Mexicans seek U S asylum to flee drug violence
Dozens of Mexicans including police officers, business leaders, a prosecutor and a journalist seek political asylum in the United States amid a surge of drug cartel violence south of the border. Between October and July, at least 63 asylum claims were filed at West Texas and New Mexico crossings, nearly double the prior year.
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U.S
EL Paso
Texas
United States
Mexico
Emilio Gutierrez Soto
West Texas
New Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
South Texas
Rio Grande
Ciudad Juarez
Chihuahua
Fire destroys boatyard on Maine coast
A massive blaze gutted Washburn & Doughty Associates boatyard in Boothbay destroying commercial fishing boats tugs barges and ferries. The 50 000 square foot facility sparked explosions as flames spread evacuation affected about 200 homes and businesses. Fires investigators cite ignition near a tug under construction while cause remains under review.
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Washburn & Doughty Associates
East Boothbay
Maine
Boothbay
John Baldacci
Ed Shaw
Betty
Stephen McCausland
Maine Department of Public Safety
Lee Smith
Wiscasset
Edgecomb
Clots cause death of woman on hospital floor
Esmin Green, 49, died after hours of inactivity at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn. Medical examiner ruled pulmonary thromboembolism from deep venous thrombosis due to inactivity, amid underlying paranoid schizophrenia. Family attorney cites prolonged waiting and inactivity as contributing factors.
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New York
Esmin Green
Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn Hospital
Green
Sanford Rubenstein
City Health and Hospitals Corp
Slain Canadian Model Shocks Shanghai During Robbery
In Shanghai a 22 year old Canadian model Diana O'Brien was killed during a robbery near her high rise apartment amid a volatile foreign modeling scene. Police say 18 year old Chen Jun confessed to following her inside and killing her when she fought back. The case highlights dangers for young foreigners and weaknesses in Shanghai's unregulated modeling industry.
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Shanghai
China
Diana O’brien
Chen Jun
Chen
O’brien
Salvatore Ferragamo
Globe and Mail
Toronto
Vancouver
Barry Kazakoff
Saltspring Island
O'Brien
JH Model Management
Wang Jiwei
News Department
Public Security Bureau
Bermuda Tourists Unfazed as Hurricane Bertha Nears
Bermuda faces Bertha, with 90 mph winds and 245 miles southeast offshore, but visitors remain calm. Forecasters warn of possible tropical storm conditions and up to two inches of rain as the storm moves north-northwest, likely passing east of the island. Local surfers and swimmers stay in the water despite stronger surf and rip currents along the southern coast.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Atlantic
John Wilson
Winston-Salem
N.C
Bertha
Stolen Shakespeare First Folio Recovered by Folger Library
A 1623 First Folio valued at about 2.5 million dollars was recovered by Folger Shakespeare Library experts after a man presented the volume at Capitol Hill. Durham police in England arrested a suspect linked to the 1998 Durham University theft as inquiries continue.
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Washington Post
Washington
Folger Shakespeare Library
Durham
England
Durham University
Folger Library
Capitol Hill
Cuba
Folger
Garland Scott
Richard Kuhta
Richard
Scott
Kuhta
FBI
Durham Constabulary
George Washington
Charlie Westberg
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