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• Drought conditions and high winds lead to wildfires in Texas
• Shooting at diner in Carson City, Nevada
• WikiLeaks: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati sent jet to collect shoes

Drought conditions and high winds lead to wildfires in Texas Posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2011  Fire authorities struggled to manage a vast string of wildfires stretching across the eastern part of Texas on Sunday. News sources report that prolonged dry conditions and excessive winds were the main factors in the blazes. More...

Shooting at diner in Carson City, Nevada Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2011  Seven people have been shot and three killed in an International House of Pancakes diner in Carson City, Nevada. Two members of the National Guard are dead as well as a biker who was shot outside the restaurant. The gunman also shot himself and then died in a hospital in Reno. The gunman opened fire around 09:00 Pacific time (16:00 GMT) in the strip mall restaurant in South Carson Street. He is reported to have arrived on the scene in a blue minivan, in black shorts and a red shirt. More...

WikiLeaks: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati sent jet to collect shoes Posted: Monday, September 5, 2011  Mayawati, a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) – which claims to follow a Dalit Socialism ideology – self-identifies as a Dalit. The Dalits are largely those traditionally regarded as Untouchables within Indian society. One cable, named "Portrait of a Lady", recently published by WikiLeaks describes the 55-year-old Mayawati as, "a first-rate egomaniac who is obsessed with becoming prime minister". More...

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