FBI chief defends agency amid exam cheating probe
FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress he does not know how many agents cheated on a key exam but said the bureau respects the rules and is following them. Governors criticize response after Michigan oil spill. bear attack at Soda Butte campground near Yellowstone leaves one dead and two injured.
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Robert Mueller
Congress
Mueller
Cooke City
Mont
Yellowstone National Park
Soda Butte
Eight newborns found dead at French couple home
Police uncovered eight corpses of newborn babies across two parts of a village property in Villers au Tertre near Lille. The couple in their mid 40s were detained as the parents. The Nord prosecutor planned a news conference.
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France
Villers au-Tertre
Lille
Nord
Congress narrows gap in cocaine sentences
The House approved a bill to reduce the 1986 crack versus powder cocaine disparity and eliminate the five year minimum for first time crack possession. The measure would apply to convictions without retroactive effect and aims to reduce prison terms while saving an estimated $42 million over five years.
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Obama
Senate
Virginia Sloan
Constitution Project
Julie Stewart
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Dick Durbin
D-Il
Jeff Sessions
R-Ala
Congressional Budget Office
Lamar Smith
Texas
Airblue jet crash in Pakistan kills 152 near Islamabad
An Airblue Airbus A321 crashed into Margalla Hills near Islamabad during monsoon rain, killing all 152 aboard. Officials suspect pilot error. authorities search for the flight data recorder as rescue efforts continue. Two Americans were among the victims. DNA may identify many at a site described as a mass of wreckage.
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Ately
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Murtaza Khan
Qamar Zaman Kaira
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Rosie Ahmed
Gadsden
Ala
Saleem Ahmed
Kirksey
Catalonia bans bullfighting ending long tradition
Catalonia lawmakers voted 68 to 55 to outlaw bullfighting starting in 2012 in the Barcelona centered region, a move praised by animal rights activists while the national Popular Party vows to seek protected status for the sport. The ban limits may affect one active bullring in Barcelona and a second rarely used venue, with about 15 yearly fights in Catalonia.
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Spain
Catalonia
Goya
Hemingway
Popular Party
Madrid
Alicia Sanchez- Camacho
Hands-only CPR saves lives pushy dispatchers urged
New research shows hands-only chest compressions during dispatcher guided CPR boost bystander participation and survival. Studies emphasize immediate directive coaching by 911 operators, with about 80 percent attempting hands-only CPR versus 70 percent for standard methods. Experts say aggressive guidance could save hundreds or thousands of lives yearly.
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American Heart Association
Arthur Kellermann
Rand Corp
Michael Sayre
Ohio State University
Heart Association
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