Son pleads for release of kidnapped father in Saudi Arabia
Paul Johnson III pleaded on CNN for the safe return of his father Paul Johnson Jr. a 49 year old Lockheed Martin employee from Stafford Township who was abducted Saturday by a group calling itself al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. He spoke alongside his aunt and the 3 year old grandson his father has never met.
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Trenton
N.J
Saudi Arabia
Paul Johnson Jr
Lockheed Martin
Stafford Township
al-Qaida
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Kingdom
Abdulaziz Issa Abdul-Mohsin al-Mogrin
Paul Johnson III
CNN
Johnson
Competency hearing ordered for mall bomb plot suspect
In Columbus Ohio Nuradin Abdi 32 faced a federal magistrate who ordered competency tests to determine fitness for trial on a mall bombing plot Abdi reacted with a vacant smile and rammed his face into a glass table prompting transfer to a federal psychiatric facility as his attorneys cited communication problems and jail behavior.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nuradin Abdi
al-Qaida
Ayman Paris
Brooklyn Bridge
Abdi
Mark Abel
Abel
Ben
Southern Baptists defend Conservative viewpoints
Indianaapolis SBC meeting defends conservative stance on public schools and gay marriage. Delegates approve a federal amendment to ban gay marriage and reject a call to urge parents to pull children from public schools. Some speakers warn the denomination may be plateauing despite gains.
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Indianapolis
Southern Baptist Convention
America
SBC
Bobby Welch
Daytona Beach
Fla
Baptist World Ce
One Month After Gay Marriage Fights Head Toward Legislature
Massachusetts entered a quiet period after a month of numerous gay marriages with no major protests. Opponents plan to push a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the fall elections for all 200 state legislative seats. Supporters vow legal challenges to the 1913 law used by Governor Romney to block out of state couples.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Michael Carl
Mitt Romney
Dio
Massachusetts gay marriage ruling sparks national legal ripple
Massachusetts court ruled gays may marry prompting 1700 licenses on day one and potential challenges to other states laws. Clerks face two month licensing window while opponents regroup and lobby for bans. Provincetown and others briefly issued licenses then halted under state orders.
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Massachusetts’ High Court
Seacrest slams Cowell as pompous harsh on Idol interview
Ryan Seacrest says Simon Cowell is arrogant and too harsh but remains a friend and the show's most honest judge. In a Straits Times interview from Singapore, Seacrest notes his on air tone reflects real feelings about Cowell. Bob Dylan to receive honorary Doctor of Music from University of St Andrews at June graduation.
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Singapore
Ryan Seacrest
Simon Cowell
Seacrest
Cowell
Straits Times
St. Andrews
Bob Dylan
Brian Lang
Edinburgh
Britain
Prince William
Dylan
Princeton University
Ex-wife of Eminem arrested for skipping drug treatment
Kimber ly Mathers, ex wife of rapper Eminem, was arrested in an Ann Arbor hotel room after a caller reported her presence. She faces a Macomb County warrant issued in April for failing to complete a court ordered drug treatment program and had previously served jail time earlier this year.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Eminem
Kimberly Mathers
Brad Hill
Macomb County
Mathers
Baby peregrine falcon captured by NYPD with help from pedestrians
In Manhattan, Lt. John Daly corralled a 4 to 5 week old peregrine falcon after it darted into traffic near the Waldorf Astoria. Passers-by blocked the bird and a restaurant breadbasket aided the capture. The injured falcon was destined for animal control care with plans to release it back into the city after recovery.
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New York
John Daly
Daly
Manhattan
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Falcon
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U.S
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Persian Gulf
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Southern Oil Co
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Ceyhan
Turkey
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Anwar Amin
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps
Talabani
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Bush
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Johnston
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Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
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