DNA Evidence Ties Ex-Army Doctor to Slain Family Case
The hair found in the dead wife’s hand belongs to a former Army doctor convicted in the slayings of his wife and two daughters. DNA tests also show a hair under Jeffrey MacDonald’s youngest daughter’s fingernail from an unidentified person, a result supporters say bolsters his claim that others killed his family at Fort Bragg in 1970.
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Luna the killer whale dies after tugboat collision
In Seattle a lone orca named Luna, famous for seeking boat contact, wandered into Nootka Sound near Vancouver Island in 2001 and was reportedly killed Friday when struck by a tugboat propeller. Canadian authorities confirmed the accident.
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Oil spill becomes largest on North Slope of Alaska
Officials estimate an oil spill in Prudhoe Bay reached 201000 to 267000 gallons, surpassing the 38000 gallons spilled in 2001 and far below the Exxon Valdez disaster of 1989 in Prince William Sound.
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Killer nurse gagged in sentencing hearing in Allentown
In Allentown, former nurse Charles Cullen, who confessed to killing at least 29 patients, was gagged with cloth and duct tape as he repeated the same phrase. The bench tightened the gag but his muffled chant persisted while relatives spoke and the judge delivered six additional life sentences.
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Maxwell under investigation at death police say
London police disclosed that Robert Maxwell was being investigated for a World War II war crime linked to the killing of an unarmed German civilian. Investigators questioned Maxwell's former platoon as they prepared a possible case weeks before his death.
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Bush warns Dubai ports deal collapse may hurt security
President Bush said the failed Dubai ports deal could harm U S efforts to recruit Middle East partners in the war on terror and may delay trade talks with the UAE. He urged stronger ties with moderate Arab states and defended the administration's review process while noting UAE remains a key ally. Secretary Rice echoed that line en route to Chile.
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Republicans look to 2008 race at Memphis conference
About 2000 GOP activists gathered in Memphis to hear presidential prospects and test a straw poll among candidates Mitt Romney John McCain George Allen Sam Brownback Mike Huckabee and Bill Frist. McCain urged supporters to write in Bush while Frist faces questions over a weak showing. An AP Ipsos survey shows Bush approval at 37 percent and Congress at 31 percent.
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Gambino figure John Gotti declared mistrial in racketeering case
U S District Court jury deadlocked on racketeering charges against John Gotti also known as Junior with jurors noting impasse after less than two days of deliberations A new trial date was to be set with Gotti free on seven million dollar bail and prosecutors planning a threepeater effort in court files and statements by Judge Shira Scheindlin and witnesses.
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Former Bush policy adviser charged with theft in Maryland
Claude Alexander Allen a former domestic policy adviser to President Bush was arrested in Montgomery County Maryland on accusations of obtaining more than 5000 in refunds for merchandise he did not purchase. He earlier served in the Health and Human Services Department and was nominated to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals but never confirmed.
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