Debate on saving elephants at international conference
Wildlife experts clash over how to preserve Africa's elephants at the CITES conference in Lausanne through Oct 20. Delegates from 100 countries weigh ivory trade, poaching, and conservation, with Kenya and Zimbabwe cited amid claims of a healthy herd and calls to ban or regulate ivory sales.
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Switzerland
Africa
Iain Douglas- Hamilton
Kenya
United States
Europe
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Botswana
Bosman Olivier
Department For Environmental Affairs
Johannesburg
Ingrid Schroeder
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Court Weighs Ruling on Miranda in Jailhouse Confession
In Springfield, a murder case hinges on an unwitting jailhouse confession by Lloyd Perkins after an undercover officer posed as a fellow inmate. Illinois appellate court threw out the statements as a coerced waiver, impacting potential death-penalty proceedings and prompting Supreme Court review.
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U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Lloyd Perkins
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Tors
John Baricevic
St. Clair County
Asu
Illinois Supreme Court
Dan Evers
Baricevic
Supreme Court
Half Moon Ship Sets Sail On Hudson Shakedown
Albany reports the replica Half Moon, built by Andrew Hendricks, will launch from the Albany dock for a two week shakedown cruise down the Atlantic Coast. The crew includes eight sailors and ten volunteers aiming for Washington NC.
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N.Y
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Henry Hudson
Orient
Dutch East India Company
Andrew Hendricks
Hendricks
South Street
Lower Manhattan
Atlantic
Washington
N.C
Hudson
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Eight Alpinists Die In Japan Snowstorm Tragedy
Police report six climbers found dead in mountains near Mount Masago in western Japan after a snowstorm during a climb from Kyoto. Two more from the same group later died after helicopter evacuation. The nine climbers aged 40s to 60s were part of a 10 member party. exposure likely caused their deaths, marking Japan’s deadliest mountaineering incident since 1982.
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Japan Alps
Kyoto
Toyama Prefectural
Mount Masago
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Attack on Jewish Students Sparks Brooklyn Outcry
Police said a gang of about 15 white youths attacked three Jewish men leaving a party at the Hillel House near Brooklyn College. Two freshmen, Joshua Fogel and Steven Weisburg, were seriously injured with Fogel sustaining a fractured skull. Authorities investigated with the bias unit as city leaders condemned the assault.
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Yom Kipur
Diane Kubler
Pace
Noah Dear
Brooklyn
Brooklyn College
Hillel House
Kubler
Dear
Joshua Fogel
Steven Weisburg
Edward I. Koch
Kings County Hospital
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