Notable historical events marked on August 23
Highlights include Sacco and Vanzetti’s 1927 execution in Bastan and Dukakis declaring the stigma removed in 1977. Also TODAY IN HISTORY recalls Britain’s 1775 rebuke to rebellion, Japan’s 1914 war against Germany, Valentino’s 1926 death, Gemayel’s 1982 election and assassination, and the 1989 Bensonhurst shooting of Yusuf Hawkins.
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George III
Japan
Germany
Rudolph Valentino
New York
Lebanon
Bashir
Gemayel
New York City
Yusuf Hawkins
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
World in Brief highlights China US trade porks toys and drugs
China accused the United States of contaminated Chinese exports accusing pesticide laden soybeans and dirt in goods while Mattel faced scrutiny over lead taint in recalled toys. A Minnesota MEG study proposes a rapid brain disorder test identifying six conditions with high accuracy. A Wal Mart probe found trace melamine in Chicken Jerky products prompting recalls and store removals.
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China
U.S
Mattel Inc
Beijing
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
United States
University of Minnesota
Apostolos Georgopoulos
VA Medical Center
Minneapolis
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Pingyang Pet Product Co
Shanghai Bestro
Hungary Criticized for Granting Cuban Asylum
Cuba branded Hungary an imperial accomplice of Washington on Wednesday for granting political asylum to 29 Cubans held at Guantanamo Bay. The group, among 44 Cubans picked up at sea by the U S Coast Guard, faced repatriation risk and was held at the base while a third country was sought. Many were dissidents and some stayed more than two years.
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Cuba
Hungary
Washington
Guantanamo Bay
U.S. Naval Base
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S
Texas records 400th inmate executed in state history
Johnny Ray Conner, 32, executed in Huntsville for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk. He repeatedly asked for forgiveness and expressed love to his family and the victim’s relatives, who watched from death chamber windows as the procedure took place.
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Texas
Johnny Ray Conner
Huntsville
Sky maps come to Google Earth with Google Sky feature
Google Inc introduces Google Sky, a free tool inside Google Earth. The feature offers celestial imagery from Hubble and others, enabling virtual tours of galaxies and the Milky Way from any Earth location. Developed at Google’s Pittsburgh engineering office.
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Google Inc
Google Earth
Milky Way
Earth
Google Sky
Pittsburgh
Spy chief McConnell reveals A ISA court rulings and Warrantless program details
National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell spoke openly in an El Paso Times interview about classified surveillance under FISA. He confirmed private sector involvement in warrantless monitoring, noted a May 31 court ruling requiring warrants for foreign communications via U.S. wires, and said thousands of overseas targets, fewer than 100 in the U.S., fall under FISA. The comments mark a rare departure from the usually secretive intelligence apparatus.
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Washington
National Intelligence
Mike McConnell
Bush
McConnell
el Paso
Texas
FISA
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
U.S
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House Intelligence
Silvestre Reyes
Reyes
Chris Roberts
Roberts
el Paso Times
Dionicio Flores
Study finds surprising sex drive among seniors aging 57 to 85
A federally funded New England Journal of Medicine report reveals many adults aged 57 to 85 remain sexually active, with 73 percent of 57–64, 53 percent of 64–75, and 26 percent of 75–85 reporting partner sex in the past year. Health, partner availability, and Viagra use shape activity. more than half of those 57–75 report giving or receiving oral sex.
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United States
New England Journal of Medicine
Edward Laumann
University of Chicago
Ruth Westheimer
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Pert
Ruth
Journal World Contact List and delivery inquiry
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Congress to hear Iraq progress report next month
The survey asks if the U.S. should fully withdraw or partially draw down troops while the surge continues. Voter views split on moving terror suspects from Guantanamo to Fort Leavenworth with undecided answers.
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Iraq
Guantanamo Bay
Fort Leavenworth
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