January 3, 2011

Local

After snow, NYC tackles 'great wall of trash'

MSNBC

After last week's blizzard, New York City is first starting to pick up garbage. Trash collection was suspended because crews were struggling to plow the streets. Only half the usual amount of garbage collection will be deployed since the sanitation department is still getting rid of the snow. The blizzard had piled 20 inches of snow on New York City, and trash has been more than 6 feet deep in some spots. Mayor Bloomberg and other officials were criticized for the slow response to the snow storm. Bloomberg said today that the next step he will take is to figure out what went wrong with the cleanup of the storm.

National

Human remains those of missing Georgia woman

CNN

Today it was reported that bones found in Georgia are the remains of Krisit Cornwll, who had went missing nearly a year and a half ago. The bones were identified after testing the bones and using Cornwell's old dental record. 38-year-old Cornwell was last seen on August 11,2009 walking on a road in northern Georgia. Cornwell's remains were found by a passerby in wooded area, approximately 9 miles from where she was left.

World

Strong Earthquake strikes central Chile

CNN

On Sunday, January 2, an earthquake hit the central coastal area of Chile. The earthquake measured in with a magnitude of 7.1. The quake struck at 5:20 p.m. and could be felt all the way in Santiago, which is about 370 miles north of where the quake occurred. Both the U.S. Geological Survey and the CNN Chile reported no immediate damage or injuries. This past February hundreds died in earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 that struck in Conception, 100 miles North of the recent earthquake.