Paris protest fades as marriage vote nears
Thousands of opponents march in Paris voicing opposition to same sex union and adoption laws with chants denouncing Hollande. In Geneva the WHO reports 20 deaths from H7N9 avian flu and 102 total cases, with new infections in Zhejiang and Shanghai. In Afghanistan as many as 74 schoolgirls fall ill from gas exposure at Bibi Maryam school in Talugan amid fears of poisoning. A private rocket built with NASA launches from Wallops, delivering a dummy payload into orbit, marking a test of the Antares program.
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Francois Hollande
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World Health Organization
WHO
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Shanghai
China
Taluqan
Afghanistan
Far North
Bibi Maryam
Talugan
Takhar
Sulaiman Moradi
NASA
International Space Station
Virginia
Antares
Orbital Sciences Corp
Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Island
Kyle Herring
Atlantic Ocean
Texas Explosion Spurs Healing At West Church Service
West residents crowded the Church of the Assumption for mass as authorities sought the blast’s cause at West Fertilizer Co. The deadly explosion killed 14 and injured about 200, with extensive damage across the town including destroyed apartments, homes, a nursing facility, and several schools. Federal and state investigators worked at the scene as parishioners prayed for recovery.
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Texas
Church of the Assumption
Boniface Onjefu
Onjefu
West Fertilizer Co
Vanna Wainwright
Breanna
Kerry asks Erdogan to delay Gaza visit amid peace talks push
U S Secretary of State John Kerry urged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to delay a Gaza visit to avoid distractions to resuming Israeli Palestinian talks. Kerry cited reasons to wait for the right moment as Ankara weighs easing Gaza goods embargo and potential Turkish outreach to Israel.
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U.S
John Kerry
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Gaza Strip
Kerry
Erdogan
Ahmet Davutoglu
Palestinian Authority
Mahmoud Abbas
Israel
Gaza
Turkey
Heaviest Syria Lebanon border clashes raise regional tensions
Syrian and Lebanese forces clash along the border with Sunni Islamist rebels in al Qusair region near the Orontes River. Hezbollah fighters are reported killed and rockets strike Hermel in Lebanon. The fighting underscores Syria's civil war spillover and Lebanon's sectarian strain amid years of conflict and regional power posturing.
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Syria
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Orontes
Hezbollah
Hermel
Lebanon
Bekaa
Zita
Qusair
Bashar al-Assad
Homs
Assad
Obama and Bush contrast in crisis response after Boston attack
Obama delivered a hopeful, consoling address promising justice and resilience, contrasting with Bush’s World Trade Center moment. Analysts note Obama’s ministerial tone aimed at comfort, while Bush conveyed anger and threats. The piece weighs crisis leadership styles and public mood.
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World Trade Center
David Axelrod
Obama
Bush
Boston
Matthew Dowd
Dowd
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
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