Gunman kills guard at Holocaust Museum
An 88-year-old white supremacist opened fire with a rifle inside the U S Holocaust Memorial Museum wounding a security guard before officers shot him. The head guard Stephen Tyrone Johns died at the scene. Federal and local investigators search for motives and ties as officials condemn anti Semitism.
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Washington
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Cathy Lanier
Stephen Tyrone Johns
Temple Hills
Sara Bloomfield
White House
Barack Obama
Nebraska doctor to offer third term abortions in Kansas
Dr. LeRoy Carhart said he will perform late-term abortions in Kansas after the slaying of George Tiller, possibly at a new or existing facility. He noted a Kansas option for viable fetuses after 21 weeks if the mother’s health is at risk or major functions are impaired. Carhart, who runs a Bellevue clinic, has previously conducted late-term procedures at Tiller’s Wichita clinic.
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Nebraska
Kansas
George Tiller
LeRoy Carhart
Associated Press
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Tiller
Wichita
Bellevue
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Winds Slowing Study Raises Wind Power Alarm Across U S
A first of its kind study suggests average and peak wind speeds have slowed since 1973, especially in the Midwest and East. Researchers note a 10 percent drop over a decade in some Midwest areas, potentially reducing energy output by about 30 percent for peak winds.
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Washington
Green Energy Movement
United States
Midwest
East
Eugene Takle
Iowa State University
Pryor
Three Bodies Recovered After Slim Jim Factory Blast
Search teams recovered three bodies from the unstable Slim Jim snack factory wreckage after an explosion that collapsed parts of the roof and an exterior wall. Workers planned to remove debris from the fallen wall onto nearby vehicles and continue the building search for victims.
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Garner
N.C
Senators press FAA to require pilot training history checks
Senators urged the FAA to adopt a 2005 NT SB recommendation that airlines be required to obtain pilots training histories. Mark Rosenker told a Senate panel the board urged mandatory checks, but the FAA left it voluntary with waivers. Separately Palau agreed to accept 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay, easing a barrier to closing the U S prison camp amid opposition to releasing Uighurs in the United States.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Buffalo
N.Y
Mark Rosenker
National Transportation Safety Board
Senate
FAA
Wellington
New Zealand
Palau
Pacific Ocean
Guantanamo Bay
U.S
China
Obama
Great-grandmother Tasered by Texas deputy during traffic stop
In Austin region, 72-year-old Kathryn Winkfein challenged Deputy Chris Bieze after a speeding stop. Video shows her out of a white pickup cursing as Bieze tases her, causing her to fall and moan. Winkfein was later charged with resisting arrest.
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Austin
Texas
Travis
Kathryn Winkfein
Travis County
Chris Bieze
Winkfein
Bieze
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