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By Kayla Falgoust

WORLD

Snow cap disappearing from top of Mt. Kilimanjaro
According to reports by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., the snow cap at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro is melting away. In fact, by 2007, 85 percent of the ice that had covered the mountain's peak in 1912 had vanished. Additionally, more than 25 percent of the ice that was present in 2000 was gone by 2007. The rapid melting is being attributed to an increase in the Earth's temperature, and similar melting has been reported at Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori Mountains in Africa and at glaciers in South America and the Himalayas. (CBSnews.com)

NATION

Transit workers go on strike in Philadelphia
Early yesterday morning, the Transport Workers Union (TWU), a union that represents thousands of transit workers, went on strike in Philadelphia, Penn. after failing to resolve contract issues with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. TWU cited disagreements on pension funds and work rule issues as reasons for the strike. As a result, public transportation on the Frontier line in Bucks and Montgomery counties stopped operating at 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Previously, the workers had delayed going on strike until after Game 5 of the World Series on Monday night, which was held in Philadelphia. (CNN.com)

STATE

Former La. Governor David Treen dies
Former Louisiana Governor David Treen died last Thursday, Oct. 29 at the age of 81. Treen defeated Democratic incumbent Edwin Edwards in the 1979 gubernatorial election and served as governor of the state from 1980 until 1984, becoming the first Republican governor in Louisiana since Reconstruction. Before being elected governor, Treen served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 until 1980. A memorial service was held for Treen at the Louisiana State Capitol on Monday with eulogies delivered by his son, David C. Treen, Jr., and Governor Bobby Jindal. (2theAdvocate.com)

Swine Flu deaths climb to 30 in La.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, six people in Louisiana died from the H1N1 virus last week, raising the total number of swine flu-related deaths in the state to 30. Four of the six deaths were in the Lafayette area, and the other two were in the Lake Charles area and the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Thus far, the state has ordered 332,700 doses of the H1N1 vaccine and received 253,800 doses from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta last week. Of those doses, 31,094 have been administered in the state. (NOLA.com)

Originally Published: Issue 822 - November 4, 2009

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