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    <title>Test</title>
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    <title>Drunk Passenger Causes Crash</title>
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    <published>2011-12-03T02:09:37Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-03T02:21:40Z</updated>

    <summary>A drunk passenger of a vehicle caused who caused a car accident on 1-94 last spring is facing criminal charges, according to WCCO. Mollie Lenzi was celebrating her birthday in St. Paul with three friends, one of which was the...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A drunk passenger of a vehicle caused who caused a car accident on 1-94 last spring is facing criminal charges, according to <a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video-on-demand/?autoStart=true&clipId=6509153">WCCO</a>. </p>

<p>Mollie Lenzi was celebrating her birthday in St. Paul with three friends, one of which was the designated driver, according to WCCO.</p>

<p>On the drive home, Lenzi grabbed the steering wheel and turned it resulting in the car crashing into the median, according to the police report.</p>

<p>The driver broke a few ribs and Lenzi also went to the hospital, according to WCCO.</p>

<p>The trooper who talked to Lenzi at the hospital noted that her eyes were bloodshot, and watery, her speech was slurred and he could smell alcohol, according to WCCO.</p>

<p>Lenzi's blood-alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit, according to WCCO.</p>

<p>"The statute regarding DWI clearly states that a person only needs to be in physical control of the vehicle," police told WCCO.   "In this particular case, that physical control was the passenger grabbing the steering wheel and causing that vehicle to crash."</p>

<p>The charges against Lenzi are only allegations at this point, Lenzi's lawyer told WCCO.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Smells Like Dead Fish</title>
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    <published>2011-12-03T01:44:43Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-03T02:05:06Z</updated>

    <summary>Hundreds of dead fish were found about ten miles east of Leech Lake a few days ago by a local hunter, according to WCCO. The hunter told Bob Auel, a fisherman and summer fishing guide, about the pile of fish,...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Hundreds of dead fish were found about ten miles east of Leech Lake a few days ago by a local hunter, according to <a href="http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/12/02/large-fish-kill-discovered-near-leech-lake/">WCCO</a>.</p>

<p>The hunter told Bob Auel, a fisherman and summer fishing guide, about the pile of fish, according to WCCO.</p>

<p>The pile of fish was about two feet deep and were dumped recently, Auel told WCCO.</p>

<p>The pile consisted of about 200-300 dead fish, including Tullibees, Muskies, five-pound Northerns, and 30" Walleyes, Auel told WCCO.</p>

<p>"They cleaned the Walleyes, which were the best ones, and left the rest of the fish to rot," Auel said. "I mean, it's Wanton Waste."</p>

<p>It took Auel an hour just to locate the pile of fish because it was so deep in the woods, he told WCCO.</p>

<p>"It's a natural resource for all of us to use and respect," Auel said. "Not just take what we want and throw the rest away."</p>

<p>Auel reported this to State Conservation Officers and Leech Lake Reservation Conservation Officers in hopes of an investigation, according to WCCO.</p>

<p>There is a stiff law for Wonton Waste under Tribal law which includes a $100 fine plus $20 for each dead fish, according to WCCO.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Burned Students</title>
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    <published>2011-12-02T23:48:58Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-03T01:33:18Z</updated>

    <summary>Four junior high students were burned and sent to the hospital Friday morning after working with a flammable gas in their science class. The cause of the fire at Maple Grove Junior High School is still being investigated but some...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Four junior high students were burned and sent to the hospital Friday morning after working with a flammable gas in their science class.</p>

<p>The cause of the fire at Maple Grove Junior High School is still being investigated but some students claimed it had to do with methane gas, according to <a href="http://www.kare11.com/news/article/949318/396/4-students-burned-in-science-experiment-at-west-metro-school">Kare 11</a>.</p>

<p>The fire was put out with a fire extinguisher and fire coat before fire fighters arrived, according to the school district.</p>

<p>The four injured students were taken to HCMC, according to Kare 11.</p>

<p>Parents received an automated message after the fire to inform them on the incident, according to Kare 11.</p>

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"When they said gas I was concerned about that because even if my child wasn't burned, the gas fumes because she has asthma..." said Seretha Lee, mother of a Maple Grove Junior High Student. "I wanted to make sure she was properly cared for."</p>

<p>Lee told Kare 11 that she had left work when she heard about the fire to go see her daughter.</p>

<p>The fire was able to be contained in the one class room and there is no damage to the classroom, according to a district spokesperson.</p>

<p>The condition of the student who still remains in the hospital with more severe burns than the others is still unknown, according to Kare 11.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>A&amp;F: Getting Scandalous</title>
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    <published>2011-12-01T19:02:42Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-01T20:01:54Z</updated>

    <summary>Abercrombie &amp; Fitch has pushed the limits even further than before with their new marketing for the Holiday season. Holiday shoppers at West End in St. Louis Park told Kare 11 that the picture is &quot;compromising,&quot; &quot;trashy,&quot; and &quot;not appropriate.&quot;...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Abercrombie & Fitch has pushed the limits even further than before with their new marketing for the Holiday season.</p>

<p>Holiday shoppers at West End in St. Louis Park told <a href="http://www.kare11.com/video/1303571782001/48322970001/Abercrombie--Fitch-marketing-campaign-pays-off">Kare 11</a> that the picture is "compromising," "trashy," and "not appropriate."</p>

<p>"It's going a little bit beyond the edge," John Marinovich, CEO of AB Group One, told Kare 11. "This type of buzz, talk value, is huge for this brand."</p>

<p>In the past decade, news outlets across the nation have reported on the controversy of Abercrombie & Fitch, according to Kare 11.</p>

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"I don't think it's appropriate," said Patrick Williams, a holiday shopper at West End. "I mean, you can market clothes and sell clothes without being that edgy."</p>

<p>According to a Wall Street Journal article, sales have jumped 21% last quarter compared to last year, as told by Kare 11.</p>

<p>"I'm not sure that there isn't a little more cache to young people for having their parents not like the brand," Marinovich said addressing why Abercrombie & Fitch thrives. "So you could either ban your children from buying clothes there or put them in private school with uniforms."</p>]]>
        
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    <title>British Strike</title>
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    <published>2011-12-01T18:48:53Z</published>
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    <summary>Britain is currently undergoing one of the biggest walkouts in UK history, according to CNN&apos;s American Morning segment. After a brief introduction, the anchor hands the story off to Erin McLaughlin outside of St. Thomas hospital in London who claims...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Britain is currently undergoing one of the biggest walkouts in UK history, according to CNN's <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/11/30/am-britain-strikes.cnn">American Morning</a> segment.</p>

<p>After a brief introduction, the anchor hands the story off to Erin McLaughlin outside of St. Thomas hospital in London who claims to be among the protestors, but really there is a small peaceful huddle of people behind her consisting of maybe 15 people. This is extremely jolting because the b-roll used to introduce the topic is of the actual violence and chaotic riots that have been going on, and then there is an abrupt cut to basically a quiet scene outside of a hospital.</p>

<p>About 400,000 people are on strike because the government is proposing a plan for more public sector workers to increase their contributions to pensions, according to McLaughlin.</p>

<p>Chris Remmington, a union leader, tells McLaughlin that the money [the public sector workers] have invested in their pensions is being wasted and that he believes all of their benefits will be taken from them.</p>

<p>Remmington claims the public sector workers are being "robbed blind," as told to McLaughlin.</p>

<p>Currently, hospitals are only offering limited services and the ambulances are working in emergency-only situations, Remmington told McLaughlin.</p>

<p>The segment ends with McLaughlin quickly stating the government's side, which is that British people are living longer lives and therefore need to start investing more money into their pensions.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Man Shot and Killed by Roseville Police</title>
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    <published>2011-11-20T22:32:43Z</published>
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    <summary>Police shot and killed a Roseville man outside of his apartment Thursday night while responding to a domestic disturbance call. The Pioneer Press starts the story with some background on Wayne Malone and depicts his active role in the neighborhood....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Police shot and killed a Roseville man outside of his apartment Thursday night while responding to a domestic disturbance call. </p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.twincities.com/north/ci_19365664">Pioneer Press</a> starts the story with some background on Wayne Malone and depicts his active role in the neighborhood. Malone shoveled sidewalks during the winter and always patrolled the apartment building he lived in, which led neighbors to believe he was a helpful and protective man.</p>

<p>However, last summer Malone was threatening to kill some of the apartment residents, family members and police told the Pioneer Press.</p>

<p>When officers arrived at the apartment responding to the domestic disturbance call, Malone was armed with a pistol, Roseville police said. Witnesses told the Pioneer Press that two officers fired around seven or eight shots.</p>

<p>The owner of the apartment building told the Pioneer Press that he could not believe Malone would threaten officers because "he wouldn't hurt a flea."</p>

<p>The owner also told the Pioneer Press that Malone had rented from him for twenty years.</p>

<p>The remaining 40 residents were put on a Metro Transit bus for seven hours before they could enter the apartment building again around 4 am.</p>

<p>Caretaker David Spriggs told the Pioneer Press that Malone was a "stand-up guy."</p>

<p>Police know Malone to be a much more violent and dangerous man, demonstrated by the police records attributed by the Pioneer Press.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Twin Cities Supermarkets Deprived of Eggs</title>
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    <published>2011-11-20T21:58:01Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-20T22:18:45Z</updated>

    <summary>Local supermarkets pulled eggs from their shelves Saturday due to animal abuse on the farms that they buy from. The Star Tribune begins the story with an inside look at the confusion in a Midway SuperTarget. The SuperTarget posted a...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Local supermarkets pulled eggs from their shelves Saturday due to animal abuse on the farms that they buy from.</p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/134178178.html">Star Tribune</a> begins the story with an inside look at the confusion in a Midway SuperTarget.</p>

<p>The SuperTarget posted a sign where the eggs used to be that read "Eggs are not available at this location," according to the Star Tribune.</p>

<p>Missie Weiss, a SuperTarget shopper, had to ask where the eggs were after doing a double-take and told the Star Tribune she thought she was losing her mind.</p>

<p>Target Corp. pulled all of the eggs they bought from Sparboe farms due to a recently released video containing animal abuse at the farm, according to the Star Tribune.</p>

<p>Some Targets in the Midwest were still able to sell another brand they carried, while others will be without eggs for a few days, according to the Star Tribune.</p>

<p>This decision was sparked by McDonald's discontinuing of purchasing Sparboe Farms eggs Friday, according to the Star Tribune.</p>

<p>SuperValu Inc., based in Eden Prairie, also announced that it will no longer distribute Sparboe Farms products, as spokesman Mike Siemienas was quoted in the Star Tribune.</p>

<p>The Star Tribune then closed the story with a scene back at the Midway SuperTarget, this time quoting shopper Amy Wagner expressing her opinion on the minor inconvenience and telling the Star Tribune she is happy that the animals are being taken care of.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Drug Tunnel Between Mexico and California</title>
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    <published>2011-11-20T21:08:17Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-20T21:27:05Z</updated>

    <summary>A drug tunnel allegedly dug by a Mexican cartel has yielded 14 tons of Marijuana, according to US and Mexican authorities. The tunnel is 400 yards long and consists of structural supports, sufficient ventilation, and electrical lights, according to ABC...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A drug tunnel allegedly dug by a Mexican cartel has yielded 14 tons of Marijuana, according to US and Mexican authorities.</p>

<p>The tunnel is 400 yards long and consists of structural supports, sufficient ventilation, and electrical lights, according to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/san-diego-drug-tunnel-yields-14-tons-marijuana/story?id=14966758#.TslrtMO8z1Q">ABC News</a>.</p>

<p>The opening of the tunnel was inside a warehouse filled with six tons of marijuana, according to ABC News.</p>

<p>Authorities stopped a van outside the warehouse which was in the process of transporting another three tons of marijuana, according to ABC News.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, at the other end of the tunnel, Mexican authorities found five more tons of marijuana in a warehouse by the Tijuana airport, according to ABC News.</p>

<p>The packages of marijuana were stamped with a picture of Captain America, which Mexican authorities claim is a logo used by a Sinaloa-based drug cartel, according to ABC News.</p>

<p>US and Mexico authorities have discovered 75 underground tunnels in the past three years, many of which were located in warehouses like the one in Tijuana, according to ABC News.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Brother Dies In Fire</title>
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    <published>2011-11-20T19:04:43Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-20T20:12:55Z</updated>

    <summary>An Illinois man died in his trailer which caught on fire Saturday morning. Fox News begins the article with a scene of a man fleeing his home looking for help as well as his brother only to find out that...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>An Illinois man died in his trailer which caught on fire Saturday morning.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-fatal-mobile-home-fire-near-collinsville-111911,0,1135022.story?track=rss">Fox News</a> begins the article with a scene of a man fleeing his home looking for help as well as his brother only to find out that his brother, Joshua Williams, was still in the fire.</p>

<p>Williams and his brother lived in the trailer with their girlfriends, according to Fox News.</p>

<p>The Collinsville home caught fire around 5 in the morning and within minutes was at a loss, as State Park Fire Chief Terry Guffey told Fox News.</p>

<p>Guffey also said there was too much fire for the firefighters to try to enter the trailer when they arrived and could not attempt to rescue anyone, according to Fox News.</p>

<p>After four area departments contained the fire, some firefighters were able to enter the home where they found Williams' body.</p>

<p>Guffey attributed the ferocious fire to heavy winds coming from the south which kept pushing the fire, and it also caused a nearby vehicle to catch fire also, according to Fox news. </p>

<p>Due to the amount of damage within the trailer, it is unclear whether the home had functioning fire alarms, Guffey told Fox News.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Raid in Rio</title>
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    <published>2011-11-19T22:45:34Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-19T22:58:58Z</updated>

    <summary>Special forces in Rio de Janeiro&apos;s invaded the largest shanty town to regain control of the hill infested with drugs and violent gangs Monday. The previous night, 3,000 troops wrestled in the early morning against drug traffickers who fled the...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Special forces in Rio de Janeiro's invaded the largest shanty town to regain control of the hill infested with drugs and violent gangs Monday.</p>

<p>The previous night, 3,000 troops wrestled in the early morning against drug traffickers who fled the hill without a single gun shot, according to <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/14/world/americas/brazil-shantytown/index.html">CNN</a> who uses this scene to start the story.</p>

<p>The aftermath includes streets lined with piles upon piles of trash and a mess of electrical wires on top of the houses.</p>

<p>By Monday, the food stalls were back to normal with hanging strings of garlic and motorcycle taxis filled the winding streets, according to CNN.</p>

<p>One of the condos on the hill was owned by top drug trafficker Antonio Francisco Bomfin who was captured by police just a few days earlier, according to CNN.</p>

<p>All electrical appliances were ripped out of Bomfin's vacant condo and empty bottles of whiskey were scattered throughout the house, according to CNN.</p>

<p>Luis Machado, an officer who was searching door to door following the raid, told CNN that many of the drug traffickers are gone and some are in hiding. By continuing to search, Machado says the forces will find those in hiding as well as the weapons that others left behind.</p>

<p>Police raided the hill in order to clean up Rocinha for the World Cup and the Olympic Games coming up in the next few years. They also want to transform the hill once ridden with drugs and gangs into a family-friendly neighborhood, according to CNN.</p>

<p>An 18-year-old woman, Juliete, told CNN that this area needs running water, proper sewage, and things for young people to do if it is going to be a neighborhood.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>17 Fires within 13 Blocks</title>
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    <published>2011-11-13T22:29:54Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-13T22:58:38Z</updated>

    <summary>17 small fires were set over a 13-block area over a four hour period in Minneapolis Friday night. The fires happened in the Longfellow area of South Minneapolis near West River Parkway, according to the Star Tribune. More than 20...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>17 small fires were set over a 13-block area over a four hour period in Minneapolis Friday night.</p>

<p>The fires happened in the Longfellow area of South Minneapolis near West River Parkway, according to the <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/133742623.html">Star Tribune</a>.</p>

<p>More than 20 police "combed' the area, according to <a href="http://www.twincities.com/ci_19322730?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com">Pioneer Press</a>, who had very minimal information on the issue and referred solely to the police report.</p>

<p>The Star Tribune began the story with an anecdote about Shawn Junjak who was raking with his two daughters earlier on Friday, and their leaves were later set on fire, according to the Star Tribune. </p>

<p>In contrast with the 20 police officers at the scene reported by the Pioneer Press, the Star Tribune said that 20 squad cars showed up to the fires from all five precincts, carrying up to 40 officers total.</p>

<p>10 fires were started with leaf piles or garbage bags full of leaves, according to the Star Tribune, and three vehicles, two garages, and a dumpster were damage according to the police report. </p>

<p>The Junjaks estimate that their garage will cost about $40,000 to rebuild, according to the Star Tribune. </p>

<p>Police have not arrested anyone in connections with the fire, but they arrested a man on an unrelated charge, according to the police report attributed by both the Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune.<br />
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    <title>$11 Pecans</title>
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    <published>2011-11-13T21:44:41Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-13T22:04:46Z</updated>

    <summary>The price of pecans is expected to rise to $11 dollars a pound by the end of 2011 in the United States due to drought and the increase in demand. Jeff Worn, the Vice President of the South Georgia Pecan...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The price of pecans is expected to rise to $11 dollars a pound by the end of 2011 in the United States due to drought and the increase in demand.</p>

<p>Jeff Worn, the Vice President of the South Georgia Pecan Company, told <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/08/markets/pecan_prices_increase/index.htm">CNN</a> that the price of pecans is up 22 percent from 2010 and it is up 57 percent from 2009 when they were only $7 per pound.</p>

<p>Worn also told <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/07/drought-demand-from-china-drive-up-pecan-prices/">Fox News</a> that South Georgia Pecan Company provides pecans to customers such as Winn-Dixie, Publix, Sam's Club, Costco, Russell Stover, and Sara Lee, who all will be affected by the price increase.</p>

<p>The major cause of this price increase is because of the severe drought in the southern states of the US, according to both CNN and Fox News.</p>

<p>Texas usually produces about 70 million pounds of pecans a year, but is only expected to produce 30 million pounds this year, according to CNN.</p>

<p>The US produces 80 percent of pecans in the global market, according to Fox News. This year, the US crop is 14 percent smaller than last year, according to Fox News.</p>

<p>The Chinese diet is high in nuts and the demand of American pecans started rising significantly in 2009, according to CNN.</p>

<p>According to Fox News, the demand of American pecans has increased throughout all of Asia, with China and Vietnam being the leaders.</p>

<p>CNN contacted the associate vice president and senior agriculture analyst at Rabobank International, the associate director of sales and marketing at the Texas Pecan Growers Association, along with Worn.</p>

<p>Fox contacted mostly local farmers in Texas and Georgia to get a personal opinion about the situation and the impacts.<br />
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<entry>
    <title>Man Accused Of Stealing Over $16,000 From Dying Man</title>
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    <id>tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/lubbe036/3101newsfall2011//15196.321290</id>

    <published>2011-11-10T02:46:44Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-10T03:08:14Z</updated>

    <summary>A pastor of a St. Paul church, from Roseville, was accused of stealing $16,321.69 from a 78-year-old man whom he was friends with. Gregory Maurice Oats, 31, is being charged with four felony counts of financial exploitation of a vulnerable...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A pastor of a St. Paul church, from Roseville, was accused of stealing $16,321.69 from a 78-year-old man whom he was friends with.</p>

<p>Gregory Maurice Oats, 31, is being charged with four felony counts of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, according to the <a href="http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_19300189">Pioneer Press</a>.</p>

<p>According to the Pioneer Press, Oats stole from a man who had Parkinson's disease, diabetes, paranoid schizophrenia, and was wheelchair-bound. However, the <a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/133541993.html">Star Tribune</a> actually named the man, Vernon Rollins, and claimed he also suffered from Alzheimer's disease.</p>

<p>Both the Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune attribute the criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court which states that Oats began as a care agent on health issues for Rollins on October 8, 2009 and he gained control of Rollins' finances on February 16, 2010.</p>

<p>In June, 2010 Oats put Rollins in a nursing home and had full control of his bank account, which led to "suspicious withdrawls" amounting to $16,321.69 which consisted of 130 cash withdraws and random purchases at various retailers, according to the Pioneer Press. </p>

<p>Oats also failed to pay for Rollins' bill at the nursing home from July, 2010 to March, 2011, which amounted to $12,990 and almost resulted in Rollins' eviction, according to the Pioneer Press.</p>

<p>Whereas the Pioneer Press relied solely on the criminal complaint, the Star Tribune utilized other sources.</p>

<p>The Star Tribune contacted Rollins' daughter, Rachel Rollins, who told the Star Tribune that she thought Oats was a good guy and especially a good friend to her dad, but then got suspicious.</p>

<p>The Star Tribune also talked to Carmen Castaneda of the Hennepin County Adult Protection Services, which is the agency that Rollins' daughter had called about Oats' activity.</p>

<p>Also, the Star Tribune looked into previous court records and found that Oats and his wife had filed for bankruptcy in December, 2009 with $43,000 in debts and not even $10,000 in assets. This was ten weeks before Oats had begun controlling Rollins' finances, the Star Tribune noted.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>5.7 Magnitude Earthquake In Turkey</title>
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    <published>2011-11-10T02:03:46Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-10T02:13:35Z</updated>

    <summary>A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey Wednesday night and the aftermath is uncertain. USA Today claims that at least three people died due to the earthquake and that dozens are trapped from the rubble of the previous earthquake. However, CNN...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey Wednesday night and the aftermath is uncertain.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-11-09/turkey-earthquake/51139796/1">USA Today</a> claims that at least three people died due to the earthquake and that dozens are trapped from the rubble of the previous earthquake.</p>

<p>However, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/turkey-earthquake/?hpt=wo_c2">CNN</a> said that there are at least four dead and 50 people are buried according to "officials."</p>

<p>Later, CNN attributes this information to the Turkish Government Crisis Center, who also claims that 16 people have been rescued so far. According to USA Today, the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said 15 people were rescued, alive, and in hospitals.</p>

<p>USA Today does not attribute most of their statistics to any source, but mentions "Turkish media" at one point.</p>

<p>Both CNN and USA Today claim that 22 of 25 buildings that collapsed were empty, but CNN attributes this information to CNN Turk, whereas USA Today attributed Davutoglu saying this personally.</p>

<p>The Turkish Red Crescent dispatched 15,000 tents and around 300 rescue workers, according to USA Today.</p>

<p>According to CNN, the state news agency Anadolu reported an aftershock of 4.4 magnitude.</p>]]>
        
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