Farmers Fail to Meet Demand as Corn Stockpiles Drop to 1974 Low/State orders Detroit to close half its schoolsState/

State orders Detroit to close half its schoolsState education officials have ordered the emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools to immediately implement a plan that balances the district's books by closing half its schools. The Detroit News says the financial restructuring plan will increase high school class sizes to 60 students and consolidate operations.
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Why Wisconsin's Economic Protests Will Only spread As Health Care Costs Bankrupt the StatesWhat we're really seeing today with the union worker protests in Madison, Wisconsin is the collision of money desires with fiscal reality.
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Farmers Fail to Meet Demand as Corn Stockpiles Drop to 1974 Low
The smallest corn inventories in 37 years are a sign farmers around the globe are failing to produce enough grain to meet rising consumption, even as planting expands and food prices surge.
*Related Article:Sysco Corporation Warns of Major Food Disruptions Due to Severe Weather
Sysco is one of the largest food distributors in the world and they sent out this news alert to their clients. Severe weather has destroyed so many crops that they are expecting both immediate disruptions and major impact to food supplies in 30-60 days.

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Illinois slashes ALL state funding for drug and alcohol abuse treatment in massive cuts programmeTens of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be affected when drug and alcohol treatment and prevention centers across the state have their budgets cut from March 15. The harsh budget cuts, proposed by Illinois governor Pat Quinn, who is a Democrat, will mean that from next month, all state funding will be cut.
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New Zealand Quake Survivors: 'It's Freaking People Out'AOL NewsThe area suffers frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of today's quake at 6.3, with a depth of only 3 miles -- meaning its severity was felt more acutely because it was more shallow than others. ...
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4 Americans on Pirated Ship Killed
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Haiti Earthquake: Children Sold by Traffickers for as Little as $1.23 Each
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Tornado Destroys 136 Houses in Sarangani, Philippines
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Earth's Core Is Rotating Much Slower Than Previously Thought
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Christians Asked to Bow in Submission to Allah
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Before-and-after interactive photos from the Christchurch quake
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Christchurch earthquake: 'Dead bodies lying around'Residents are reporting bodies lying in the streets of Christchurch following this afternoon's magnitude 6.3 earthquake. Police said fatalities had been reported at several locations and that two buses had been crushed by falling buildings. Christchurch mayor Bob Parker has declared a state of emergency. Christchurch resident Jaydn Katene told the Herald: "We've had friends in town call us and say there are just bodies lying around; lots of dead bodies outside shops just lying there just covered in bricks. "When it hit we were knocked to...
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Strong earthquake hits the South Pacific Ocean, northwest of the Kermadec Islands
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Oil shock fears as Libya erupts"This is potentially worse for oil than the Iran crisis in 1979," said Paul Horsnell, head of oil research at Barclays Capital. "That was a revolution in one country, here there are so many countries at once. The world has only 4.5m barrels-per-day (bpd) of spare capacity, which is not comfortable." US oil contracts jumped $6 a barrel on Monday to over $95, chasing Brent crude, which traded as high as $108, as the global oil system is drawn into the vortex. While Egypt is a minor oil player, Libya's Sirte Basin holds Africa's largest reserves and...
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More US Companies Covering Transgender Surgery
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Lawsuit alleges 'honor killings'permitted by Michigan ShariahPlaintiffs challenge city's officialcooperation with Islamic interests