Catering firm tied to terror concerns in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD The U S Embassy warned that terrorist groups may have established links to Hanif Rajput Catering Service owned by a suspect detained in Pakistan since the May 1 failed Times Square bombing. A senior Pakistani intelligence officer named six held in connection with the botched attack.
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Pakistan
Times Square
Hanif Rajput Catering Service
New York
U S teen becomes youngest to top Everest
A 13 year old American boy reached the summit of Mount Everest becoming the youngest climber to do so. His team communicated by satellite from the summit on Saturday, surpassing the previous record of 16 held by Temba Tsheri of Nepal.
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Beijing
Jordan Romero
Temba Tsheri
Nepal
Moms Leave Iran Without Freed Prisoners
In Tehran three American detainees’ mothers departed for Dubai after a three day visit, failing to secure immediate release for their jailed children. The mothers declined to comment before their flight. In Austin Texas the State Board of Education nears a vote after fending off about 150 amendments on new social studies and history guidelines for 4.8 million Texas students.
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Iran
Dubai
Austin
Texas
State Board of Education
Air India plane crashes in India, many feared dead
An Air India jet overshot a runway while landing in southern India. Of 169 aboard, about 160 feared dead, with only six or seven survivors reported as details unfold.
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New Delhi
Air India
India
Government keeps BP in charge of spill response
After the Gulf Coast oil spill, officials pledge to press BP to cap the leak and clean up. Gulf residents officials and environmentalists increasingly urge the government to take over, but Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says legal limits prevent an outright takeover and frustration remains.
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Gulf Coast
Obama
BP PLC
Billy Nungesser
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
Wayne Stone
Marathon
Fla
Coast Guard
Thad Allen
Allen
Associated Press
Officials debate Gulf spill totals and response oversight
Officials and experts examine video to estimate Gulf oil leak beyond BP figures. The piece notes past spill accountability rules, federal oversight roles, and statements from Allen Coast Guard Adm. Mary Landry Gibbs and BP spokesman Neil Chapman on the ongoing response and coordination.
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Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
Coast Guard
Allen
Coast Guard Adm
Mary Landry
Obama orders new fuel standards for trucks and cars
President Obama directed federal agencies to set first ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and tighten rules for future cars and SUVs. The plan targets half current fuel use and emissions, with standards for 2014 to 2018 model years due next July.
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Washington
Barack Obama
America
Obama
White House
Gulf of Mexico
Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Officials name Clapper as leading intel director candidate
The White House favors James Clapper to replace Dennis Blair as national intelligence director. Two current officials say Mike Vickers is another candidate, though a Defense official says he has not been interviewed. Obama has been weighing options as Blair resigns under White House pressure.
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White House
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James Clapper
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U.S
Mike Vickers
Defense Department
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Clapper
Defense
Barack Obama
Blair
Obama
Robert Gibbs
Intelligence Post
Gibbs
Spacewalk completes $22 million space station battery upgrade
Astronauts Garrett Reisman and Michael Good finished installing two of six new batteries on the international space station during the final spacewalk of the week. The six new nickel hydrogen units, each 375 pounds, replace decade-old cells and power the station during eclipse.
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Fla
International Space Station
Garrett Reisman
Michael Good
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