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Show DAILY MORNING BRIEFING HERALD FAST FACT The five longest rivers in the world are, in order, the Nile, Africa; Amazon, South America; Mississippi-Missouri, United States; Yangtze, China; and Ob-irtysh, Russia. Source The Book of Answers Compiled fromDaily Herald wireservices Tourist bus accident in northern Chile kills 1 1 SANTIAGO,Chile — A bus carrying cruise ship tourists plunged 300 feet down a mountain ravine in northern Chile, killing 11 , most believed to be U.S. citizens,officials said. Authorities said five people wereinjured — three Americans, the Chilean bus driver and a tour guide — in Wednesday's crash along a rugged highwaynear the Pacific port city of Arica, 1,250 miles north of Santiago. The in refusing to allow a student to wear Muslim clothing of her choice city hall spokesman. Shabina Begum, now 17,last year won a Court of Appeal ruling establishing that Denbigh High Schoolin Luton infringed on her The crash occurred as the tourists returned to their Bahamas-registered Millennium. cruise ship after visiting the nearby LaucaNational Park. Diplomats report little progress with Iran UNITED NATIONS — The five veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council re- DIMA GAVRYSH /Associated Press spotted the animal in the southeast corner of thepark, not farfrom the tony Upper EastSide. NEW YORK — He's one SPACE CENTER, Houston WONTbe comingback. A wilycoyote paid a visit to thebig city, leading dozensof the strength of handrails that a helicopter on a loping chase the spacewalkers. line the U.S.part of the space station and are used to anchor police officers on foot and in Spacestation managers said through Central Park before be- ing captured Wednesday “Fora coyote to get to midtown, hehasto be a very adventurous coyote,”said city Parks Commissioner Adrian mal mayhave wanderedinto thecity from suburban Westchester County, or perhaps crossed the Hudson River from NewJerseyvia a bridge, a rail- road trestle or a passing truck Officials said the tawny-colored animal, nicknamed Hal bypark workers, was about a yearold and weighed around35 pounds. Hal proved quite adept Wednesday they discovered ERIC ALBRECHT The Columbus Dispatch Steve Vaught walksalong Rt. 2()] in Vandalia, Ohio, March 9. Mantseeks to lose weight by walkingacross U.S. NEWYORK — Steve Vaughtis trying to shed unwanted poundsthelong, slow way: step bystep as he walks across at avoiding capture, jumping into the water, leaping over an 8-foot fence. ducking under a bridge and scampering through the grounds ofa skating rink. Packageinvestigated at White House gate WASHINGTON — A man tossed spicious package onto the North Lawnof the White House on Wednesday, setting off a securityalert, and wastakeninto custody, the Se- cret Service said. After a remote-controlled device wasusedto probe the package. the Secret Service st April in Oceanside, Calif., ) miles. As the distances in his journey, with sup- have mounted, so too has porters monitoring his progress online and newspapers and televisionstations tracking the adventure. officials said. “This individual has done a similar act in the past and he is in custody,” Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazursaid. The packagewas noticed neara fencethat runs along Pennsylvania Avenuejust after President Bushleft in his heli- copter from the South Lawn — onthe opposite side of the White House — for a trip to Wheeling, W.Va Iran to comeclean aboutits someodd bubbling on the interior of some handrails that are still on the ground. It isn't known whether any of the problematic handrails wereinstalled on the station, butthat's a chanceofficials weren'twilling to take, said Kirk Shireman, deputy station program manager. Officiallists steps FAA could havetakenif hijack plans were known ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An aviation security officer testified Wednesday that numerous measures could have been instituted to thwart suicide hijackers hadofficials known in August 2001that Zacarias Franceandthe United States on the oneside, and China and Russiaonthe other, on the stance to take toward Iran has shownlittle sign of closing belief that the council would cometo a deal eventually. Imams, rabbisend . congress with call to respect religion MADRID,Spain — Imams and rabbis concluded a sometimes-heated international con- gress Wednesday by calling on each other and the world to respect their religions. Ina final statementafter the four-day meeting in the southern city of Seville, delegatessaid that “contrary to widespread misinterpretation, thereis no inherentconflict betweenIslam and Judaism.” The congress was designed to let imams and rabbis dis- cuss how to end antagonism betweentheir faithful and ' work toward peace. that weighs only 30 pounds. Thatis an overall reduction of almost 175 pounds off of myfeet. So it will only get easier tion Administration could have from here.” hesaid. moved its just-under-three Canadianferry on scenic route sinks . Vaught, wholives in San Diego,is about 600 miles from NewYork, with freezing Midwestern winds snapping at his back. He expects to finish the trip in about six weeks. » On the Web: http://thefatmanwalking.com Report: Fluoride exceeds acceptable level in water National Academies’ National Research Council re-examine its standard, which now allows A national panelof scientists reported Wednesday morning that the federal governmentis allowing too muchfluoride in a maximumof4 milligrams of drinking water, which leaves childrenat risk of severe tooth enamel damageand adults prone to weakening of bones that could causefractures. The Environmental Protection Agency requested that the fluoride perliter of water. Some communities add fluorideto drinking water to protect against tooth decay, althoughin concentrations much lower than the EPA's standard. About 200,000 Americans have drinking water that contains fluoride at concentrations at or above the EPA’s standard. dozen armed federal air marshals from foreign to domestic flights, tightened security checkpoints and directed flight The rare face-to-face forum — the secondheld by a Parisbased peace foundationcalled Hommes de Parole — was a metz,a rabbi from Canada. PRINCE RUPERT,British crewstoresist rather than co- Columbia — A ferry carrying 101 people along a scenic operate with hijackers. And he said most of these steps could have been ordered by FAA hit a rock and sank early within a matter of hours and remainedin effect indefinitely. In 2001, “webelieved airplane bombings would not involve suicide,” Cammarotosaid. But defense attorney Gerald Zerkin got Cammaroto to con- cede that the FAA was aware before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacksthat terrorists had considered flying a planeinto the Eiffel Towerin Paris and that he was awareofal-Qaida suicide missions onland and sea. Cammarotosaid he didn’t know if al-Qaida's suicide attacks would be extended to civil aviation. Twokilled during demolition at barge Law Lords,Britain's and might cause divisions among pupils, with those wearingtraditional dress possibly being seen as better Muslims. good start, said Chaim Stein- “NowI weigh 296 pounds, and I am carrying a pack appealed its case to the za Rice and several diplomats in New York expressed their security directives to airlines in 2001, said the Federal Avia- “WhenI first started this walk, I weighed around 410 pounds, and I was carrying an 85-pound backpack,” Vaught rights by not allowing her to wear a jilbab —a long, flowing gown that covers her body except for her face and hands. The school, where four-fifths of the students are Muslim,allows students to wear trousers,skirts or a traditional shalwar kameez, which consists of trousers anda tunic. Girls wereallowed to wear headscarves. The school, which highest court, argued wrote on his Websiteearlier this monthas he crossed Ohio. habits thatledto his obesity. rather than the attire permitted under school policy. in the nearly two weeksthat council members have debated the issue. Nonetheless,U.S. Secretary of State Condoleez- Moussaoui was an al-Qaida memberplottingtofly jetliners into U.S.buildings. Robert Cammaroto, who was in chargeofissuing federal Vaught beganthetrip to lose weight and break the bad determinedit was not hazardous and soundedtheall-clear shortly after noon, about an hour after the incident began, craft a unified message urging The gap betweenBritain, — Officials have halted U.S. spacewalksuntil they can test touristcityofficials hope ported little progress Wednesday after new talks meantto suspect nuclear program. U.S. sp: Iks halte while handrails tested Coyoteleadspolice on chasein Central Park Wednesdaythat a school acted properly “Wehave confirmed 11 people killed, most of them apparently from the United States,” said Juan Carlos Poli, an Arica Awily coyote led sharpshooters armedwith tranquilizer guns on a merrychase through NewYork's Central Park before being captured, Wednesday. The hunt had beenon since Tuesdayajternoon when Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, amongothers, LONDON — Britain's highest court ruled identities of the victims were not immediately known. id Brit school’s dress code for Muslims route near VancouverIsland Wednesday, but the passengers and crew all escaped with only minorinjuries, au- thorities said. The passengers and crew boarded life boats and were picked up by a Canadian icebreaker, said a rescue agency spokeswoman, Capt. Leah Byrne,Local fishermen also turned outto help. “From what wehear,it took about an hour for the ship to sink,” Byrnesaid. The 409-foot Queen of the Northhit the rock off the Queen Charlotte Islands about 85 miles southofthis mainland townnear the southerntip of Alaska. The ferry,built in 1969 andrefitted in 2001, can carry up to 700 people and 115 that the jilbab posed a health and safety risk | || | | vehicles and operates year- round on a 280-mile route between Prince Rupert and Port Hardyat the northern end of VancouverIsland. Victory atlastin ‘Lion Sleeps’ royalties case JOHANNESBURG,South Africa — Three impoverished South African women, whose father wrote “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” have wona six-year battle for royalties in a landmark case that could affect musicians worldwide. Nooneis saying how many millions will go to the daughters of the late composer SolomonLinda, whodied in poverty from a curable kidney diseasein 1962 at age 53. But the family’s settlement with New York-based Abilene Music gives Linda's heirs 25 percentofpast and future roy- alties, has broad implications. Belarus opposition leader urges solidarity MINSK, Belarus — The lead- erof the Belarusian opposition urged solidarity Wednesday in the face of a growing crackdownon governmentcritics protesting the disputed re-election of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. While police have not moved to disperse protesters, they have sought to lower the numbers with a campaign of arrests and harassmentsimilar to the conduct Western nations say madethe election wildly unfair. “We must defend one another,” Alexander Milinkevich told demonstrators gathered ona freezing downtown squareto pushfor a new vote without Lukashenko, whose 12-year-rule has been denounced in the West as Europe'slast dictatorship. GULFPORT,Miss. — Two construction workers were killed during a demolition project at the hurricane-ravaged Grand Casino Gulfport, authorities said. The men were pumping water out of a portion of the casinothatcollapsed during Hurricane Katrina.Officials Believe the two, working in water about six feet deep, be- came trapped in tight space Tuesday. The cause of death was not immediately clear, said Gulfport Fire Chief Pat Sullivan. The workers were identified Wednesday as Tom Fitzgerald, 49, of Newport News,Va., and CUAUHTEMOC BELTRAN/ImperialValley Press Celebrating a president NohemiArredondo Cuevas,left, and Marissa Caldera Marquez, both membersof “Karamach” dance group from Escuela DeBellas Artes, chat before performing a CucapaIndian dance at the Mexiean Consulate in Calexico, Calif., on Tuesday. The Consulate celebrated the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Benito Juarez who was oneof Mexico’s greatest presidents. Miguel Hidalgo-Soberano,48, of Cardenas Tabasco, Mexico. Autopsies were being performed. Dominion Marine Group LTD of Norfolk, Va., were part of a marine team working with PRC Environmental, a Houston company dismantling the barge. HATEM MOUSSAAssociated Press Palestinian politics A Palestinian boy stands nextto a picture of the late spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheik AhmedYassin, outside the Palestinian legislative council building in GazaCity, Wednesday.Israel and theinternational community have threatenedto cutoff aid to the Palestinian Authority if Hamas doesnot renounceviolence and recognizeIsrael. |