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Hello and good Friday to you, I’m Stacy Elgin at the CNN center in Atlanta. Here’s a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Preparations are underway for former President Gerald Ford’s funeral. This is a military honor guard practicing for today’s service in California. Ford’s casket will be flown to Washington tomorrow. His body will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda through Monday. President Bush has declared Tuesday a national day of mourning.
President John F. Kennedy reportedly was the subject of three death threats during his visit to Ireland back in 1963. Newly declassified Irish police document showed someone called police warning Kennedy would be targeted as he arrived at Dublin airport. Another said a sniper would target Kennedy’s motorcade in Dublin. The third warned of a bomb at Shannon Airport as he left. Kennedy’s visit to Ireland was trouble-free. He was though assassinated five months later during a trip to Dallas, Texas.
There is intense speculation but no official word about when former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will be executed. The sentence could be carried out as early as Tomorrow. His defense lawyers in Jordan say US officials have told them he is no longer in US custody. And there is a belief that the execution could be soon because Iraqi law does not allow executions to be carried out during religious holidays. The Eid al-Adha holiday begins Saturday.
Well now, the news across America where a state of emergency is in effect in Colorado as people there cope with the second major snowstorm in only a week. One person has already died as a result of the storm. Sections of Interstate 70 are closed, and Denver International Airport says hundreds of flights have been cancelled to cope with the weather delays.
Family and friends are getting their chance to say a final goodbye to singer James Brown. After thousands attended memorial in New York City, a private ceremony is planned for this afternoon in South Carolina. And there will be another public viewing tomorrow at the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia.
Well, you are now up to date. For more on these stories or other news of the day, CNN is your source online or on TV.
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Eid ul-Adha Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى), (Persian: عید قربان) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. It is one of two Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son (Ishmael) for God. Others celebrate Eid-ul Adha as it marks the end of the Pilgrimage or Hajj for the millions of Muslims who make the trip to Mecca each year. Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha also begins with a short prayer followed by a khutba. In Mecca, the Khutba is delivered from Mount Arafat.
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