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Tornados Sweep Across Iowa; Qaddafi Forces Enter Strategic Town

By Rosie Gray Sun., Apr. 10 2011 at 10:11 AM
Categories: Caffeine Nation, Drugs, Libya, Link Dump, Natural Disasters, Rosie Gray
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  • ​As many as 11 towns in Iowa were struck by tornados last night. [CNN]

  • In Libya, Muammar Qaddafi's forces heavily bombarded the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiyah. [Reuters]

  • The Times has this terribly sad story about babies born addicted to opiates. [NYT]

  • A government official defended Japan's management of the country's recent crises, saying that the size and scope of the disasters were more than could be planned for. [NYT]

  • A 30-year-old woman died in a car crash in Brooklyn last night. Her boyfriend, who was driving the car, is being charged with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, DWI, reckless driving and speeding. [Gothamist]

  • "Truth was, lying quietly on sand in her glass tank, Mia didn't quite match her worldwide hype. But that didn't keep a horde of adults and children from showing up to see her on a brilliantly sunny spring day in the Bronx." [ABC]

  • Someone in the East Village has had enough of their toilet. [EV Grieve]

    • [rgray@villagevoice.com] [@_rosiegray]

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