TV violence persists in prime time after Newtown
Associated Press report by David Bauder finds that 193 of 392 prime time scripted programs on broadcast networks featured violence in the month after Biden met with entertainment executives. Examples include The Simpsons cartoon strangling Bart, Hannibal pulled after Boston bombing, and Castle episode edits.
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Newtown
Joe Biden
Parents Television Council
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Bart
NBC
ABC
Victor Strasburger
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Kentucky boy shoots sister with Crickett rifle
In rural Kentucky, a 5 year old accidentally shot and killed his 2 year old sister with a 22 caliber Crickett rifle gifted last year. The mother was briefly outside when the gun discharged. Authorities described the rifle as a child starter firearm kept loaded in a corner.
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Burkesville
Kentucky
Cumberland County
Gary White
White
Lexington Herald-Leader
Cannibalism Found Among Jamestown Colonists, Scholars Say
Smithsonian experts and Jamestown archaeologists reveal the first solid evidence that early colonists survived harsh conditions by cannibalizing. They presented the remains of a 14 year old girl, nicknamed Jane of Jamestown, showing structured marks and blade wounds suggesting intentional butchery. The discovery pertains to Jamestown period 1609 to 1610 and was announced at a National Museum of Natural History conference.
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Jamestown
Smithsonian
National ‘Museum of Natural History
Jane
National Museum of Nathead
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Douglas Owsley
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