Navy destroyer collides with tanker near Hormuz
A U S Navy guided missile destroyer USS Porter suffered a 10 by 10 foot breach on its starboard side after a collision with the Panamanian flagged M V Otowasan early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported and naval officials said the incident was not combat related. Investigations are ongoing with no spills or leaks reported.
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United Arab Emirates
Strait of Hormuz
Porter
U.S. Navy
Navy
Billy Graham in hospital with bronchitis
The 93 year old evangelist is hospitalized in Asheville North Carolina with bronchitis and a lung infection. He is resting comfortably in stable condition after overnight admission. Graham previously faced a pneumonia hospitalization in November.
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Asheville
N.C
Billy Graham
North Carolina
Graham
Mission Hospital
Montreal
Chimp CJ Escapes Las Vegas Backyard Again
Timmi De Rosa reports CJ the 13 year old chimp escaped her Las Vegas backyard enclosure again this weekend. She believes a human helped open the cage and CJ was captured quickly without causing harm before being turned over to an animal entertainer and then sent to a sanctuary in Oregon.
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Las Vegas
Timmi de Rosa
de Rosa
Oregon
Voter impersonation rare in nationwide fraud study
New analysis of 2,068 fraud cases since 2000 shows only 10 in-person impersonation instances, amid 146 million registered voters. Absentee and registration fraud exceed impersonation, and most fraud cases end in acquittals or dropped charges. Civil rights groups condemn strict ID laws as discriminatory.
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News21
Carnegie- Knight
United States
Londonderry
N.H
Mark Lacasse
George W. Bush
Lacasse
Eddie Hailes
Advancement Project
Texas
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Sikh temple marks first Sunday service after attack
Hundreds gathered at the suburban Milwaukee temple for a healing service after a gunman killed six people and shot others. The ceremony began in the parking lot with a flagpole cleansing and included prayers, rites, and a simple memorial. Visitors from California and Cleveland joined local worshippers to show unity and rebirth.
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Wis
Milwaukee
California
Cleveland
Justice Khalsa
Wade Michael Page
Sikh Temple of
Wisconsin
Planetary Resources seeks asteroid mining ties with top firms
Planetary Resources, the asteroid mining venture backed by Google executives, says it has added new billionaire investors and is nearing a partnership with a top 10 mining company. Co founder Eric Anderson declined to disclose names while noting several others joining as investors. The Seattle firm has Ross Perot Jr. and Google leaders among backers and aims to launch a space surveyor in under two years to map target asteroids for prospecting within four years as 10 000 near earth asteroids exist.
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London
Planetary Resources
Google
Eric Anderson
Ross Perot Jr
Larry Page
Eric Schmidt
Goldman Sachs Group
John Whitehead
Ben Taylor
Planetary Environments
University of Surrey
Guildford
England
Anderson
Earth
Witnesses recount police shooting in Times Square
In crowded Times Square a man, Darrius Kennedy, lunged at officers with an 11 inch knife after ignoring orders to drop it. Police fired 12 shots. Kennedy died at Bellevue Hospital. Kennedy had 10 prior arrests including seven for marijuana possession.
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New York
Lincoln Rocha
Times Square
Rocha
Darrius Kennedy
Kennedy
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
Hempstead
N.Y
New York Police Department
Iran quake rescue teams struggle to reach victims
Rescue workers used helicopters to reach remote areas in northwestern Iran after twin earthquakes. The official death toll dropped to 227 with over 1,380 injured. President Ahmadinejad ordered a reconstruction budget as aftershocks continued and thousands remained homeless or without medical care. Red Crescent reported over 800 relief workers in the operation.
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Tehran
Iran
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar
Najar
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Varzagan
Red Crescent
ISNA
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