Pollard to be paroled after three decades in prison
Jonathan Pollard, the former Navy analyst who spied for Israel, is slated for parole on November 21 after a 3-0 Parole Commission vote. Lawyers expect an earlier release date around November 20, with possible clemency bid to President Obama.
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Ethiopia Seeks Obama Boost Amid Growth and Jobs Push
In Addis Ababa fast growth meets a bustling Shiro Meda market as Obama visits Africa. Locals say investment and tourism are needed to sustain expansion, with officials citing a surge in trade, energy projects, and job promises while urging leaders to accelerate job creation amid rising GDP.
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Mitchell pleads to role in Clinton prison hack escape plot
Joyce Mitchell a Clinton Correctional Facility seamstress in Dannemora New York agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors. The agreement calls for a prison term up to seven years a year in local jail to run concurrently a $5000 fine and cooperation with authorities. She will lose her teaching license. Judge Mark Rogers must approve the deal and is expected to sentence in September. Mitchell 51 was a tailor shop instructor at Clinton Correctional Facility and was arrested after the June 6 escape plan.
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FATAL FLOODS STRIKE VIETNAM AND PRISON EXIT SHOCKS NATION
Reporter Richard Matt and David Sweat escape and killings unfold as Matt is shot by police June 26 while Sweat is captured near the Canadian border days later. Curtis Fairchild Jones, a 12 year old boy turned 29, leaves South Bay Correctional Facility after 7 am. Jones refused interviews. his attorney will not comment. He and his sister Catherine were implicated in the 1999 murder of their father’s girlfriend Sonya Speights amid plans to harm their father and another relative.
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Congress questions oversight of biolab safety issues
A House hearing cites recurring safety failures at federal labs involved with dangerous pathogens. Dugway Proving Ground in Utah faces repeated sanctions for improper handling of anthrax and botulinum toxin, with ongoing reviews and sharp warnings from lawmakers about lax safety culture and enforcement challenges.
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Teen arrested after body found in California girl mystery
A missing eight year old California girl was found dead behind the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz. Police say a teenage boy, who lives in the same affordable housing complex, was arrested in connection with the death. The victim is identified as Maddy Middleton.
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