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International News An immigration officer in Britain puts his wife on a terrorist suspect list, making her unable to return to Britain for three years after visiting family in Pakistan. He was caught when he applied for a promotion and the company found out his wife was on the terrorist list. The officer confessed when he was questioned by authorities and was fired. His name has not been released yet.
National NewsGiant winter storm blizzard in
mid-America to the east coast.It has already caused most
airports, freeways and businesses to shutdown.
Chicago already has 2 feet of snow and 55 mph winds.
It is expected to get larger into “historic” proportions.
Local News The San Francisco Board of Supervisors may pass
laws to ban companies from delivering the Yellow Pages to every house and business. This has never been done in America before.
People would have to request a copy instead. It is estimated that over 1.5 million copies are distributed a year to 800,000 residents.
The Board President, David Chiu, says that it uses too many natural resources to create, distribute and dispose of.
The city pays about $1 million a year to recycle the Yellow Pages.
Difference Concord police are awarding a citizen for helping them
catch a bank robber. At 10 AM an armed gunman walks into a Wells Fargo
and gets away with an undisclosed amount of cash The citizen then drives behind the bank robber while relaying
information to the police about the suspect and where the suspect was heading.
- The suspect was eventuallycaught thanks to the citizen.The suspect was Brandon Sirugusafrom Pittsburg.
Where was the immigration officer’s wife returning from?
A. Pakistan B. India C. Siberia D. Kazakhstan
Which part of America is affected by the blizzard?
A. Alaska B. Mid-America C. East Coast D. Both B and C
Who is the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors?A. Gavin NewsomeB. Jerry BrownC. Jean QuanD. Simon Chiu
Sourceshttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
article-1351937/Immigration-officer-fired-putting-wife-list-terrorists-stop-flying-home.html
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/02/winter.storm/index.html
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/01/2626514_blizzard-closes-highways-airport.html?storylink=omni_popular
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17265900?source=rss&nclick_check=1