End of Torture in West Bank Hamas Prisons Reported
Hamas inmates tell AP that torture in West Bank jails stopped since October after pressure from human rights groups and a reform push led by Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad. Officials deny policy but confirm a dramatic improvement while sporadic abuse and long detentions persist.
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Spirit Rover Struggles In Martian Sand Trap After Years
NASA reports its Spirit rover, stuck in fluffy sand in a Martian crater, may become a stationary lander as winter approaches and solar power wanes. Engineers fight to free the four remaining moving wheels and keep the mission alive.
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Steve Squyres
Cornell University
Darwin Award 2009 Top Prize Honors Bank ATM Bomb Failure
The Darwin Awards named 2009’s top prize winner for fatal poor judgment. A Belgium crime saw two would-be thieves blow up an ATM with dynamite on September 26, demolishing the bank building.
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Belgium
Rustlers Roam Great Basin Cattle Corridor
In the Great Basin near the Oregon Idaho Nevada tri‑point ranchers report recurring cattle rustling. Cattle valued up to 1200 dollars and calves 650 dollars spur losses. A reward fund of about 60000 dollars backs a wanted poster as ranchers boost surveillance and counts.
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Outback
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
International Livestock Identification
Association
Rick Wahlert
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Bob Skinner
Pay for interviews fuels criticism of TV news ethics
The piece notes networks paying for interviews shapes coverage as celebs like Jasper Schuringa David Goldman and the Salahis seek six figure bids. Industry figures condemn checkbook journalism while NBC defends its Brazil trip as protecting staff from crowds. The debate centers on whether pay for access harms reporting integrity.
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David Goldman
Brazil
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Goldman
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Tareq Salahi
Obama
Andy Schotz
The
Society of Professional Journalists
Meredith Vieira
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