Mel Ferrer Dies at 90 A Long Career in Film and TV
Mel Ferrer actor and director died at his Santa Barbara area ranch at 90. The New Jersey native starred in Lili and War and Peace and produced and directed projects for Audrey Hepburn, including Wait Until Dark. Ferrer and Hepburn married in 1954, divorced in 1968, and he later married Elizabeth Soukholine.
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Angry parents removed by Chinese police after quake school deaths
Angry parents outside a courthouse in Du Jiangyan shouted for information as police pulled them away. They mourned their children from Juyuan Middle School after the May 12 earthquake that collapsed schools and killed thousands, fueling public anger over construction safety and government handling.
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Court clash as protesters escorted from courthouse
Police force reporters and two photographers from the courthouse as they were held inside for about thirty minutes. Journalists were released after protesters were moved away while parents were pressured along the sidewalk to present what some described as a lawsuit.
Syria blocks IAEA access beyond bombed desert site
Syria will not permit IAEA probes at three undeclared locations beyond the September desert target Al Kibar, despite El Baradei saying Damascus agreed to examine US intelligence claims and allow access to the bombed site amid ongoing tensions with Israel.
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Layoffs at U S lab fuel fears of brain drain
San Francisco AP report notes Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory cut 440 jobs on May 22 23 due to budget and cost pressures reducing its 8000 staff by about 1800 in 2.5 years Many laid off were engineers physicists and chemists with 20 years at the lab lawmakers and officials warn of loss of weapons design and non proliferation knowledge Feeding security concerns Dianne Feinstein and NNSA officials stress vigilance against potential foreign recruitment and counterintelligence risks
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Makeup boosts testosterone in male barn swallows study shows
Researchers darkened barn swallow breast feathers with marker to test mating appeal. The 30 treated birds showed a 36 percent rise in testosterone after one week while untreated birds’ levels dropped about 50 percent, suggesting appearance alters hormones and mating signals.
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Chavez decree sparks fears of neighbor spying in Venezuela
Venezuelans fear a Cuba like system after President Chavez quietly decreed an intelligence law. It could force citizens to report on neighbors with up to four years in prison. Critics warn it may silence opposition while officials insist it targets security threats and that communities could provide information.
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