Saturday, 4.19.14 the world ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net RESS AKOTAN NEWSROOM: PAGE 14 P D [email protected] US Delays Keystone Pipeline Review while House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, called the decision “shameful” and said there Officials Say Decision In Nebraska Court Case Is Needed were no credible reasons for further delay. BY JOSH LEDERMAN AND DINA CAPPIELLO February overturned a state law that allowed “This decision is irresponsible, unnecessary “This job-creating project has cleared every Associated Press the pipeline’s path through the state. and unacceptable,” said Democratic Sen. Mary environmental hurdle and overwhelmingly Nebraska’s Supreme Court isn’t expected to Landrieu, who faces a difficult re-election in oil- passed the test of public opinion, yet it’s been WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama adminis- hear an appeal to that ruling until September or rich Louisiana. Landrieu said Obama was sig- blocked for more than 2,000 days,” Boehner tration is extending indefinitely its review of October, and there could be more legal maneu- naling that a small minority can tie up the said in a statement. the Keystone XL pipeline, the State Department vering after the high court rules. So President process in the courts, sacrificing 42,000 jobs But environmental groups fighting the said Friday, likely punting the decision over the Barack Obama will almost surely have until and billions in economic activity. pipeline hailed the delay, arguing that it shows controversial oil pipeline past the midterm after the November election to make the final In an ironic show of bipartisanship, Republi- the State Department is taking the arguments elections. call about whether Keystone XL should be cans joined Landrieu and other Democrats like against the pipeline seriously. In a surprise announcement as Washington built. Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska in immediately con- “This is definitely great news,” said Tiernan was winding down for Easter, the State Depart- Approving the pipeline before the election demning the announcement — the latest in a Sittenfeld, senior vice president for the League ment said federal agencies will have more time would rankle Obama’s allies and donors in the string of delays in a review process that has of Conservation Voters. “We are very confident to weigh in on the politically fraught decision environmental community, but nixing it could dragged on for more than five years. as they continue to examine the issues with the — but declined to say how much longer. Offi- be politically damaging to vulnerable Democ- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R- rats running this year in conservative-leaning Ky., accused Obama of kowtowing to “radical cials said the decision will have to wait for the PIPELINE dust to settle in Nebraska, where a judge in areas. activists” from the environmental community, | PAGE 24 Magnitude-7.2 Earthquake Hits Mexico Captain Of Sunken S. Korean Ferry Arrested ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday, BY YOUKYUNG LEE AND sending panicked people into the streets. Some walls FOSTER KLUG cracked and fell, but there were no reports of major dam- Associated Press age or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake at about 9:30 MOKPO, South Korea — a.m. (10:30 a.m. EDT; 1430 GMT) was centered on a long- The captain of a sunken dormant fault line northwest of the Pacific resort of Aca- South Korean ferry was ar- pulco, where many Mexicans are vacationing for the Easter rested Saturday on suspi- holiday. cion of negligence and It was felt across at least a half-dozen states and Mex- abandoning people in need, ico’s capital, where it collapsed several walls and left larges cracks in some facades. Debris covered sidewalks as investigators looked into around the city. whether his evacuation Around the region, there were reports of isolated and order came too late to save minor damage, such as fallen fences, trees and broken win- lives. Two crew members dows. Chilpancingo, capital of the southern state of Guer- were also arrested, a prose- rero, where the quake was centered, reported a power cutor said. outage, but service was restored after 15 minutes. The disaster three days In Acapulco, 59-year-old Enedina Ramirez Perez was ago left more than 270 peo- having breakfast, enjoying the holiday with about 20 family ple missing and at least 29 members, when her hotel started to shake. people dead. YAO QILIN/XINHUA/ZUMA PRESS/MCT As the last bit of the Almost 300 people remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 459 people capsized and sank off sunken ferry’s hull slipped South Korea, April 16, 2014. The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port Avalanche Sweeps Down Mt. Everest Friday beneath the murky of Incheon, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju. KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche swept down a water off southern South shifts to try to get into the the ferry was passing guilty for surviving and climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at Korea, there was a new vic- vessel, where most of the through an area with many wanted to take responsibil- least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving four missing in the tim: a vice principal of the passengers were believed to islands clustered closely to- ity for what happened be- deadliest disaster on the world’s highest peak. Several high school whose students more were injured. have been trapped when it gether, something he said is cause he had led the trip, were among the passengers sank, coast guard required by law so the cap- according to police. The Sherpa guides had gone to fix ropes for other was found hanged, an appar- climbers when the avalanche struck an area known as the spokesman Kim Jae-in said. tain can help a mate make a He asked that his body ent suicide. Investigators said the ac- turn. The captain also aban- be cremated and the ashes “popcorn field” for its bulging chunks of ice at about 6:30 The Sewol had left the a.m., Nepal Tourism Ministry official Krishna Lamsal said cident came at a point doned people in need of scattered where the ferry northwestern port of In- where the ship had to make help and rescue, he said. went down. from the base camp, where he was monitoring rescue cheon on Tuesday on an efforts. a turn, and prosecutor Park “The captain escaped be- With only 174 survivors An injured survivor told his relatives the path up the overnight journey to the hol- Jae-eok said investigators fore the passengers,” Yang from the 476 aboard and the mountain was unstable just before the avalanche struck at iday island of Jeju in the were looking at whether the said. chances of survival becom- an elevation just below 21,000 feet (6,400 meters). As soon south with 476 people third mate ordered a turn Two crewmembers on ing slimmer by the hour, it as the avalanche hit, rescuers, guides and climbers rushed aboard, including 323 stu- that was so sharp that it the bridge of the ferry — a was shaping up to be one of to help. dents from Danwon High caused the vessel to list. 25-year-old woman and a 55- South Korea’s worst disas- Rescue workers pulled out 12 bodies from under School in Ansan. It capsized The sharp turn came be- year-old helmsman — also ters, made all the more mounds of snow and ice and were searching for the four within hours of the crew tween 8:48 a.m. and 8:49 failed to reduce speed near heartbreaking by the likely missing guides, Lamsal said. Officials had earlier said three making a distress call to the a.m., but it’s not known the islands and conducted a loss of so many young peo- were missing. shore a little before 9 a.m. whether it was done volun- sharp turn, Yang said. They ple, aged 16 or 17. Four survivors were injured badly enough to require Wednesday. tarily or because of some ex- also did not carry out neces- The toll rose to 29 after airlifting to a hospital in Katmandu. One arrived during the Only its dark blue keel ternal factor, said Nam sary measures to save lives, the body of a woman was re- day, and three taken to the foothill town of Lukla could be jutted out over the surface. Jae-heon, a spokesman for he said. covered, authorities said evacuated Saturday. Others with less serious injuries were But by Friday night, even the Maritime Ministry. Another focus of the in- early Saturday. being treated at base camp. that had disappeared, and Another angle being vestigation is that a quicker The country’s last major ——— rescuers set two giant beige probed is the role of the cap- evacuation order by the cap- ferry disaster was in 1993, Pro-Russian Insurgents Refuse To Leave buoys to mark the area. tain, 68-year-old Lee tain could have saved lives. when 292 people were killed. Navy divers attached under- DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents defi- Joon-seok. Police said the vice prin- A transcript of a ship-to- water air bags to the 6,852- Senior prosecutor Yang cipal who was found hanged shore radio exchange and in- antly refused Friday to surrender their weapons or give up ton ferry to prevent it from government buildings in eastern Ukraine, despite a diplomatic Jung-jin said Lee was de- from a tree on Jindo, an is- terviews by The Associated accord reached in Geneva and overtures from the government sinking deeper, the Defense tained early Saturday, along land near the sunken ship Press showed the captain in Kiev. Ministry said. with the two crew members. where survivors have been delayed the evacuation for Denis Pushilin of the self-appointed Donetsk People’s Re- The coast guard said Lee faces five charges in- housed, had been rescued half an hour after a South public told reporters the insurgents in more than 10 cities do divers began pumping air cluding negligence of duty from the ferry. Korean transportation offi- not recognize Ukraine’s interim government as legitimate and into the ship to try to sus- and violation of maritime Identified as Kang Min- cial told the ship it might will not leave the buildings until the government resigns. He tain any survivors. law, according to the Yonhap kyu, he was the leader of the have to evacuate. demanded that Ukrainian leaders abandon their own public Strong currents and rain buildings. news agency. students traveling on a The recommendation by made it difficult to get inside Yang said earlier that Lee school excursion. In his sui- Talks between Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the the ferry. Divers worked in European Union produced an agreement Thursday in Geneva was not on the bridge when cide note, Kang said he felt FERRY | PAGE 24 to take tentative steps toward calming tensions in Ukraine. The country’s former leader fled to Russia in February and Russia annexed Crimea in March. The Geneva agreement calls for disarming all paramilitary groups and immediately return- ing all government buildings seized across the country. Pushilin, speaking at the insurgent-occupied regional head- quarters in the eastern city of Donetsk, said the agreement With Fondest was “reasonable” but insisted “everyone should vacate the buildings,” including Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Oleksandr Turchynov, the acting Ukrainian prime minister and president. Ukraine has scheduled a presidential election for May 25, but Pushilin reiterated a call to hold a referendum on self-de- Memories termination for the Donetsk region by May 11. The same kind of referendum in Crimea led to its annexation by Russia. We remember those who have passed away and are especially dear to us. On Saturday, May 24th we will publish in print and online at Yankton.net a Memorial Day section devoted to those who are gone but not forgotten.

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