A Pittsfield High School staffer admits to attacking 15-year-old student; An in-depth look inside the famine crisis in Somalia; and more of the morning's headlines.
Nune Abdil, 2, a malnourished child from southern Somalia get treatment in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Saturday, July 16, 2011.. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. The worst drought in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations has said. More than 10 million people are now affected in drought-stricken areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda and the situation is deteriorating. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)- Famine in Somalia pushes past breaking point as Al-Qaeda threatens aid workers [GlobalPost.com]
- Deerfield business owners question suspension of lottery license [GazetteNet.com]
- State regulations hurting small beer breweries across Massachusetts [Boston.net]
- Pittsfield High School staff member admits attacking 15-year-old student [Berkshire Eagle.com]
- An in-depth look at the unnoticed life and death of the Hartford woman who was dead in her home for months [Courant.com]
- Death of Homeless Man After Beating by Police Stirs Outrage [LATimes.com]
- Twitter posts tagged #westernma in Western Mass. [MassLive.com]
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