May dates of historical milestones across Israel France and America
A recap of notable events on May dates: Israel declared independence in Tel Aviv in 1948, Louis XIV became king in 1643 at age four, a Philadelphia constitutional convention began in 1787, Jenner’s smallpox inoculation occurred in 1796, Lewis and Clark set out from Hartford, Illinois in 1804, and Skylab 1 launched in 1973.
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Tel Aviv
Louis XIV
France
Louis XIII
Philadelphia
U.S
Edward Jenner
James Phipps
Louisiana Territory
Pacific Northwest
Hartford
Ill
United States
North Korea set to try two U S journalists on June 4
North Korea announced that Laura Ling and Euna Lee, both U S journalists for Current TV, will stand trial June 4 near the China border. They were detained March 17 while reporting on refugees and face unspecified charges. The brief did not detail the charges but cites potential 10 year maximum sentences for illegal entry or hostile acts.
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North Korea
U.S
China
Laura Ling
Euna Lee
al Gore
San Francisco
Current TV Media
Pyongyang
Korean Central
Ling
Lee
Washington
Obama
Hospital bombardment in Sri Lanka kills dozens and traps civilians
Artillery shells hit a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka’s war zone for a second day, killing at least 50 and setting an ambulance ablaze. Doctors said about 1,000 wounded waited for care as staff huddled in bunkers amid ongoing shelling, part of a government offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Sri Lanka
Former FBI interrogator calls harsh methods ineffective
Ali Soufan told a Senate panel that Bush era waterboarding and other extreme techniques were slow, unreliable, and harmed efforts to obtain crucial information from al Qaida. He cited Abu Zubaydah and Jose Padilla data, noting CIA contractors took over and his team was recalled to restart questioning. The hearing split along partisan lines as lawmakers debated the legality and value of interrogations.
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Washington
FBI
al-Qaida
Bush Administration
Ali Soufan
Senate
Abu Zubaydah
Jose Padilla
Soufan
CIA
Zubaydah
Senate Judiciary
Obama Administration
Bush Justice Department
U.S
Barack Obama
Subcommittee
Sheldon Whitehouse
Lindsey Graham
Rs.c
Graham
Congress
House
Nancy Pelosi
Dick Cheney
Obama reverses, seeks to block abuse photos
President Barack Obama said he would try to block the court ordered release of Abu Ghraib abuse photos, reversing his prior position to avoid inflaming anti American opinion and endangering troops. He defended the move as preventing further harm after investigations identified a small number of individuals and actions were taken.
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Barack Obama
Arizona State University
Obama
Michelle (Obama
United States
Arizona
Washington
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
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Taliban
al-Qaida
Abu Ghraib
Bush
Journal World Contact Directory and delivery hotline
List of newsroom editors and contact numbers for the Journal World and 6News plus Mediaphormedia executive and customer service lines. Includes weekly delivery times and redelivery guarantee with phone numbers and email addresses.
Providence mayor proposes $150 per semester tax on students
City aims to tax college students for services used. Readers are asked if Lawrence should adopt a similar levy. Poll results note fries beat onion rings with the current vote. Visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Providence
R.J
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