Mass graves near Baghdad reveal 6000 deaths from 1991 purge
Shiite and Sunni victims were executed in a Iraqi field about 50 miles south of Baghdad during March to mid April 1991. A mass grave site reveals dozens of bodies pulled from pits as villagers and relatives search for remains and identifying papers. Local figures estimate total deaths near 6,000 at the site.
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Iraq
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Tahar
Jara
Baghdad
Jabar Sattar
Faris
Kuwait
Sattar
Jabar Arjawi
Arjawi
Mahaweel
Saddam Hussein
Hillah
William to appear on special stamps for 21st birthday
Prince William will feature on a Royal Mail stamp set marking his 21st birthday. Four portraits, including one taken at Highgrove, were released four days before June 21. Queen Elizabeth approved the stamps, with 20 million printed to attract global interest.
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Prince William
Msnbc.com
William
Prince Charles
Diana
Royal Mail
Highgrove
England
Elizabeth
Queen Mother
Today’s Birthdays: Eddy Arnold Wiseman Gravy Kazan Oslin
Country star Eddy Arnold is 85, actor Joseph Wiseman and counterculture figure Wavy Gravy turn 85 and 67. Actress Lainie Kazan is 63, singer K T Oslin 61, actor Nicholas Hammond 53, actor Chazz Palminteri 62, singer Prince Be of PM Dawn, and actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler of The Sopranos reach their listed ages.
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Joseph Wiseman
Dr. No
Wavy Gravy
Lainie Kazan
K.T. Oslin
Nicholas Hammond
the Sound of Music
Chazz Palminteri
Prince Be
PM Dawn
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
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Sopranos
Myers Says Toronto Safe After 9/11 Travel Safety Plea
Canadian actor Mike Myers, on NBC's Tonight Show, urged American tourists to visit Toronto and defended the city as safe for travelers citing WHO and CDC statements. He noted Toronto has faced media backlash but remains secure.
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Mike Myers
Canada
Toronto
Myers
United States
New York
World Health Organization
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Austin Powers” Star
Dan Aykroyd Returns to Host SNL This Weekend
Original SNL cast member Dan Aykroyd 50 returns to host the sketch show for the first time since leaving in 1980. He rose to fame with Beldar Conehead Elwood Blues and Fred Garvin and impressions of Nixon Snyder and Carter.
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Beldar Conehead
Elwood Blues
Fred Garvin
Dan Aykroyd
Aykroyd
Richard Nixon
Tom Snyder
Jimmy Carter
Sandra Bullock Seeks Restraining Order Against Stalker
Actress Sandra Bullock obtained a temporary restraining order against Thomas James Weldon a 34 year old man accused of stalking her across California Texas and South Carolina claiming he intends to pursue a relationship. The petition notes Weldon refuses schizophrenia medication and a permanent order hearing was set for June 6.
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Knight Ridder
Sandra Bullock
Miss Congeniality” Star
Thomas James Weldon
Bullock
California
Texas
South Carolina
Weldon
Michigan
Los Angeles
Tobey Maguire fights for Spider-Man return
Tobey Maguire pleaded with Hollywood producers to be reinstated as Spider-Man after being dropped due to a bad back. Columbia Pictures replaced him with Jake Gyllenhaal but Maguire, aided by Jennifer Meyer, lobbied to return and underwent a harness safety exam before being allowed back in.
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Tobey Maguire
Hollywood
Spider-Man
Ananova
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Maguire
Columbia
Jake Gyllenhaal
Tobey’s
Jennifer Meyer
Universal
Ron Meyer
Meyer
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