Mayhem in Manhattan as auto show crowds trigger arrests
Four people were shot and police reported 54 arrests on a mile long stretch near the Jacob K Javits Center in Manhattan after the New York International Auto Show. A group of teens and young adults harassed pedestrians causing widespread disruption.
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Elian Gonzalez Attends Cuba Youth Congress
Elian Gonzalez 16 appears in olive-green military school uniform at a Young Communist Union congress in Havana. Photos show him with delegates during the weekend event. he was found off Florida at age five after his mother drowned attempting to reach the United States.
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Teen Confesses in Killing of White Supremacist Farmer
A 15-year-old caregiver and an older laborer confessed to bludgeoning Eugene Terreblanche, 69, the South African white supremacist leader, after months of nonpayment. The confession cites an apartheid era song urging violence against white farmers as inspiration.
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Eugene Terreblanche
April Fools UFO Visit Triggers Panic in Jordan Town
Al Ghad on April 1 ran a fake report of a 10-foot alien landing near Jafr, prompting mayor Mohamed Mleihan to deploy security and nearly evacuate 13,000 residents as locals feared an alien attack.
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Jordan
al Ghad
Jafr
Mohammed Mleihan
Dominican Haiti case teases possible extradition for Puello
Aman who acted as a lawyer for U S missionaries faces a hearing this month on a U S extradition request. He is accused in a kidnapping of 33 Haitian children after the earthquake and authorities in El Salvador accuse him of leading a prostitution ring.
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Aman
U.S
Jorge Puello
el Salvador
Accused priest in India defies Minnesota charges
Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, charged in 2007 with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Minnesota, remains in India serving as a priest with support from the local bishop. The Vatican says removal was urged but church law leaves punishment to the Indian bishop.
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India
Minnesota
Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul
U.S
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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Greenbush
Victor Balke
Crookston, Minn
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Jeff Anderson
St. Paul
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Women on Discovery set record in spaceflight launch
Discovery and seven astronauts launched from Cape Canaveral entering orbit for NASA's final stockpile mission to the International Space Station. The flight marked a record with four women aboard or at the station as the shuttle faced main antenna issues and foam debris concerns.
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Haiti schools reopen in Port-au-Prince after quake
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti reopened schools for the first time since the January earthquake. Students like 12 year old Moris Rachelle returned to classes amid debris filled yards, while officials estimate only a few hundred of the 4,000 schools will open this week as tents are not yet ready.
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Carrefour-Feuilles
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Mine blast at Massey Upper Big Branch in West Virginia
Massey Energy reports seven dead and 19 miners unaccounted for after an underground coal mine explosion at Massey subsidiary Performance Coal in Raleigh County near Charleston. One injured miner is in intensive care as rescue efforts continue.
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Don Blankenship
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Charleston
Charleston Area Medical Center
Elizabeth Pellegrin
Massey Subsidiary
Performance Coal Co
115 Workers Rescued From Wangjialing Coal Mine in Shanxi
In Shanxi province 115 miners were rescued after eight days trapped by flooding in Wangjialing. State media showed rescuers pulling them to safety as crews hoped to save 38 more while survivors described using belts as makeshift lifelines and even a mining cart as a flotation aid.
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Beijing
Shanxi
Chen Yongsheng
Wangjialing
Xiangning
China
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