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"Listen, there are people that are coming down the pilot ladder of the prow. You go up that pilot ladder, get on that ship and tell me how many people are still on board. And what they need. Is that clear? You need to tell me if there are children, women or people in need of assistance. And tell me the exact number of each of these categories. Is that clear? Listen Schettino, that you saved yourself from the sea, but I am going to... I'm going to make sure you get in trouble. ...I am going to make you pay for this. Go on board."
Captain Gregorio De Falco
Captain De Falco of the Livorno Port Authority demanding the captain of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia to return on board where hundreds of passengers were still trapped.

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Proposed U.S. reforms likely to undermine UN
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Clay teen killed in tornado laid to rest Friday
CENTER POINT, Ala. -- Family, friends, and community members paid their final respects to the Clay teen killed during January 23rd's swath of tornadoes. Friday morning a mass was held for...

School board finalizes plans for displaced Center Point students
CENTER POINT - This morning, the Jefferson County Board of Education made plans and passed resolutions to make transition easier for Center Point elementary teachers and...
Boat keeps collapsing floor from killing Trussville mother
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WVTM) --- An old boat prevented a collapsing floor from crushing Tracy Chesnutt to death as a tornado destroyed her Pilgrim's Crest home Monday. Chesnutt was heading for the...
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Syrian security forces fire on protesters, 37 killedSyrian security forces fire on protesters, 37 killed
AMMAN - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents claimed, as the UN Security Council prepared to discuss Damascus later in the day ahead of a possible vote next...

Car bomb blast in Baghdad takes toll of 28 livesCar bomb blast in Baghdad takes toll of 28 lives
BAGHDAD - In the deadliest attack in nearly two weeks at least 28 people were killed and around 50 injured Friday in a car bomb blast in Zafraniyah district of east Baghdad near a funeral procession...
Annual US, South Korea war games from Feb 27Annual US, South Korea war games from Feb 27
SEOUL - The United States and South Korea are to hold annual military exercises on the Korean peninsula soon, the first since the recent change of leadership in North Korea.

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U.S. stocks drop as GDP fails to meet expectationsU.S. stocks drop as GDP fails to meet expectations
U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, and the dollar dived, as the fourth quarter GDP figure for the U.S. failed to meet expectations.

Disappointing earnings reports also punctured leading stocks Juniper...

Credit rating of five EU nations cut by FitchCredit rating of five EU nations cut by Fitch
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings Friday downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of five euro currency countries - Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Belgium and Cyprus, contending they lack financing flexibility in the...
Founder of French firm that made faulty breast implants chargedFounder of French firm that made faulty breast implants charged
PARIS - The founder of a French company at the centre of a global health scare over faulty breast implants was Friday charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyers said.

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