Car bomb kills 16 in northern Israel
A car packed with explosives struck a bus in Karkur Junction during rush hour, igniting a massive fire that killed at least 16 people and wounded about 45, many soldiers. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, citing retaliation for Israeli operations in the West Bank and Gaza. The blast prompted calls for tougher action against Palestinian groups.
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Gaza Strip
Uzi Landau
Army
Ruth Yaron
Mexico busts drug ring tied to officials in Mexico City
Mexico’s Attorney General Rafael Moreno de la Concha says a network of at least 25 people in several law enforcement agencies aided drug traffickers. The ring involved officials from the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Drug Crimes, the attorney general’s office, the Defense Ministry and the Federal Preventive Police. Endemic corruption hampered efforts to curb cartels shipping cocaine, marijuana and heroin to the United States.
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Mexico
Rafael Macedo de la Concha
United States
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Special Prosecutor
Attorney General's Office
Defense Ministry
Federal Preventive Police
Indictment Charges Six Lackawanna Men With Terrorism Ties
A federal grand jury indicted six Yemeni descent men from Lackawanna, Buffalo on two counts each for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization tied to Al Qaeda. They face up to 15 years and await arraignment. one defendant bonded at 600,000 dollars. Prosecutors say they awaited orders to attack the United States while defense lawyers plan bail appeals.
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N.Y
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
Lackawanna
Martha Stewart Faces Potential Civil Securities Fraud Charges
SEC investigators plan to recommend civil securities fraud charges against Martha Stewart over her ImClone share sale. A Wells Notice gave her a chance to respond before the full commission's decision. Stewart, CEO of Martha Stewart Living, also faces a Justice Department probe into the December sale.
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SEC
Martha Stewart
ImClone Systems Inc
Wall Street Journal Report
Securities and Exchange Commission
Stewart
Journal
Full Commission
Allyn Magrino
Omnimedia
Italian researchers grow human genes in pigs for transplant potential
University of Milan scientists mixed swine sperm with human decay accelerating factor DNA and fertilized pig eggs to produce litters carrying the human gene. About 205 piglets in 20 litters showed the human gene in 20 to 50 percent of offspring, with plans to replace additional pig genes with human ones in two years.
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University of Milan
Lavitrano
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