Reason Morning Links: Floods, NATO, and Other Disasters

Jesse Walker | 5.9.2011 8:17 AM

• The Mississippi River wraps its arms around Memphis and other cities.
• The U.S. tries to kill Anwar al-Awlaki.
• As Chuck Schumer calls for an Amtrak no-ride list, a Delta pilot decides to extend the no-fly list on his own.
• NATO ignores a boat carrying 72 refugees from Libya as the craft drifts without fuel; 61 passengers die of hunger and thirst.
• Washington releases videos of Osama bin Laden.
• China imposes informal price controls.

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