Psychiatrist testifies in Mitchell competency hearing
In Salt Lake City a psychiatrist testified on Brian David Mitchell’s mental fitness to stand trial for the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping. Mitchell was removed from court after shouting biblical verses, the fifth such disruption in these hearings. Prosecution expert Noel Gardner testified previously that Mitchell was competent, and the judge continued the proceedings.
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Brian David Mitchell
Judith Atherton
Salt Lake City
Elizabeth Smart
Israel
Babylon
Mitchell
Petsmart testing breeding stock after LCMV deaths
A Petsmart chain tests hamsters guinea pigs and mice for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus after three transplant patients die from organs from one donor possibly infected by a hamster from a War wich Planet Petsmart store. The spokesman said routine tests exist for other diseases but not LCMV.
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Providence, R.1
Petsmart
Warwick
Bruce Richardson
Car bomb near Baghdad school kills six
A car bomb exploded beside Dijlah Junior High School for Girls in Alwiyah Baghdad killing six bystanders. In two days insurgents killed nine US troops with broader attacks across the capital and country, raising Iraqi casualties to 620 total.
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Washington
David Abrams
Abrams
Camp Blue Diamond
Ramadi
Haswa
155Th Brigade
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Mosul
Tikrit
Kirkuk
Associated Press
Abu Ghraib
Dijlah Junior High School
Alwiyah
Withaq Square
Hasham Ismael
Al-Qaida in Iraq says leader is hurt
A Internet posting attributed to al-Qaida in Iraq claimed their leader al-Zarqawi was injured. U S officials cautioned the claim could not be verified and considered the possibility of misdirection.
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Iraq
Cairo
Egypt
U.S
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
al-Zarqawi
State Department
Richard Boucher
U S
Abu Maysarah al-Iraqi
Al-Iraqi
Osama bin Laden
Annabella Sciorra Joins Law and Order Criminal Intent
Annabella Sciorra will play detective Carolyn Barek on Law and Order Criminal Intent joining Chris Noth's Mike Logan. The Sopranos star previously guest starred on Law and Order Trial by Jury and has films including Cop Land and Jungle Fever. Sciorra earned an Emmy nomination for The Sopranos.
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Annabella Sciorra
Law & Order
Tony Soprano
Sciorra
Carolyn Barek
Mike Logan
Chris Noth
Law
Trial By Jury
Annabella
Dick Wolf
Chris
Gloria Trillo
Italian police raid 186 suspects in child pornography ring
In Syracuse Italy police searched homes and offices of 186 suspects including three Roman Catholic priests and a mayor in a nine day operation. The group downloaded child abuse images from a password protected site ages four to eight, halted after a tip from Telefono Arcobaleno. Predominantly Catholic Italy faced few such scandals compared to other regions.
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Syracuse
Telefono Arcobaleno
Italy
United States
Europe
Deteriorating U S Syria Ties After Iraq Tensions
U S Syria relations have slipped to minimal diplomatic contact as Washington demands tighter borders to curb guerrilla flow into Iraq. Ambassador Scobey remains absent after recalls over Hariri’s Beirut killing. Syria says it halted military and intelligence cooperation though a full severing is not declared.
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U.S
Syria
Bush
Iraq
Margaret Scobey
Damascus
Rafiq Hariri
Beirut
Condoleezza Rice
Lyra
Imad Moustapha
New York Times
United States
State Department
Richard Boucher
Shanghai officials urge fitness amid overweight staff drive
In Shanghai Xuhui District about 15 percent of 4000 civil servants are overweight and only 30 percent pass physicals. Officials encourage gym access with 25 designated clubs and weekly workouts earning reimbursement. In Arkansas a man jumped from a moving car chasing a cigarette, suffering facial injuries.
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Shanghai, China
Shanghai
Xuhui
Shanghai Daily
Zhang Chengyao
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