Manning testifies he feared dying in custody
Army private Bradley Manning testified at Fort Meade that he felt like a doomed animal while jailed after his May 2010 arrest for allegedly sending classified data to WikiLeaks. He described confinement in a segregation tent at Camp Arifjan Kuwait and said he believed he would die in the cage.
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Drought may close Mississippi to barges and disrupt shipments
Drought threatens to render the Mississippi River too shallow for freight barges potentially halting grain and commodity movements to the Gulf. Companies seek Plan B as billions in losses loom, with ripple effects on groceries, utilities, and supplies like road salt and fertilizer.
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UN Recognizes Palestine State Amid U S Objections
The United Nations voted 138 to 9 with 41 abstentions to upgrade Palestine to a nonmember observer state. Palestinian officials hailed the move in Ramallah as a historic step, while the United States and Israel condemned it as harmful to peace and warned of consequences. Abbas urged a two state solution as Netanyahu condemned the resolution as violative of past accords.
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Syria Internet Blackout Shrinks Communications Across Country
Damascus reports say Internet and cellphone service collapsed as heavy clashes near a Damascus suburb raged and a road to a facility was blocked. Activists allege Assad regime cut the net to blunt rebel offensives while the government blamed rebels and cited a technical fault later.
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Islamists push draft Egypt constitution amid liberal boycott
Islamists rush to approve a draft charter in a single marathon session with no liberal or Christian members present. The move risks clerical oversight of legislation and curbs on freedoms, intensifying clashes with opponents and a looming court ruling on the panel’s fate.
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Leveson calls for independent press regulator in law
Lord Justice Brian Leveson urged a regulator dominated by non journalists with power to fine. The 2000 page report follows a media scandal involving politics police and Rupert Murdoch’s empire. Prime Minister David Cameron warned against state interference while supporting self regulation.
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