Ensign Won't Seek Reelection Amid Ethics Probe
Nevada Senator John Ensign, facing a Senate Ethics Committee investigation over an extramarital affair, announced he will not run for a third term. He cited worry over hurting his family amid the highly publicized scandal. The 52 year old acknowledged the affair with Cynthia Hampton in June 2009.
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Ambush Kills Mexican Police and Prisoner in Crossfire
Gunmen in about 20 vehicles ambushed a convoy transporting two prisoners near Guasave in Sinaloa state. Seven officers and one inmate were killed, six officers and the other inmate were wounded. Prosecutors cited 1 200 shell casings at the scene.
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Obama Restarts Guantanamo Military Tribunals
President Obama ordered the resumption of military commissions for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay after Congress blocked civilian trials in U.S. courts. The move targets about 80 detainees, including Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, with al-Nashiri among the first to face trial. The White House vows eventual closure of Guantanamo, while critics urge stronger protections.
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Police helicopter video from 9/11 Towers rescue attempt surfaces
Video captured by a NYPD air and sea rescue helicopter shows firefighters and officers surveying burning World Trade Center towers on September 11 as the North Tower collapses. The 17 minute footage, part of a NIST information cache, charts the skyline of smoke and debris with shocked dialogue among crew.
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Wisconsin Democrats push for talks on Walker budget bill
Senate Democrats led by Mark Miller hid in Illinois to block Walker’s union bargaining limits. Walker calls Miller’s meeting offer ridiculous as talks pause, with Democrats debating when to return to Wisconsin for budget talks amid ongoing compromise efforts.
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Scientists grow urethras from patients own cells
London AP reports doctors in Mexico created urethras for five boys aged 10 to 14 using cells from their bladders and other organs. The lab process used a dissolvable mesh tube to shape the tissue aiming to improve repair after accident injuries.
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Discovery heads home to retirement from space station
Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station for the last time and will land Wednesday after a farewell victory lap. Actor William Shatner offered a pre recorded tribute while Scott Kelly called the view from orbit beautiful as the aging spacecraft ends a 30 year mission.
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