AP 2011-10-21

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2. Federal investigators¹ have brought tracking dogs into the Kansas City home where a baby was reported missing nearly two weeks ago. Police also said a section of the creek² behind the family's home was drained as part of the investigation³.

 

 

 

3. Unless crews can put 1.2 million sandbags in place, Thailand's capital could be swamped by floodwaters. Monsoon⁴ rains that began in late July have affected⁵ two-thirds of Thailand. 

 

 

 

4. And the same engineers who captivated tourists by rappelling down the Washington Monument are conducting a similar operation at the National Cathedral. They are looking for damage caused by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the nation's capital in August.

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