Multistate Crime and World News Roundup
Five children killed when a Houston driver using a cell phone lost control and plunged into a rainfilled ditch. Chanton Jenkins, 32, faces four counts of intoxication manslaughter. blood alcohol test pending. In Skokie, thousands attended a 45 million Holocaust museum opening led by Bill Clinton. In Las Vegas Kristen Dalton won Miss USA 2009. In Afghanistan General McKiernan apologized for civilian deaths as Karzai pressed for answers. In Florida two escaped inmates charged with murder after a multi state manhunt.
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Obama says U.S. can afford diplomacy with Chavez
President Obama defended cordial meetings with Hugo Chavez during a Western Hemisphere summit. He argued the United States can extend courtesy and humanitarian outreach without risking strategic interests, noting Venezuela’s oil role and comparing defense budgets.
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Columbine survivor Patrick Ireland marks decade since massacre
Patrick Ireland, now 27, who was shot in the Colum bine High Library rampage, has regained mobility and built a life in finance. Survivors reflect on emotional scars and choose paths in education, medicine, ministry, and other fields as they reconcile with the 1999 attack.
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Gunmen kill 8 in Mexican cartel ambush
In western Mexico gunmen ambushed a prisoner transfer convoy Saturday, killing eight officers while attempting to free Jeronimo Gomez cousin of Arturo Beltran Leyva. At least 20 assailants fired on the nine prisoners as the convoy moved between an airport and a penitentiary in Nayarit. General Rodolfo Cruz said the attack was well planned.
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Pharmaceuticals Enter U.S. Waterways Amid Emissions Probe
An Associated Press investigation finds U.S. factories released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways. Federal data are incomplete but show 22 compounds appear on two congressionally kept lists, highlighting ongoing untracked discharges and calling for tighter oversight.
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Trace codeine detected near Wilmington in river water
Scientists found codeine at 159 parts per trillion in the Delaware River near Wilmington Delaware. Two codeine producing factories lie within miles of the sampling site and a wastewater plant sits nearby. Pilot studies in the U S and abroad confirm concerns about trace pharmaceuticals in water supplies.
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Iran leader calls for full defense for jailed reporter
Iran's President Ahmadinejad urged Tehran prosecutors to ensure the American journalist, sentenced to eight years for spying, can present a full defense on appeal. The move signals leadership support for due process amid hopes of dialogue with the United States.
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