Austrian Tourist Bit by Shark at Gasparilla Island
An Austrian tourist, 19 year old Armin Trojer, was bitten on the ankle by a shark while standing in chest deep water at Gasparilla Island near Boca Grande Florida. He was airlifted to Fort Myers hospital in good condition and scheduled for Friday surgery to repair torn ligaments and tendons. Officials say Bull sharks are suspected in the Florida Panhandle attacks.
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Armin Trojer
Gasparilla Island
Boca Grande
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Armin Troyer
Baden
Austria
Fort Myers
Pat Dolce
Florida Panhandle
Lethal electrified fences planned for seven federal prisons
The Bureau of Prisons will install 12 foot high stun-lethal fences at seven high security facilities in a $10 million plan aimed at reducing the need for perimeter guards. The system delivers a single shock and a fatal jolt on a second touch. Contracts are expected in late fall per spokeswoman Traci Billingsley.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Traci Billingsley
Billingsley
Senate Keeps Bunker Buster Program Alive
The Senate revived the bunker buster nuclear program after last year’s shutdown debate. Administration officials insist on exploring deeply buried targets in rock. opponents fear radiation fallout and expanded options for nuclear use. Supporters argue the $4 million is for study, not new warheads.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Senate
Congress
Administration
Fire at Baghdad water plant cuts supplies to millions
A blaze at a north Baghdad power station triggered by mortar fire or a transformer failure shut down a water plant serving northern and western Baghdad. Officials say repairs may take three days as authorities wrestle with ongoing infrastructure problems and power outages.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Jassim Mohammed
U.S
Mohammed
Task Force
Greg Kaufman
Iraqi utilities face deepening outages and unsafe water
More than 3.2 million Iraqi households or 85 percent endure unstable electricity. Nearly half lack safe drinking water. Baghdad mayor Alaa Mahmoud al Timimi warned he may resign without more funds for repairs as insurgents sabotaged a pipeline. A U.S. official warned of political costs and no quick fixes. Residents describe drinking water as life critical for infants and daily needs.
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Alaa Mahmoud al-Timimi
Baghdad
U.S
Aruba detainees may face charges in Holloway case Monday
Aruba officials indicate three teens detained in Natalee Holloway disappearance could be formally charged as soon as Monday. Attorney General Janssen said the three have been charged with murder since arrest, though authorities previously withheld details to protect the investigation.
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Oranjestad
Aruba
Alabama
Karin Janssen
Associated Press
Natalee Holloway
Aruban
Janssen
Holloway
Ruben Trapenberg
Trapenberg
Netherlands
Actress Shannon Elizabeth Seeks Divorce After Separation
Shannon Elizabeth of American Pie fame filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences from husband Joseph D Reitman after a separation since March. They have no children and Elizabeth is known for roles in American Pie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
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Los Angeles
Shannon Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Joseph D. Reitman
Superior Court
Nadia
Global protest swells as Edinburgh readies for G8 clash
British police guard fencing outside the Scottish parliament as tens of thousands gather in Edinburgh to demand urgent aid for Africa and climate action from G8 leaders. Tony Blair backs aims while hosting ally President Bush amid high expectations from activists. In Ankara, Turkish forensic teams probe Eyup Beyaz's fatal shooting near the Justice Ministry.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Africa
Tony Blair
Bush
Blair
Turkish police kill suspected bomber outside Justice Ministry
A suicide bomber from a banned Marxist group was shot dead by police after attempting to enter the Justice Ministry in Ankara. He fled when metal detectors alarmed, pressed his detonator as officers attempted to search him, but the bomb failed to explode.
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Eyup Beyaz
Justice Ministry
Ankara
Turkey
Mexican President defends Memin Pinpin stamp
President Vicente Fox rejected U S calls to withdraw a new Mexico postage stamp based on Memin Pinpin, saying critics do not understand the cherished comic book character and that the image is beloved in Mexico.
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Mexico City
Vicente Fox
U.S
Memin Pinguin
Fox
Associated Press
Mexico
World’s highest formal dinner staged in a balloon ascent
British explorer David Hempleman Adams Bear Grylls and Lt. Commander Alan Veal reached 24262 feet in a Bath balloon ascent on June 23. They descended to a platform with a formal table and dined on asparagus salmon and fruit in specially designed warm boxes. A rare whooping crane spent the summer in Vermont after veering 800 miles off course, nesting on Randy Quesnel’s farm in Lake Champlain valley.
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London
David Hempleman-Adams
Hempleman-Adams
Bear Grylls
Alan Veal
Bath
England
Grylls
Veal
Cornwall
Vermont
Midwest
Lake Champlain Valley
Randy Quesnel
Quesnel
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