Bus matron charged after disabled man left on city bus
In New York City a bus matron, Linda Hockaday, faced reckless endangerment charges after a 22-year-old disabled rider Edwin Rivera with cerebral palsy was stranded on a bus for more than 17 hours. Bond set at $2500. Rivera could not verbally communicate and was picked up from a special needs school in Brooklyn.
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Historians and Wal Mart clash over Wilderness site plan
In Locust Grove Virginia preservationists protest Wal Marts plan to build a Supercenter near the Wilderness Battlefield where Lee and Grant fought. Ken Burns and David McCullough joined historians in urging Wal Mart to choose a farther location.
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Ken Burns
David McCullough
H. Lee Scott
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Wilderness Battlefield
New York firm sues Madoff trustee for $10 million
Rosenman Family LLC of Great Neck seeks $10 million from the Madoff bankruptcy trustee claiming the funds were deposited six days before Madoff's arrest. The suit, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, targets recovered assets of the failed financier.
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Bernard Madoff
Rosenman Family LLC
Great Neck
Bernard L. Madoff
Bomb attack at tribal lunch in Youssifiyah leaves many dead
In Youssifiyah an explosives strapped man blew himself up at a tribal leader's lunch, killing 23 to 30 people and injuring 32 to 110. Iraqi police and Army officials reported varying casualty figures as violence persists after security handover to Iraqi forces.
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United States
Nine Muslim passengers removed from Washington flight on New Year remark
A New Year's Day AirTran flight from Reagan National to Orlando was halted after passengers reported a remark about airport security. Federal authorities re screened all travelers and allowed departure two hours late. Kashif Irfan and fellow travelers allege profiling based on appearance.
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States adopt ignition interlock laws for drunk driving
Six states move to require ignition interlocks for convicted drunk drivers Alaska Colorado Illinois Nebraska Washington start for first offenses South Carolina for repeat offenses Mothers Against Drunk Driving backs wider use while critics warn of overreach Interlocks prevent engine start until a sober breath is detected AP photo shows the Smart Start 20/20 device connected to a vehicle ignition system.
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Ethiopian pullout raises fear of insurgent gains in Mogadishu
Hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers are withdrawing from Mogadishu as fears grow that Islamic insurgents will seize more control. Ethiopia vows to leave by end of 2008, with staged pullouts to avoid a power vacuum. Pakistan reopens main NATO US supply route after three day blockade tied to attacks in the Khyber Pass. The U.S. plans up to 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan next year, heightening reliance on land routes through Pakistan delivering up to 75 percent of fuel and supplies.
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World's oldest woman dies in Portugal at 115
Maria de Jesus born September 10 1893 died in an ambulance near Tomar in northwest Portugal at age 115. Officials said she lived to see five great great grandchildren and was listed by Guinness and the Gerontology Research Group as the world s oldest person.
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Guinness Book of World Records
Gerontology Research Group
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