Immigrant Boat Capsizes Off Southwest Colombia
A small overloaded boat carrying more than 100 illegal immigrants sank in rough Pacific waters off southwest Colombia Friday night. The Colombian navy and Ecuadorian authorities reported 113 aboard and only nine survivors clinging to a wooden box and buoys. The vessel was built to carry about 15 people and most passengers were believed headed for the United States.
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Colombia
Pacific Ocean
Armando Elizalde
RCN
United States
Report says Brazilian not wearing heavy jacket
A leaked report on the shooting death of Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes says he did not wear a heavy jacket nor jump a ticket gate as earlier claimed. The 27 year old was mistaken for a bomber and killed by undercover police in London after the failed July transit bombings.
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London
Jean Charles de Menezes
Lonon
Polish researchers rescued on Arctic island as bears close in
Three unarmed Polish researchers stranded on a remote Svalbard island were evacuated by helicopter after polar bears neared them. Officials described their condition as cold and wet with no gear while surrounded by hungry bears.
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Oslo
Norway
Arctic
Svalbard Archipelago
North Pole
Peter Br
Svalbard
Iraq war protesters hold candlelight vigils in nationwide effort
Cindy Sheehan spearheaded a broad protest wave after staging an Aug. 6 vigil near President Bushs ranch in Crawford Texas. The nationwide candlelight vigils urge an end to the Iraq war, sparked by her anti-war demonstration and the death of her son Casey in Iraq last year.
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Crawford
Texas
Iraq
Bush
Cindy Sheehan
Casey
C.R. Vigil
Taft Charged With Ethics Violations in Ohio Scandal
Gov Bob Taft faces four ethics charges for failing to report dozens of gifts including dinners golf games and hockey tickets. The Republican governor from a renowned political family becomes the first Ohio governor charged with a listed offense in the state’s political scandal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bob Taft
Taft
U.S
Kansas detective outlines BTK bondage fixation and chilling talks
Prosecutors describe Dennis Rader squeezing a ball to strengthen his grip before strangulations and a recorded exchange with an 11 year old girl prior to her murder. The sentencing hearing discusses whether his 10 life terms run consecutively or concurrently.
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Wichita, Kan
BTK
Dennis Rader
Clint Snyder
Rader
Snyder
Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation Special
Larry Thomas
Josephine Otero
Josephine
Soft drink firms unveil school sales guidelines
The American Beverage Association announced voluntary limits to curb soda in schools. Guidelines require elementary machines to offer only water or 100 percent juice, restrict full calorie drinks in middle schools, and cap soft drink options at 50 percent in high schools.
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Washington Post
Washington
American Beverage Association
Kathleen Dezio
Beverage Association
ABA
Census Finds Singles Become Most Common US Household
New 2000 census figures show single adults surpass couples with children as the largest household type, with 31.6 percent individuals and 31.3 percent couples with children. The Census Bureau reclassified 3.3 million homes from nonfamily to partner households, counting 60 million with a partner and 46 million without.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
United States
Sin
Census Bureau
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Son
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