Ledes 4-30-09

Swine Flu Forces Texas High School Officials to Halt Sports
Due to the current Swine Flu outbreak all academic and athletic activities have been postponed until May 11. Officials say that the health and safety of their students is more important to them than other activities that were scheduled to take place on these dates. Some local events that were included in the postponed were regional track championships, baseball and softball, and golf and tennis. More than 53,000 were let out of school and numerous schools were closed for sanitation.
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Attention Turns to La Gloria in Search to Determine Swine Flu Source
There are three main focusing sights to discover the source of the pig flu, which also is effecting pigs, birds, and humans. The main attention is focused on the Mexican village La Gloria because this is located nearest to a pig farm than other places. Another place they are focusing on is San Diego, California and lastly the Mexican city Oaxaca. La Gloria is the home of a boy, that fully recovered, who is the earliest registered swine flu patient in Mexico.
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Priest Forgives Suspect in Confessional Stabbing
After hearing confessions a priest was stabbed twice in the back by a woman. The woman told police she stabbed the priest because she though Massaro is the Antichrist. An emergency room doctor told police that the knife "went through muscle, a few veins and chipped a rib," according to an arrest affidavit. The blade missed vital organs by two to three centimeters, the affidavit said. Massaro underwent surgery to repair damage.
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Triple Car Bomb Strikes Baghdad
Three car bombs exploded killing 41 people and injuring more than 70. These bombings are the latest attacks directed towards Shia holy places. Last week, April 23, 2009, killed around 150 people. Many angry locals were blaming the Iraqi army because they were doing nothing to stop the bombings.
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