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World

2 Koreas, After Exchanging Fire, Rearm With Insults

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Apr 1st 2014

North Korea’s state news media called the South’s president an “eccentric old spinster” and “a frog in a well.”

Nuclear Weapons 

A temper tantrum.

No action is required.

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U.S.

Pacific Gas and Electric Charged With 12 Felonies in Explosion

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 1st 2014

Charges against Pacific Gas and Electric were linked to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Explosions; Accidents and Safety; Pipelines; Natural Gas 

It makes no sense to charge the company.

Charge the responsible executives.

They failed in their duty.

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World

Ebola Reaches Capital of Guinea, Stirring Fears

By ADAM NOSSITER | Apr 1st 2014

With 13 Ebola cases in Conakry, Guinea’s densely populated capital, residents are on edge, with some carrying bottles of bleach and pharmacies selling out of hand sanitizer.

Epidemics; Ebola Virus 

No new reports.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/opinion/sunday/dowd-bring-me-my-dragons.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

I have not started this fantasy.  It is voluminous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin/Westeros#World_and_fictional_history