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July IO, 2013
Week in
The Review
Plane Crashes on Landing
A Boeing 777 flight that originated
in Shanghai, China and stopped in
Seoul, South Korea crashed while
landing at San Francisco Interna
tional on Saturday afternoon. The
crash claimed 2 teenage girls’ lives;
307 people were aboard the plane.
Deadly July 4th Traffic
Five lives were claimed in Oregon
during The long 4th of July week
end due to five separate traffic
crashes. Last year, no traffic deaths
were reported during the Indepen
dence Day period.
Blues Fest Nets $1.3 Million
Suicide Prevention for Historic Bridge
The iconic Vista Bridge has been the scene to a number o f suicides through the years. In an effort to prevent
additional deaths, Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick Tuesday ordered the immediate construction o f a
9-foot-tall mesh screen on the span to service as a barrier until a long-term solution can be found. Since the
beginning o f 2013 three people have jumped to their deaths from the bridge, including a 15-year-old girl.
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Kidnap Victims Speak
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Thanks to record
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val ra ise d u p
wards of $1.3 mil
lion for the Or
egon Food Bank
over the July 4th
holiday. The previous record was
surpassed by $400,000.
Three Cleveland women that made
headlines earlier this year after es
caping the home o f their kidnapper,
have now released a statement via
YouTube. 52-year-old Ariel Castro
is being charged with of holding the
women captive and abusing them.
Jay-Z Album Changes
Exclusively released to 1 million
Samsung cell phone u sers, Jay-Z’s
latest album release “Magna Carta
Holy Grail” forced the recording
Industry Association of America to
completely overhaul the regulations
for certifying which albums go plati
num. The record has been since
released for general consumption.
Lauryn Hill Reports to Prison
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Gram m y-winning
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H ill rep o rted to
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after owing nearly
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