Wecht Indicted Over County Labor and Lab Misuse
National headlines report that Dr. Cyril Wecht, longtime medical examiner of Allegheny County, is indicted on 84 counts for using county employees to aid his private practice and for trading unclaimed bodies to a university for lab use. He resigns from his $105,000 post after the indictment covering 1996 through 2005. U.S. Attorney declines to estimate profits from alleged abuses.
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Cyril Wecht
Elvis Presley
JonBenet Ramsey
Wecht
Pittsburgh University
Allegheny County
U.S
Mary Beth Buchanan
NYC transit workers reject another contract
The Transport Workers Union voted down the new contract 11,227 to 11,234, seven votes shy of ratification as fears grow of a renewed strike that could halt subways and buses. Mayor Bloomberg urged both sides back to negotiations.
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Roger Toussant
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Transport Workers Union
Roger Toussaint
Michael Bloomberg
Japan bans U S beef over mad cow fears
Japan halted all imports of American beef amid mad cow concerns after a shipment of veal from New York raised alarms. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns called it an unacceptable failure and ordered unannounced plant inspections as officials scramble to salvage trade relations with Tokyo.
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New York
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White House
Scott McClellan
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Bush Administration
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Hong Kong
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Singapore
United States
Department
J. Patrick Boyle
American Meat Institute
Asia
Clerics press to free U.S. journalist Jill Carroll in Iraq
Negotiators work around the clock to secure the release of Jill Carroll, a U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad. Militants gave a 72 hour deadline threatening her life as Muslims from Baghdad to Paris urge her release amid Iraq’s surge of abductions. The Rev Brigade claimed responsibility in a tape aired by Al Jazeera. The U.S. says nine Iraqi women are held on terror suspicions.
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Baghdad
Jill Carroll
Paris
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Carroll
Adnan al-Dulaimi
Revenge Brigade
Al-Jazeera
Miners miss two as WV mine fire sparks search
Rescuers spread out through four four mile tunnels of the Alma No 1 coal mine to find two miners missing after a conveyor belt fire trapped them deep underground. Smoke hampered visibility while rescue teams with oxygen canisters and CO monitors worked amid extreme heat and uncertainty.
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W.va
West Virginia
Doug Conaway
State Office of
Joe Manchin
Alma No. 1
Conaway
David Roberts
Refabr Co
Jesse Cole
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Brightstar Freewill Baptist Church
International Coal Group
Sago
Randal McCloy Jr
Manchin
Protesters condemn U.S. strike in Bajour border village
Thousands of Pakistanis join Jamat i Islami in Peshawar to denounce U.S. missile strikes after 13 villagers killed in Damadola. Authorities suspect al Qaeda operatives planned attacks before the airstrike amid Pakistan's anger at Musharraf's alliance with Washington. Edwin Timwell helps guide a harbor whale from the Thames near Battersea Bridge.
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Bajour
Peshawar
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al- Qaida
Damadola
Afghanistan
Pervez Musharraf
Bottle nosed whale makes historic Thames swim past Big Ben
In a historic event, a Northern bottle nosed whale swam the River Thames past Westminster and Big Ben drawing crowds as rescue boats stood by. Witness Tom Howard-Vyne described seeing a spout of water and the remarkable sight. A second whale was later seen upriver with experts noting other whales nearby in Scotland recently.
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Tom Howard-Vyne
Westminster Bridge
Howard- Vyne
Scotland
Sunnis Make Gains in Iraq Parliament Vote
Shiite religious parties won the most seats in Iraq last month’s election but lack a clear majority. Sunni Arabs increased representation threefold, boosting their potential role in a new government and support from the United States for a cross community coalition.
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