Reno judge shot near courthouse window in Nevada
National headlines report a family court judge in Reno Nevada wounded by a sniper while near a third floor window at Mills B Lane Justice Center. Chuck Weller was hit in the chest and taken to hospital in serious but stable condition. Police searched nearby garages for suspects as officials noted possible links to a custody ruling.
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Mills B. Lane Justice Center
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Darin Consort
Supreme Court tightens access for death row inmates
The Supreme Court unanimously allows inmates to file new federal appeals challenging lethal injection chemicals as painful and supports obtaining DNA evidence before judges. Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the rulings, signaling renewed caution toward capital punishment and potentially extending lengthy appeals. The decisions challenge Bush administration and state arguments over finality and justice for victims' families.
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American Civil Laties Union
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U S faces criticism over Guantanamo crisis remarks
The Bush administration distanced itself from comments by Colleen Grafly that the detainee deaths at Guantanamo Bay were a good PR move. Officials warned against treating suicides as a tactic. The remarks collided with the White House aim to control the narrative as scrutiny grows.
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State Department
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Colleen Grafly
British Broadcasting Comp
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Grafly
BBC
Jaci
U.S
Bush
National Guard presence reduces border migrant crossings
U S and Mexican officials report a 21 percent drop in detentions to 26 994 in the first 10 days of June versus last year as 55 soldiers arrived June 3 along the Arizona border. Officials say the troops deter crossings by extending fences and road work. migrants fear abuse rumors and inflated smugglers fees drive them away.
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Mario Martinez
U.S. Border Patrol
Washington
Bush
United States
Francisco Loureiro
FBI data shows violent crime up 2005 nationwide
FBI data report shows murders, robberies and aggravated assaults rose last year marking the first violent crime increase since 2001. Murder increases were concentrated in mid sized cities with Atlanta Dallas Denver Detroit among large cities showing declines.
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FBI
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Hamas Leader Smail Haniyeh Rally Draws Ten Women Supporters
At a rally, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh waves to ten female supporters as Hamas engages in political activity amid regional tensions.
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Palestinian Authority
Smail Haniyeh
Hamas
Palestinians clash with Hamas loyalists in Ramallah rampage
Hundreds of Palestinian security forces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas attacked Hamas led targets in Ramallah bulletholes in Parliament and Cabinet offices then burned them. The violence marks the worst in the West Bank since Hamas won January elections and raises fears of civil conflict and fractured unity. Abbas remains in a power struggle with Hamas over security control.
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Hamas
Police Beat Women Protesters in Tehran Rally
In Tehran a crowd of about 200 women protested in a downtown square led by a newly formed Labor and Communist Party. Police with batons and shields dispersed demonstrators injuring one woman and detaining 20 as protesters chanted for equal rights and the removal of the four wives law. The injured participant was hospitalized with facial and ear wounds. identity not released.
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Iran
Tehran
Labor and Communist Party
Associated Press
Lawyers protest media blackout at Ontario terror case
In Brampton Ontario fourteen of seventeen Muslim suspects appeared in court as lawyers decried treatment in custody and a media blackout. RCMP said the group planned to blow up Ontario targets using three tons of ammonium nitrate, far more than Oklahoma City, and cited al Qaida inspiration with Canada named as a top attack target by Osama bin Laden.
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