Man arrested in Etan Patz murder case in 1979
Pedro Hernandez, 51, of Maple Shade New Jersey, confessed to luring six year old Etan Patz from a lower Manhattan bus stop in 1979 and choking him to death. Police say the body was placed in trash near the store and may never be found. Hernandez faces a murder charge after a signed confession and lengthy questioning.
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Pedro Hernandez
Maple Shade
N.J
Etan
Lower Manhattan
Raymond Kelly
Hernandez
Kelly
New Jersey
New York City
Patz
Israel
Missouri to use propofol for executions sparking concern
Missouri switches from a three drug protocol to a single drug method using propofol, the same anesthetic linked to Michael Jackson's death. Critics worry about untested pain and suffering in lethal injections as sodium thiopental supplies dry up.
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St. Louis
Michael Jackson
Missouri
Missouri Department of Corrections
Kathleen Holmes
Richard Dieter
Death Penalty Information Center
Corrections Department
Global warming sparks rare butterfly's recovery in Britain
A Science study reports the brown Argus butterfly, once limited to special sites, now thrives as warming expands its range. The species doubled its habitat, aided by a new, plentiful food source a geranium, while experts warn most species face losses under climate change.
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Washington
Britain
Science
Butterfly
Richard Fox
Butterfly Conservation
United Kingdom
Jane Hill
University of York
Stanford University
Terry Root
Europe
Hill
Root
SpaceX Dragon Nears ISS in Historic Private Visit Test
Cape Canaveral Florida SpaceX Dragon unmanned capsule came within about 1.5 miles of the International Space Station performing a rendezvous test ahead of docking. NASA and SpaceX described the test as a success as the first private craft to attempt a delivery carries 1000 pounds of provisions.
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Fla
International Space Station
NASA
Spacex
U.S
Space Station
Detergent Pods Risk to Kids Grows, Doctors Warn
Dallas experts report a rise in children swallowing miniature laundry pods. About 250 cases this year have prompted poison control concerns. Pods are seen as more dangerous than liquid detergent, causing nausea and breathing issues, though no deaths yet.
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Dallas
Kurt Kleinschmidt
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
European leaders seek to keep Greece in eurozone amid talks stalls
Notable European leaders insist on keeping Greece in the eurozone but delay concrete agreement. Greece also says it wants to stay but post-election uncertainty delays implementing Europe’s required austerity. Both sides appear to be buying time for about a month as markets weigh whether to wait or push actions.
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Greece
Europe
Markets Mixed as Dow Closes Higher amid Commodities Moves
Thursday's market roundup shows the Dow up 33.60 to 12,529.75 while the Nasdaq adds 10.74 to 2,839.38 and the S&P 500 rises 0.82 to 1,320.68. Commodities swing with corn down 25 cents to 5.79, soybeans up 13.5 cents to 13.76, wheat up 5 cents to 16.87, oil up 0.76 to 90.66, gold up 9.10 to 1,557.50, silver up 0.638 to 28.16 and platinum up 8.30 to 1,422.40. The 30-year Treasury yields sit at 2.85 percent.
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Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Times-Picayune to cut print to three days a week
The Times-Picayune and three Alabama dailies owned by Advance Publications will publish only three print editions weekly starting in the fall. Online access remains free as staff cuts are anticipated. The move affects New Orleans and Birmingham Mobile and Huntsville papers as they shift to a stronger online focus amid declining print advertising.
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New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Alabama
Newhouse Family Group
Advance
Birmingham News
Press-Register
Mobile
Huntsville Times
Advance Publications
Randy Siegel
Associated Press
Jennifer Greer
University of Alabama
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