CIA asked for documents on canceled al-Qaida target program
The House Intelligence Committee requested CIA records about the now-canceled program aimed at al-Qaida leaders. Officials said this signals a likely broader probe into the operation and why Congress was not told. CIA Director Panetta testified he canceled the effort after learning of it and said former Vice President Cheney directed not to inform Congress.
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Ike Dike could guard Texas Gulf Coast with 55 mile seawall
The plan called Ike Dike proposes a 55 mile barrier 17 feet high along the Texas Gulf Coast to shield Galveston and Houston from hurricane floods. It faces a price tag near 4 billion dollars and faces hurdles before construction could begin. Texas A M professor William Merrell champions extending Galveston’s 10 mile sea wall with additional walls and retractable floodgates to prevent repeat devastation.
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Conductor Edward Downes and wife Die in Swiss Assisted Death
British conductor Edward Downes 85 and his wife 74 died in a Dignitas assisted-death clinic in Zurich, Switzerland, choosing to end their lives after years of failing hearing sight and illness. Their children Caractacus and Boudicca issued a statement noting 54 years of marriage and the couple’s desire to avoid further suffering.
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NHS pamphlet urges teens that sex can be fun
Britain’s National Health Service promotes a new pamphlet titled Pleasure that argues sexual relations can be healthy and enjoyable. Health officials aim to shift sex education toward positive experiences while opponents fear it may encourage promiscuity amid high teenage pregnancy and STI rates.
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Mass execution of 13 Jundallah members in southeast Iran
Iran hanged 13 Sunni Baluchi rebels from Jundallah in the southeast near Pakistan and Afghanistan. The state news agency said the mass execution targets a group accused of bombings and killings in recent years as a warning and deterrent.
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