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We were heard from UN Chiefs is in his meeting with Iran’s foreign minister. He heard the insurances. Now the foreign minister is parts of motoring wing of the Iranian government and he said his government has signed on to the basic tentative negotiations⁴, which is to found a transition government in Syria. Later in the day, we heard from Iranian officials that it was not the case that they call for no precondition for their invitation.

NPR’s Deborah Amos. 

 

A partial collapse⁵ in Omaha, Nebraska animal feed processing plant is claiming a loss of 2 people and left 10 others injured some critically. Officials say a part of the building gave away with firing breakout in the international nutrition plant today. Omaha fire chief Bernard Kanger described the scene when crew arrived. 

“They were victims trying to escape the building when we arrived and we had individuals rescuing people from different portions up to the construction that had collapsed⁶.”

So now, It’s no clear whether the death toll⁷ would rise as crew search through the ruble of the plant. Officials also said it’s not sure what caused the collapse. One production line workers told the local newspaper the building caved in for the third floor. 

 

Hundreds are gathering today at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the newly relocated church of reverent⁸ Martin Luther King Jr. out of the civil rights leader. Number station WABE in Atlanta, Michelle Alloy⁹ reports gun violence was the major theme of the event. 

With the 50th anniversary of Marching on Washington in a war on poverty fleshing its congregations’ mind, Ebenezer Senior Pastor¹⁰ Raphael Warnock used the pulpit to push for tighter gun control laws. Warnock called for ending so-called “standing your ground law” and criticizing the local efforts by some state lawmakers to expand “carry areas” to churches, universities and public buildings in Georgia. 

“Problem with men of day is we’re afraid of one another, so we’re consuming back this culture that bounds down and worships the gun.”

Luther King’s son has earlier called for no shot fire on the holiday, asking people to absent from violence as an honor of King. For NPR News, I’m Michelle Alloy in Atlanta. 

 

Republican lawmaker James Lankford says he plans to run for the senator seat. It would be left open by the resignation of the US Senator Tom Coburn. Lankford is currently served as the US representative of Minneapolis. Today, the day after Coburn announced he would keep the seat with 2 years remaining his existing term. Coburn is bent¹¹ over with current cancer. 

 

Wall Street is close today for the King Holiday. 

 

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On the heels of the latest string of bombings in Iraq, which claimed the loss of more than 2 dozen people in the Iraqi officials’ warning of Al-Qaeda linked militants¹² who took control the city of Fallujah may have the firepower to take over the Iraqi capital. Iraqi deputy interior minister said today some the worst bombings were in the capital, Baghdad, including one killed 7 people and wounded 13 others in an outdoor market. Iraqi army, in the meanwhile, is continuing to press the defensive¹³ to retake Fallujah. 

 

Thousands of South Korea credit card users may have their personal information stolen. It’s not clear who is behind the data breach¹⁴. Jason Strother in Seoul reports the government is launching its investigation¹⁵. 

The full-extended information leak has yet been determined¹⁶. Customers’ data from 3 Korean credit card providers were affected¹⁷. The prime minister office says it wants to find out who got the information and who is blamed for the security failure. It’s the second major leak in South Korea in the past month. Around 130,000 costumers at South Korean branches of Standard Charted and CityBank recently had their personal data stolen and the nation’s biggest breach so far. For NPR News, I’m Jason Strother in Seoul. 

 

It’s electric vehicle equipment that rose rage during the latest object of drivers animosity leasing California where electric vehicles are common, appeared to be a charging station. A number of Silicon¹⁸ Valley companies said they have a deal with drivers who have electric cars fighting over how to find charging ports at the offices where they work. According to Sacramento Mercury News, incidences of people unplugging vehicles of others and plugging their own cars. It caused some problems. Some companies are drafting new guidelines for EV-driving employees. One company there are 61 electric vehicles for just 16 stations. 

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