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CPS: Half of sect's teen girls have been pregnant
wHO: teenage girls
wHaT: More than half the teenage girls taken from a polygamist compound in west Texas have children or are pregnant, state officials said Monday
wHeN: Monday.
wHeRe: SAN ANGELO
hOw: A total of 53 girls between the ages of 14 and 17 are in state custody after a raid 3 1/2 weeks ago at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado. Of those girls, 31 either have children or are pregnant, said Child Protective Services spokesman Darrell Azar. He didn't specify how many are pregnant.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
apirl 28 2008
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Run on rice makes its way to U.S.
wHo:customers would no longer be allowed to purchase more than four bags of jasmine, basmati or long-grain white rice on each visit.
wHaT:Worried about rising prices worldwide, customers have been stocking up, prompting sales limits.
wHeN:Wednesday
wHeRe:worldwide
hOw: Prices for many foods, including beer, bread, coffee, pizza and rice, are rising rapidly as the nation contends with its worst bout of food inflation since 1990. The cost of groceries is climbing at an annual rate of about 5% this year.
Run on rice makes its way to U.S.
wHo:customers would no longer be allowed to purchase more than four bags of jasmine, basmati or long-grain white rice on each visit.
wHaT:Worried about rising prices worldwide, customers have been stocking up, prompting sales limits.
wHeN:Wednesday
wHeRe:worldwide
hOw: Prices for many foods, including beer, bread, coffee, pizza and rice, are rising rapidly as the nation contends with its worst bout of food inflation since 1990. The cost of groceries is climbing at an annual rate of about 5% this year.
Friday, April 25, 2008
apirl 25 2008
Interpol: 'Real possibility' of attack at Olympics
WHO: CHINISSE PEOPLE
WHAT :The head of Interpol said Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or that anti-China groups could attack athletes.
WHEN: FRIDAY
WHERE:BEIJING
HOW:China, whose Communist rulers value stability above all else, have come down hard on anyone they fear could upset the Games, from people protesting against the demolition of their houses for venues to the country's sometimes restless ethnic minorities.
WHO: CHINISSE PEOPLE
WHAT :The head of Interpol said Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or that anti-China groups could attack athletes.
WHEN: FRIDAY
WHERE:BEIJING
HOW:China, whose Communist rulers value stability above all else, have come down hard on anyone they fear could upset the Games, from people protesting against the demolition of their houses for venues to the country's sometimes restless ethnic minorities.
apirl 25 2008
Interpol: 'Real possibility' of attack at Olympics
WHO: CHINISSE PEOPLE
WHAT :The head of Interpol said Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or that anti-China groups could attack athletes.
WHEN: FRIDAY
WHERE:BEIJING
HOW:China, whose Communist rulers value stability above all else, have come down hard on anyone they fear could upset the Games, from people protesting against the demolition of their houses for venues to the country's sometimes restless ethnic minorities.
WHO: CHINISSE PEOPLE
WHAT :The head of Interpol said Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or that anti-China groups could attack athletes.
WHEN: FRIDAY
WHERE:BEIJING
HOW:China, whose Communist rulers value stability above all else, have come down hard on anyone they fear could upset the Games, from people protesting against the demolition of their houses for venues to the country's sometimes restless ethnic minorities.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
april 22 2008
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Guantanamo Bay detainees: We were drugged
Who: people were drugged
What:The Defense Department and the CIA, the two agencies responsible for detaining terrorism suspects, both deny using drugs as an enhancement for interrogations, and suggest that the stories from Nusairi and others like him are either fabrications or mistaken interpretations of routine medical treatment.
When:
Where:WASHINGTON
How:Nusairi, now free in Saudi Arabia, was unable to learn what drugs were injected before his interrogations. He is not alone in wondering: At least two dozen other former and current detainees at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere say they were given drugs against their will or witnessed other inmates being drugged, based on interviews and court documents
Guantanamo Bay detainees: We were drugged
Who: people were drugged
What:The Defense Department and the CIA, the two agencies responsible for detaining terrorism suspects, both deny using drugs as an enhancement for interrogations, and suggest that the stories from Nusairi and others like him are either fabrications or mistaken interpretations of routine medical treatment.
When:
Where:WASHINGTON
How:Nusairi, now free in Saudi Arabia, was unable to learn what drugs were injected before his interrogations. He is not alone in wondering: At least two dozen other former and current detainees at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere say they were given drugs against their will or witnessed other inmates being drugged, based on interviews and court documents
Monday, April 21, 2008
apirl 20 2008
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Baby shot while playing with dad is recovering
WHO: baby shot and father killed
WHAT:A baby was recovering Monday morning after someone shot and wounded him and killed his father as they played across from the baseball field at North Miami's Claude Pepper Park
WHEN:Monday
WHERE: does not say it
HOW:The 1 ½-year-old was shot at least once, possibly in the arm, said North Miami Lt. Neal Cuevas. He was in stable condition early Monday.
The boy was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Television footage showed the boy, wide-eyed, clinging to his mother in a wheeled stretcher as paramedics rushed him into the trauma center.
Baby shot while playing with dad is recovering
WHO: baby shot and father killed
WHAT:A baby was recovering Monday morning after someone shot and wounded him and killed his father as they played across from the baseball field at North Miami's Claude Pepper Park
WHEN:Monday
WHERE: does not say it
HOW:The 1 ½-year-old was shot at least once, possibly in the arm, said North Miami Lt. Neal Cuevas. He was in stable condition early Monday.
The boy was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Television footage showed the boy, wide-eyed, clinging to his mother in a wheeled stretcher as paramedics rushed him into the trauma center.
Friday, April 18, 2008
apirl 18 2008
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Pope to visit New York, address United Nations
WHAT:After a dramatic three days in which he put the country's clergy sexual abuse scandal front and center, Pope Benedict XVI turned his attention Friday to the original purpose of his first U.S. visit as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
WHO:POPE
WHAT:The pope, after an early morning flight from the nation's capital to New York City, will deliver an address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, taking his first opportunity to truly talk globally.
WHEN:FRIDAY
WHERE:WASHINGTON
HOW: When Benedict addresses diplomats from around the world, he'll likely touch on several broad themes, said Jo Renee Formicola, a Seton Hall University political science professor who has studied the papacy and international affairs.
Pope to visit New York, address United Nations
WHAT:After a dramatic three days in which he put the country's clergy sexual abuse scandal front and center, Pope Benedict XVI turned his attention Friday to the original purpose of his first U.S. visit as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
WHO:POPE
WHAT:The pope, after an early morning flight from the nation's capital to New York City, will deliver an address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, taking his first opportunity to truly talk globally.
WHEN:FRIDAY
WHERE:WASHINGTON
HOW: When Benedict addresses diplomats from around the world, he'll likely touch on several broad themes, said Jo Renee Formicola, a Seton Hall University political science professor who has studied the papacy and international affairs.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
apirl 17 2008
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Latin America scores badly in Internet ranking
WHO:Latin America's biggest problem may not be Venezuela's narcissist-Leninist leader Hugo Chávez nor other populists who are grabbing the headlines.
WHAT:Indeed, a new world ranking released by the World Economic Forum shows that Mexico, Brazil
WHEN: dont say it
WHERE:Latin America's
HOW:The report, a massive study of 127 countries, not only measures nations' Internet access but also the government regulations, bureaucracy and the business climate that allow them to be technologically competitive.
Latin America scores badly in Internet ranking
WHO:Latin America's biggest problem may not be Venezuela's narcissist-Leninist leader Hugo Chávez nor other populists who are grabbing the headlines.
WHAT:Indeed, a new world ranking released by the World Economic Forum shows that Mexico, Brazil
WHEN: dont say it
WHERE:Latin America's
HOW:The report, a massive study of 127 countries, not only measures nations' Internet access but also the government regulations, bureaucracy and the business climate that allow them to be technologically competitive.
Friday, April 11, 2008
apirl 11 2008
NiMiA HeNrIqUeZ
Weapons dealer had minority status
WHO: 22-year-old Miami Beach arms dealer
WHAT: A Miami Beach company under investigation for selling faulty munitions to the U.S. Army erroneously appeared as a minority-owned company on millions of dollars worth of government weapons contracts.
WHEN: It does not say it
WHERE: Miami Beach
HOW: The incident sheds light on what some business advocates contend are efforts to inflate contracting numbers in order to exaggerate the government's commitment to small and minority-owned firms. Since 1995 there have been 13 government investigations and two private studies that have turned up abuse and mismanagement in the federal contracting system
Weapons dealer had minority status
WHO: 22-year-old Miami Beach arms dealer
WHAT: A Miami Beach company under investigation for selling faulty munitions to the U.S. Army erroneously appeared as a minority-owned company on millions of dollars worth of government weapons contracts.
WHEN: It does not say it
WHERE: Miami Beach
HOW: The incident sheds light on what some business advocates contend are efforts to inflate contracting numbers in order to exaggerate the government's commitment to small and minority-owned firms. Since 1995 there have been 13 government investigations and two private studies that have turned up abuse and mismanagement in the federal contracting system
Thursday, April 10, 2008
apirl 10 2008
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Club Mansion bouncers accused of beating patrons
WHO: Sean Sweeney, Trevor Costello and John Merryman
WHAT: Miami Beach police have charged at least eight Club Mansion bouncers with beating three spring breakers over a disputed bar tab.
WHEN: Mon, Apr 7, 2008
WHERE: South Beach's Club Mansion
HOW: Sean Sweeney, Trevor Costello and John Merryman, who were in South Florida on spring break, were ''knocked to the ground and struck upon the head and body with closed fists, kicked via feet and held down,'' according to a police report.other patrons. Then they were told their tab for the vodka was $700.
Surprised by the amount, the students asked twice to see a bill. Twice they were refused.At this point, they were ushered into a back room, which was packed with bouncers. When the young men again refused to pay without seeing a tab, employees of the club turned physical
Club Mansion bouncers accused of beating patrons
WHO: Sean Sweeney, Trevor Costello and John Merryman
WHAT: Miami Beach police have charged at least eight Club Mansion bouncers with beating three spring breakers over a disputed bar tab.
WHEN: Mon, Apr 7, 2008
WHERE: South Beach's Club Mansion
HOW: Sean Sweeney, Trevor Costello and John Merryman, who were in South Florida on spring break, were ''knocked to the ground and struck upon the head and body with closed fists, kicked via feet and held down,'' according to a police report.other patrons. Then they were told their tab for the vodka was $700.
Surprised by the amount, the students asked twice to see a bill. Twice they were refused.At this point, they were ushered into a back room, which was packed with bouncers. When the young men again refused to pay without seeing a tab, employees of the club turned physical
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Apirl 08 2008
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Pitt wanted 95 percent discount on resort stay
who:Brad pitt
what:Sean Penn and the Jolie-Pitts all living under the same roof? For a brief time, such thing was a possibility.
when:apirl 7 2008
where:Austin, Texas.
how:Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and kids set up camp in Texas for nearly a month as Pitt filmed “Tree of Life.” Penn, who also stars in the film, arrived on set last week, and if the cost of Pitt’s accommodations hadn't been an issue, Pitt and Penn might have both ended up staying at the same place.
Pitt wanted 95 percent discount on resort stay
who:Brad pitt
what:Sean Penn and the Jolie-Pitts all living under the same roof? For a brief time, such thing was a possibility.
when:apirl 7 2008
where:Austin, Texas.
how:Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and kids set up camp in Texas for nearly a month as Pitt filmed “Tree of Life.” Penn, who also stars in the film, arrived on set last week, and if the cost of Pitt’s accommodations hadn't been an issue, Pitt and Penn might have both ended up staying at the same place.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Apirl 07 2008
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3-year-old girl finds gun, shoots self in head
WhO: A 3 year old girl shot herself
WhAt: 3-year-old girl found a gun in a bedroom of her home and shot herself in the head Sunday, police said
WhEn: April. 6, 2008
WhErE:DETROIT
HoW:One of the girl's parents apparently owned the gun, and at least one parent was home when she shot herself Sunday afternoon. Police questioned the parents and took the gun, the Detroit Free Press reported.
3-year-old girl finds gun, shoots self in head
WhO: A 3 year old girl shot herself
WhAt: 3-year-old girl found a gun in a bedroom of her home and shot herself in the head Sunday, police said
WhEn: April. 6, 2008
WhErE:DETROIT
HoW:One of the girl's parents apparently owned the gun, and at least one parent was home when she shot herself Sunday afternoon. Police questioned the parents and took the gun, the Detroit Free Press reported.
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