Al-Qaida blamed in Iraq and Saudi attacks rise
Basra suffered a major death by own action bombing near police stations and a market, killing at least 68 and injuring around 200 as crowds gathered in the city’s busiest district. In Fallujah Marines faced fresh attacks while disarmament efforts faltered amid ongoing Iraqi battles. In Riyadh a separate suicide attack killed four and wounded 148 as Poland weighs its Iraq commitment amid Spain’s withdrawal.
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Poland
Leszek Miller
Spain
Tornado Kills Eight in Utica Illinois Toll Rises
Rescuers pulled eight bodies from the rubble of the Milestone Tap tavern as a Midwest tornado outbreak damaged Utica 90 miles southwest of Chicago. Nine were rescued alive. death toll ages ranged from 18 to 81 as crews cleared sand and debris in the two story ruin.
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Fred Esmond
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Jody Bernard
Richard Little
Chicago
Mordechai Vanunu Walks Free After 18 Years In Prison
Vanunu, aged 50, walked out of prison after an 18 year term for exposing Israel’s nuclear secrets. He promptly spoke with international media to press for open international inspection of Israel’s Dimona reactor. Experts say the disclosures contributed to Israel’s estimated sixth largest stockpile of nuclear weapons. Mossad lured him to Rome where he was captured and tried for treason. Israel is not a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, limiting IAEA access.
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Sunday Times of London
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International Atomic Energy Agency
Senators push bill to allow Canada drug imports effort grows
In Washington lawmakers push a bipartisan bill to permit importing lower cost prescription drugs from Canada and eventually 20 countries. The plan requires FDA approved drugs from plants inspected by FDA, boosts FDA funding for inspections, and faces White House and GOP opposition ahead of elections. Sponsors include Olympia Snowe John McCain Edward Kennedy Byron Dorgan and Tom Daschle.
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Two Mommies Mice Created Without Fathers Spark Debate
Scientists report in Nature that two mice, produced from eggs altered to behave as if from a male, grew to adulthood and one gave birth. The work shows paternal DNA effects in mammals but experts caution it cannot be replicated in humans due to ethics and technology.
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Tomohiro Kono
Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Kono
Kaguya
Marisa Bartolomei
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Gerald Schatten
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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