Prison escape sparks massive hunt for Selenski in Luzerne County
In Wilkes Barre authorities launched a large manhunt for Hugo Selenski, jailed since June after remains were found in his yard. He allegedly escaped Friday from Luzerne County Correctional Facility by climbing a 60 foot rope of bedsheets with an inmate who was later captured after a fall. Over 50 officers, dogs, and boats searched northeast Pennsylvania and beyond as state police warned the suspect could be hundreds of miles away.
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Selenski
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
Tom Kelly
Former Kentucky Governor Breathitt Collapses During Speech
Former Kentucky Governor Edward T. Breathitt, 78, collapsed during a speech at the University of Kentucky and was hospitalized in critical condition. University officials said the cause wasn’t determined and a cardiologist ruled out a heart attack.
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Kentucky
Edward T
Ned” Breathitt
University of Kentucky
Breathitt
UK Medical Center
University
Mary Margaret Colliver
Colliver
John Gurley
Mayor a subject in FBI probe that included bugging
Philadelphia Mayor John F Street is identified as a subject in an FBI probe involving bugging of City Hall. Street had said prosecutors told him he was not a target, while a federal official confirmed he remains a subject whose conduct is within the investigation’s scope.
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John F Street
Street
Texas House Walkout Delays Redistricting Vote Again
Democratic walkout blocks action on a new congressional map as House Republicans seek to pass a compromise despite Senate delays. Most Democrats fled to deny quorum while talks linger and a third special session deadline nears. Rep. Joe Deshotel says aim is to block final approval during the third special session ends Tuesday.
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Texas
House
Senate
Joe Deshotel
Sniper case hinges on Muhammad Malvo relationship dynamics
Before trial, prosecutors and defense clash over the nature of the Muhammad Malvo bond. The defense hints at Malvo as the triggerman with Muhammad as a dominating influence, while prosecutors describe a two person killing team with shared culpability in 13 shootings across multiple states.
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Lee Boyd Malvo
Muhammad
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Theodore Kaczynski
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Arizona
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Commonwealth
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Jamaica
Antigua
U.S. Army
United States
Florida
Bellingham
Wash
Dallas surgeons begin complex separation of Egyptian conjoined twins
An 18-doctor team at Children’s Medical Center Dallas starts a multi-day separation of 2-year-old Egyptian twins Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim. The risky procedure aims to divide their shared skull and brain vessels, with fatalities and brain damage possible, as 50 to 60 staff work in stages over an expected 18 to 90 hours.
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Egypt
Ahmed
Mohamed Ibrahim
Jim Thomas
Children’s Medical Center
Singapore
Thomas
Dale Swift
Naglaa Mahmoud
el-Homr
Qus
Armstrong Leads Tour of Hope Start Across Nation
Five time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong joins a 26 member team for a 3200 mile cross country ride to spur cancer research trial participation. He also participates in a 100 kilometer fund raiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Armstrong plans to join stops along the route periodically.
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Los Angeles
Lance Armstrong
Washington, D.C
Crayola retires colors. four debut new hues for 100th anniversary
Crayola drops mulberry and teal blue among 60 colors in a 100th anniversary contest, introducing jazzberry jam mango tango inchworm and wild blue yonder while burnt sienna survives an online vote. The change echoes past renamings like Prussian blue to midnight blue and flesh to peach.
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Stacy Gabrielle
Crayola Hall of Fame
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