Bin Laden Raid Details Highlight Conflicting Accounts
After the raid that killed Osama bin Laden officials offered shifting, sometimes flawed, accounts of the operation. A senior defense official described a firefight, the courier killed, and bin Laden shot while attempting to reach a weapon, with later revisions noting bin Laden was unarmed though weapons existed in his room.
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Al Qaida considered attacking U S trains on 9 11 anniversary
Information from a FBI Homeland Security bulletin shows Osama bin Ladens group discussed tampering with U S rail tracks to derail a train on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks but officials say the plan did not advance beyond early notes and there is no active plot.
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Cans for the Community Sets New Donation Record
Cans for the Community collected 4,368 pounds of aluminum cans in April, surpassing prior records but short of the 5,000 pound Earth Day goal. The drive, boosted by Allen Press employees, raised $3,000 for New York School, Douglas County CASA, and Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen, with volunteers hopeful for future growth.
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Family displaced by kitchen fire in duplex
A kitchen fire at 411 John Day Court in northwest Lawrence caused 76000 in damage to a two story duplex. Takisha Clark and her three sons were displaced. Fire officials say the blaze was accidental from inattentive cooking and under control within minutes.
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