American woman found dead in Istanbul after vanishing
New York City mother Sarai Sierra was found dead in Istanbul with a fatal head wound. Police say forensic autopsy not complete, but the head injury is the likely cause. Fifteen people detained for questioning. Sierra last spoke January 21 before a planned flight home. Her body located near ancient city walls. State Department confirms death.
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Huseyin Capkin
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Beaten Egyptian man alters account of protest abuse
In Cairo a beaten Egyptian man told prosecutors that security forces harmed him after initially accusing protesters of undressing and assaulting him. An Associated Press video showed police dragging the naked man toward a van, while a new hospital video captured him saying police apologized for any wrongdoing.
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Cairo
Associated Press
Hamda Saber
Details emerge in Alabama school bus hostage case
In Midland City Alabama authorities describe 65 year old Jim Lee Dykes as a loner and Vietnam veteran who abducted a five year old after shooting driver Charles Poland Jr. The FBI says talks remain open with Dykes while Ozark holds a funeral for Poland with buses guiding the procession and ribbons.
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Ker
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Poland
Michael Creel
Sandy Hook choir brings tears at Super Bowl
The Sandy Hook Elementary School chorus from Newtown Conn joined Jennifer Hudson at the Super Bowl in New Orleans to sing America the Beautiful amid a day of festivities. The performance moved players and fans, drawing praise on social media as a poignant moment in the event.
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Gerald Rokoff
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Ravens
Terrence Cody
Alicia Keys
Caitlin Hamilton
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Kan
Hamilton
Reassessment of Mary Ingalls blindness cause in Little House tales
Medical researchers in Pediatrics challenge the scarlet fever link to Laura Ingalls Wilder sister Mary’s blindness. Analyzing letters and a college registry suggests former brain disease meningoencephalitis as the likely cause, possibly viral and mosquito borne, altering the book’s illness narrative.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Wilder
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Neer
Iowa
Beth Tarini
University of Michigan
Mary Ingalls
Tarini
Debates Over Guantanamo Bay Facilities
At Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Captain John Nettleton weighs building needs without a timeline for the camp. The detention facility houses 166 prisoners and costs 114 million annually, while Washington wavers between closure orders and procedural changes affecting the base and its 1800-strong task force.
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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Nettleton
United States
Washington
Barack Obama
State Department
Background checks and the myth of a national gun registry
FactCheck.org notes that tying universal background checks to a federal gun registry is inaccurate. The analysis explains the goal to extend Brady Act checks with limited family and temporary transfers exceptions and cites a 2011 conference report prohibiting a federal registry and funds for centralizing firearm records.
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FactCheck.org
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Department of Justice
McConnell
Benton
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