Word: freighting
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...freight manifest, obtained by the BBC, appeared to show that the Ukrainian ship seized by pirates last month carried weapons destined for once war-ravaged southern Sudan. The document also listed Kenya as a co-signee, countering Kenyan claims that the weapons were meant for its own army. South Sudan's government denies the claim...
...flag-waving by the 42-year-old fighter pilot may have carried the most freight. China's government in recent weeks has lost some of its Olympics afterglow to another product-quality scandal: four Chinese infants died and tens of thousands became ill after drinking milk products laced with an industrial chemical. The spacewalk - part of an ambitious manned space program that includes construction of a space lab and will likely feature a lunar landing - was a reminder of the country's growing national might. "There are problems, yes, but the message of this is that the [Communist] Party...
...well as a business opportunities. Wealthier residents will have waterside villas, complete with berths for large yachts. Middle-income residents will have high-rise apartments. Other family-friendly features being promised are hospitals, a university and a giant sports stadium. A full-scale port will handle not only freight but also some 300,000 pilgrims arriving by sea for the annual Hajj - a high-speed railway link between Mecca and Medina will stop at KAEC...
...Angeles A Case of Deadly Distraction? Investigators are seeking the cell-phone records of a Metrolink train operator to determine whether he was sending text messages just moments before a fatal crash outside L.A. on Sept. 12. The passenger train missed a signal before it collided with a freight train--leaving 25 people dead and at least 130 injured in the deadliest U.S. rail accident in 15 years...
...silver hair spent much of his life steering barges along the river. Indeed, for years, the river produced the drama in this town's life. Pirates escaping the colonial Spaniards were among the area's first residents. Legend has it that Mark Twain frequently landed here to unload freight. Many of Grand Tower's sons took to the river's barges, hoping to escape into a relatively middle-class existence, and glimpse life beyond the Midwest. Few, however, returned. Last month Knupp opened the modest Mississippi River Museum in an abandoned 1890s Main Street doctor's office here...