27 February, 2012

Jou, 216 (Radio Lab)


Under 60 seconds.

Negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea for nuclear disarmament are underway in Beijing. Talks originally began in 2006 for North Korea to forfeit their nuclear weapons programme in exhcange for food aid for their starving natin. South Korea, Japan, China, and Russia are also involved in the treaty to help unite the area. Since the death of Kim Jong Il, his successor Kim Jong Un has been more open to international relations. U.S. envoy Glyn Davie said "The talks today were substantive and serious and we covered quite a number of issues." Discussions will reconvene tomorrow.

A nine-year-old girl was run to her death on Monday at her home in Etowah county, Alabama. Grandmother, Joyce Mae Hardin, punished the girl for sneaking a candy bar on the school bus that afternoon by running a marathon around the house for three hours until she collapsed. The girl was known to have a bladder condition which would be expedited by the consumption of chocolate. Officials ruled the death as a homicide citing severe dehydration as the cause. The girls' grandmother and stepmother have been charged for her murder.

Two young children were struck and killed Wednesday at the intersection of Shady Lane and west Tyvola Road. The intersection is known for being dangerous, officials are investigating preventative measures.

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