CDC: 228 cases of illness related to tainted tomatoes: Since mid-April cases of salmonella poisoning in 23 states have been related to contaminated raw red plum, red round and red Roma tomatoes. Many stores and restaurants have taken these tomatoes off their shelves and menus.

Full story: CNN.com

‘Uncharted territory’ as city floods in Iowa: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is under water as the Cedar River continues to rise. More than 10, 000 people have been evacuated from their homes while 176 patients have been moved from a Cedar Rapids hospital. The river was at 30.9 feet early this morning and is expected to crest at 31.8 feet. A flood in 1993 caused the river to crest at 19.27 feet and was considered the worst flood in recent history.

Full story: MSNBC.com

‘Don’t panic-buy’ motorists urged: Shell tanker drivers in the United Kingdom are striking for a pay increase. Officials have warned the public that some gas stations may run out of fuel, especially since almost one in ten stations receive Shell gasoline.

Full story: BBC News

Soriano hopes return from injury takes less than six weeks: Chicago Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano plans to do therapy every day and see how his broken hand feels after two weeks. His injury comes just after recovering from a calf injury.

Full story: ESPN.com

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Four killed by tornado at camp were Boy Scouts: A deadly tornado ripped through a Boy Scout camp in Western Iowa at about 6:30 Wednesday night and killed four of the Scouts. Forty-eight other Scouts and staff members were also injured.

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A flashy Facebook page, at a cost to privacy: The mini-programs that allow users to personalize their Facebook pages with little games and trivia quizzes may allow strangers access to their personal information. These applications require the user as well as their friends to enter private facts like place of birth and employment history.

Full story: MSNBC.com

Military ‘runs Mugabe campaign’: The BBC has received documents that detail how the Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party, will use violence and intimidation to coerce Zimbabweans to only vote for his party. The documents have not been verified, but all the tactics that were detailed in the documents have occurred.

Full story: BBC News

Woods says he’s ready, despite not walking full 18 since Masters: Tiger Woods is ready to win the U.S. open in Torrey Pines, California this week though his left knee is still “a little sore” after recent surgery. Woods has won two U.S. Opens and 13 major championships in his career

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Being overweight won’t fly: Air India has strict guidelines for it’s air hostesses and grounds them if they don’t comply. One 5-foot-four-inch woman has been grounded because she weighs 148 pounds and the guidelines state she should weigh 143 for her height.

Full story: CNN.com

How much sleep do you really need?: A study conducted at the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in La Jolla, California indicates that people who sleep between 6.5 and 7.5 hours per night live longer than those who don’t. The co-director of research admits there may be other factors to consider and they don’t really understand the reasons, but they’re continuing their research.

Full story: Time.com

Jam-packed transit systems running on fumes: Charlotte’s light rail train is not the only mass transit system that’s being overloaded. More commuters all over the U.S. are parking their cars to avoid gas prices, but most transit systems weren’t built for the number of people riding today.

Full story: MSNBC.com

Sabathia five-hits Twins en route to seventh career shutout: In MLB last night, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 1-0. C.C. Sabathia pitched a five-hit shutout, which makes six in a row the Twins have lost. Ben Francisco scored the Indians’ single run.

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Quake lake water surges through cities: After weeks of trying to safely drain the Tangjiashan lake in the southwestern Sichuan province of China, officials said they’ve drained the water to a safer level. They are careful to also say that there is still danger if the man-made drainage channels collapse.

Full story: CNN.com

Flash floods inundate Wisconsin town for second time: While the East Coast is sweating and hoping for rain, the Midwest is suffering from flash floods. In Wisconsin, for the second time in ten months the town of Gays Mills is under water. A town 60 miles away had houses torn from their foundations when a lake embankment gave way.

Full story: MSNBC.com

Bionic hand wins top tech prize: The i-LIMB began it’s life in 1963 in Scotland to help children affected by Thalidomide. It finally went on sale in July 2007 and has been fitted to more than 200 people including wounded U.S. soldiers.

Full story: BBC News

Griffey simply breathtaking in his prime: At age 38, Ken Griffey, Jr. has joined the ranks of The 600 club. Last night he hit home run number 600 while wearing Babe Ruth’s number 3.

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After happy reunions, FLDS faces criminal inquiry: All of the children of the polygamist sect that was raided two months ago have been reunited with their families. However, the Texas Department of Safety and the attorney general’s office are still investigating the allegations of young girls being forced into marriage.

Full story: CNN.com

China quake lake now ‘critical’: The lake at Tangjiashan in Sichuan province was formed by a landslide from last months deadly earthquake, but is far from stable or permanent. Chinese authorities have already evacuated 250,000 people who are down stream while they attempt to drain the lake safely.

Full story: BBC News

Hockeytown! Cup coming to Detroit: The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins last night in game six of the Stanley Cup to win the cup for the eleventh time.

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Obama reaches historic milestone: The last Democratic primaries were held yesterday in the race for the Democratic nomination. After tallying the votes, Obama is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Full story: CNN.com

Peru to protect isolated tribes: Peru has vowed to stop illegal loggers from invading the indigenous tribes in the Amazon who’ve never contacted modern man. The announcement comes after pictures of such a tribe were released last week.

Full story: BBC News

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Democratic primary season ends today: Clinton needs 201 delegates to secure the nomination, while Obama only needs 42. Today’s primaries in Montana and South Dakota will reveal who wins the most delegates, but Clinton is adamant that she is ahead in the popular vote.

Full story: CNN.com

Council members backing Monroe: Charlotte City Council members are still supporting Rodney Monroe even though the school where he earned his bachelor’s degree is investigating his degree. Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va requires at least one-fourth of the 120 credit hours necessary for a degree be taken at their school. Monroe apparently took most of his classes online through the University of Phoenix.

Full story: Charlotte.com

One dead as car plows into Mexican bike race: Ten other bikers were injured after a drunk American driver fell asleep at the wheel and drove straight into the crowd of bikers near the U.S.-Mexico border. Juan Campos was caught and charged with killing 37-year-old Alejandro Alvarez. A city official caught the collision in a photograph.

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Uptown bar fights … again: Increase in violence after Charlotte bars close has Uptown police responding to more crimes than usual.

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‘Uncontacted tribe’ sighted in Amazon: Half of the more than 100 uncontacted tribes in the world live in the Amazon and now one of them has been photographed.

Full story: CNN.com

Crane collapses in Manhattan’s Upper East Side: AP reports at least one person killed, crane operator injured.

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Myrick calls for off-shore drilling: U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick is frustrated with gas prices and her solution is to allow oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic. Drilling areas would include the North Carolina coast.
Full story: Charlotte.com

China seeks earthquake aid from Japan: Tense relations between the two enemies have been improving in the last two years. China is now asking for help with the evacuees of it’s devastated southwestern Sichuan province.
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