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From what’s going on in the Capitol to what’s happening oversees, we have it all.
Today our hearts and prayers are with the people of Japan as they recover from the devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
GlobalGrind’s Global Mind
Where: Japan
What: Japan ordered emergency workers to withdraw from its stricken nuclear power complex Wednesday amid a surge in radiation, temporarily suspending efforts to cool overheating reactors.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the workers, who were dousing the reactors with seawater in a frantic effort to stabilize their temperatures, had no choice except to withdraw.
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Hero of the day
Who: Zack Branham
What: After surviving the devastating 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, 24-year-old American teacher Zack Branham set out on a 20-hour trek to find his girlfriend in another village.
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Take It In The Ring
Contenders: Bahrain Military Troops vs Protesters
Match: Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault Wednesday against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying a landmark square in Bahrain’s capital, a day after emergency rule was imposed and clashes erupted in the violence-wracked Gulf kingdom.
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Better Than Fiction
Character: Four Month Old Earthquake Survivor
Plot Line: A four-month-old girl who had been swept from her parents’ arms in the shattered village of Ishinomaki when the deadly wave crashed into the family home, was pulled unharmed from the rubble three days later.
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Money On Your Mind
Weight: $75 Million
Who’s Wallet: New York City
How they hustled: The city spends $75 million a year on the NYPD’s campaign to arrest people for low level marijuana possession charges, a new report says.
The Drug Policy Alliance report says police and court expenses total up to $2,000 per arrest. Between 2002 and 2010, police made 350,000 marijuana possession arrests, costing the city $350 million to $700 million.
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Numbers Game
Number: 19,000
What: School districts in California have issued nearly 19,000 layoff notices so far to teachers amid uncertainty over the state budget, the California Teachers Association estimated Tuesday.
The union announced its estimate of preliminary notices on the day school districts must let employees know they could lose their jobs.
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This Day In History
Year: 1751
What: On this day in 1751, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the Federalist Papers and fourth president of the United States, is born on a plantation in Virginia.
