahmadinejad said officials were "astonished" over what they called meddling and warned of repercussions if meddling continues.
"Didn't he [Obama] say that he was after change?" Ahmadinejad asked Iranian judiciary officials in a speech last week. "Why did he interfere? Why did he utter remarks irrespective of norms and decorum?"
"They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran," Ahmadinejad said. "All right, we have expressed our readiness as well. But is this the correct way [for holding talks]?"
Meanwhile, two major political figures have been meeting family members of those detained amid post-election unrest.
One was former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani -- chief of the Expediency Council and supporter of opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi, according to the semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency.
The other was Mehdi Karrubi, one of the opposition candidates, who reportedly paid visits to families of political detainees, according to the Etemad-e-Melli, Karrubi's newspaper.
Meanwhile, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported that 20 people between the ages of 35 to 48 were executed in Iran on Saturday for "buying, selling and holding heroin, cocaine and opium."
Courstesy : http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/04/iran.ahmadinejad.obama/index.html
Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to engage President Obama in "negotiations" before international media, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last month sparked global protests and unrest in Iran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last month sparked global protests and unrest in Iran.
Speaking at a meeting of medical school deans, Ahmadinejad said Iran "will soon pursue a new round of diplomatic activity" amid a new position of strength for the Iranian government, the Iranian Student News Agency quotes him as saying.
"I will go to the United Nations and will invite Obama to negotiations," Ahmadinejad said, adding that such talks would be "in front of the international media, not a sit-down behind closed doors in order to talk about matters."
The Obama administration has sought dialogue with Iran but also criticized the government for its handling of unrest after disputed presidential elections.
Last week, Obama said Iran's government must justify itself not in the eyes of the United States, but in the opinion of its own people.
"A sizable percentage of the Iranian people themselves ... consider this election illegitimate," he said at a White House news conference. "It is not too late for the Iranian government to recognize that there is a peaceful path that will lead to stability and prosperity."
Initially, Obama was criticized by Republicans such as Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina for taking a "timid and passive" tone in speaking out against the growing wave of arrests, violence and deaths of pro-democracy activists.
Ahmadinejad said he wants others to stop "meddling" in the internal affairs of Iran.
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* Analysis: Obama balances realism, idealism
* Ahmadinejad calls Obama meddler, likens him to Bush
Iranian officials, including Ahmadinejad, claimed nations such as the United States and Britain have meddled in Iranian affairs. Last week, Ahmadinejad said officials were "astonished" over what they called meddling and warned of repercussions if meddling continues.
"Didn't he [Obama] say that he was after change?" Ahmadinejad asked Iranian judiciary officials in a speech last week. "Why did he interfere? Why did he utter remarks irrespective of norms and decorum?"
"They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran," Ahmadinejad said. "All right, we have expressed our readiness as well. But is this the correct way [for holding talks]?"
Meanwhile, two major political figures have been meeting family members of those detained amid post-election unrest.
One was former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani -- chief of the Expediency Council and supporter of opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi, according to the semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency.
The other was Mehdi Karrubi, one of the opposition candidates, who reportedly paid visits to families of political detainees, according to the Etemad-e-Melli, Karrubi's newspaper.
Meanwhile, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported that 20 people between the ages of 35 to 48 were executed in Iran on Saturday for "buying, selling and holding heroin, cocaine and opium."
Courstesy : http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/04/iran.ahmadinejad.obama/index.html
Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama
Ex-Beatles manager Allen Klein dies
Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein dies
Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77.
The son of Jewish immigrants from Hungary, Klein founded his firm Allen Klein & Co. in the late 1950s before the label evolved into ABKCO Music & Records in New York. The independent label holds the copyrights to music by the Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke, the Animals, the Kinks, Chubby Checker, Bobby Womack and hundreds of others.
Klein represented dozens of artists, including Sam Cooke, the Animals, Bobby Darin and Herman's Hermits. He changed the music industry when he represented Sam Cooke in negotiations with RCA, winning the artist control of his own master recordings.
Known for a tenacious and often blunt style in negotiations, Klein's greatest coups were inking contracts with the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, though both relationships ended in legal battles.
ABKCO built up a catalog of copyrights to more than 2,000 songs, including much of the Stones' 1960s catalog. Klein retained ownership of those titles even after splitting with the Stones. In 1969, John Lennon persuaded the other Beatles that Klein should take over the group's business affairs, but Paul McCartney resisted the move and some music historians say the appointment hastened the Beatles' split.
Lennon later fell out with Klein, who was thought to be the target of the former Beatle's 1974 song "Steel and Glass."
Defending his tough style, Klein told Playboy magazine in 1971: "The music business is about 99 percent no-talent losers who can't stand a winner in their midst."
In 1971, Klein worked with Ringo Starr to organize the "Concert for Bangladesh" at Madison Square Garden, one of the first major benefit concerts of the rock era.
Late in his career, Klein agreed to license a sample of a Rolling Stones song to the British group the Verve for their hit single "Bittersweet Symphony." But after the song was released, ABKCO successfully argued in court that the Verve had used too much of the sample and won 100 percent of the song's royalties.
Klein is survived by his wife Betty, their three children and four grandchildren. Services will be held in New York on Tuesday
Courtesy : http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/05/allen.klein.obit/index.html
Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein dies
Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77.
The son of Jewish immigrants from Hungary, Klein founded his firm Allen Klein & Co. in the late 1950s before the label evolved into ABKCO Music & Records in New York. The independent label holds the copyrights to music by the Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke, the Animals, the Kinks, Chubby Checker, Bobby Womack and hundreds of others.
Klein represented dozens of artists, including Sam Cooke, the Animals, Bobby Darin and Herman's Hermits. He changed the music industry when he represented Sam Cooke in negotiations with RCA, winning the artist control of his own master recordings.
Known for a tenacious and often blunt style in negotiations, Klein's greatest coups were inking contracts with the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, though both relationships ended in legal battles.
ABKCO built up a catalog of copyrights to more than 2,000 songs, including much of the Stones' 1960s catalog. Klein retained ownership of those titles even after splitting with the Stones. In 1969, John Lennon persuaded the other Beatles that Klein should take over the group's business affairs, but Paul McCartney resisted the move and some music historians say the appointment hastened the Beatles' split.
Lennon later fell out with Klein, who was thought to be the target of the former Beatle's 1974 song "Steel and Glass."
Defending his tough style, Klein told Playboy magazine in 1971: "The music business is about 99 percent no-talent losers who can't stand a winner in their midst."
In 1971, Klein worked with Ringo Starr to organize the "Concert for Bangladesh" at Madison Square Garden, one of the first major benefit concerts of the rock era.
Late in his career, Klein agreed to license a sample of a Rolling Stones song to the British group the Verve for their hit single "Bittersweet Symphony." But after the song was released, ABKCO successfully argued in court that the Verve had used too much of the sample and won 100 percent of the song's royalties.
Klein is survived by his wife Betty, their three children and four grandchildren. Services will be held in New York on Tuesday
Courtesy : http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/05/allen.klein.obit/index.html
Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein dies
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