Las Vegas federal shootout leaves two dead
In Las Vegas a 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks opened fire with a shotgun in a federal building killing a deputy U S marshal and wounding a court security officer before dying. Investigators cite anger over Social Security benefits as a possible motive while authorities assess a related apartment fire and prior legal action.
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Johnny Lee Wicks
U.S
Wicks
Associated Press
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Dickey
Las Vegas Strip
U.S. Marshals Service
Stanley Cooper
Cooper
Arial Security
Jeff Carter
Marshals Service
Washington
Carter
Senate
Harry Reid
Reid
Federal
FBI
Johnetta Watkins
Watkins
California
US District Court
Philip Pro
George Foley Jr
John Ensign
R-Nev
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Yemen frictions with US over counterterror fight
Yemen shows signs of friction with the United States as it says al-Qaida is under control while Washington seeks lead roles. The US embassy in Sanaa reopens after a two day closure amid cautious Yemeni assurances of security. Reuters AP report notes rival views on foreign influence and tribal power vacuums outside the capital.
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al-Qaida
San’a
Washington
al- Qaida
U.S
Government of
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Interior Ministry
Associated Press
UN halts food aid for a million in southern Somalia
The World Food Program stops aid to about one million people in southern Somalia amid attacks on staff and demands by armed groups to remove women from teams. WFP shifts staff to northern and central areas while warning of mass displacement and potential refugee movement to Kenya.
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Geneva
U.N. Food Agency
World Food Program
al-Shabab
Emilia Casella
WFP
U.S. State Department
al-Qaeda
Casella
Abdi Haji Gobdon
Gobdon
Associated Press
Shamsa Omar
Baidoa
Adrian Edwards
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
Kenya
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