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CNN, citing U.S. Vice Adm. William Gortney, is reporting U.S. and British ships and submarines fired 110 Tomahawk missiles striking about 20 Libyan air and missile defense targets.

French jets had begun air strikes earlier Saturday.

President Barack Obama says he has authorized “limited military force” in Libya but stresses the Pentagon has no plans to deploy ground troops to the region.

Gortney says the U.S. will be enforcing a United Nations imposed “no-fly zone” over the country. Canada is amongst the nations joining in the efforts.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is said to have authorized the opening of a NATO base in the southern portion of his country.

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Cairo, Egypt (SmithtownRadio.com) – After 18 days of protesting and violence in the streets of Egypt, the demands of protesters have been met.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from office, a post he has held for 30 years. Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman delivered the news on state television. He says the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will “run the affairs of the country.”

In Cairo, where protests have grabbed headlines for days on end, protesters are chanting: “Egypt is free!”

The Egyptian military is letting crowds run free and celebrate without intervention, according to media reports.

President Barack Obama said Mubarak’s act of resignation is not the end of a transition “it’s the beginning.”

Obama was in a meeting Friday morning when he first learned of Mubarak’s resignation. He is said to have left the meeting to watch television outside the Oval Office.

Obama made an address hours later where he praised the revolution. He also thanked the Egyptian military for acting responsibly throughout the protests. Obama is calling on the military to insure a safe and orderly transition.

During the days leading up to today’s news, speculation has grown over what would happen if President Mubarak stepped aside. One concern was organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood may take advantage of the situation to promote their own agenda. It is expected President Obama will call for the immediate construction of a democracy in the arab state.

Another key issue Obama’s administration is likely to monitor, is what potential ripple effects this will have across the region. Additionally, it is unclear if a new Egyptian government would continue to be an alley to the United States.
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Legis. Jon Cooper, a democrat from Lloyd Harbor, hopes the bill would force people to take precautions to improve roadway safety.

A driver who fails to remove snow from the roof or other parts of their car could face a $75 fine.

The bill was originally proposed in March 2007 by Cooper. Unlike it’s first go around, the revised proposal does not make indications of how much snow would have to be removed. In 2007, Cooper was pushing for a bill which fined drivers if there was two or more inches of snow on the car.

A spokesperson for County Executive Steve Levy told Newsday Levy is evaulating the proposal.

The bill go before the Legislature’s Public Safety Committee in February.

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The earthquake could be felt into southern California, including in San Diego and Los Angeles, and as far east as southern Arizona.

Scientists are continuing to track the situation and are warning the public more aftershocks are possible across northern Mexico and southern California over the next few hours and days. Authorities say severe aftershocks effecting those areas are possible.

First responders in Los Angeles are reporting no injuries but say they have conducted numerous elevator rescues. Broken water pipes and downed power lines in southern California have left isolated residents without utilities.

The quake knocked out many of the communications in Mexico near the epicenter delaying detailed reports from the scene. Initial reports indicate particularly collapsed buildings, cracked roadways and utility outages.

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

AMBER ALERT MESSAGE

TBI NASHVILLE TN

RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

132 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 /232 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010/

…OFFICIAL AMBER ALERT…

THIS IS A CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY RECEIVED BY THE

TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

AN EAST TENNESSEE AMBER ALERT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR THE

UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF`S OFFICE FOR 14 YEAR-OLD SARAH JORDAN

HARRIS AND 15 YEAR-OLD DANIEL VANDERLANN.

SARAH JORDAN HARRIS AND DANIEL VANDERLANN WERE LAST SEEN AT

THEIR SCHOOL IN UNICOI COUNTY, TENNESSEE THIS MORNING.

SARAH HARRIS IS A WHITE FEMALE WITH BROWN HAIR, GREEN EYES.

SHE IS 5 FEET 4 INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS 140 POUNDS. DANIEL VANDERLANN IS

A WHITE MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES. HE IS 5 FEET 11 INCHES

AND WEIGHS 135 POUNDS. THEY WERE BOTH SEEN GETTING INTO A 1995

BLUE MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WITH MICHIGAN TAG C A T 2 6 6 0 DRIVEN

BY JASON JAMES KENNY. KENNY IS A 32 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE WITH

BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES. HE IS 5 FEET 10 INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS

165 POUNDS. KENNY HAS AN EXTENSIVE AND VIOLENT CRIMINAL HISTORY.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT ALL PARTIES ARE EN ROUTE TO MICHIGAN.

IF YOU HAVE SEEN ANY OF THESE SUBJECTS OR THE VEHICLE,

CONTACT TBI AT 1-800-TBI-FIND OR THE UNICOI COUNTY

SHERIFF`S OFFICE AT 4 2 3 7 4 3 1 8 5 0.

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