LAGOS, Nigeria - At least 34 people died when a ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in Nigeria, engulfing scores of people scooping fuel from the gushing leak, police said Wednesday.

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Nigeria fuel pipeline fire kills at least 34

This has become a fairly regular occurrence over there, I only hope one thing, that ALL of the dead were the sorry SOBs that run the SPAM operations out of Nigeria, you know the guys, ‘Dearest One, I am the Queen of MoMo land and I need your assistance’, yeah, them…

CALANG, Indonesia (AP) - Survivors prayed at mosques and mass graves Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the devastating Asian tsunami, while hundreds fled beaches as part of a drill to test an alert network established since the disaster.  

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Asia Marks Anniversary of Deadly Tsunami

Of the $13 billion that the story points out as given by governments, individuals and corporations, I wonder, how much of that filtered down to the people?? 

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Soldiers, police and volunteers dug for survivors of landslides that are thought to have killed at least 78 people Wednesday in western Indonesia, including dozens who were celebrating the cleanup of a mud-covered home, a rescue official said.

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78 feared killed by landslides

Talk about your classic tragedy… 

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A state police academy leader has disavowed the slogan of the most recent graduating class urging one another to “go out and cause” post-traumatic stress disorder. Each class at the Idaho Police Officer Standards and Training Academy is allowed to choose a slogan that is printed on its graduation programs, and the class of 43 graduates came up with “Don’t suffer from PTSD, go out and cause it.”

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Police Academy Class Slogan: Cause PTSD

Tis better to give than receive, and how appropriate for these officers to want to GIVE at this time of year, I love the idea…