Rescued Cleveland Women Seek Privacy After Healing
Amanda Berry Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight released statements through an attorney saying they are grateful for support but need time to heal. They vanished between 2002 and 2004 and were held at Ariel Castro's home where they endured rape and confinement. Castro faces kidnapping and rape charges and possible aggravated murder counts. Donations fund separate trust accounts while media interviews are not planned.
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Associated Press
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Amanda Berry
Gina DeJesus
Michelle Knight
Berry
DeJesus
Ariel Castro
Castro
Jim Wooley
Knight
Brian Cummins
Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Courage Fund
Canada
Australia
France
Susan Christopher
Kathleen Demetz
CNN
Onil
Pedro Castro
Senators call Obama to condemn IRS targeting
Republican leaders call the Obama administration to personally condemn the IRS practice of scrutinizing conservative groups like Tea Party and Patriot. The IRS apologized for the 2012 targeting, while some senators cite internal reports showing high level knowledge and questions the agency’s explanations. The inspector general and watchdog findings await release, with renewed calls for accountability.
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Internal Revenue Service
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Susan Collins
Maine
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Collins
Congress
Associated Press
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Tor General For
Tax Administration
Lois G. Lerner
Cincinnati
Lerner
States weigh benefits design as health law unfolds
Mendelson warns about high costs from cancer or MS and urges states to design benefits carefully to avoid disparities in coverage. Covered California notes balancing comprehensive coverage with affordable premiums while managing overall risk. The marketplace opens this fall with coverage starting Jan 1 and insurers foresee double digit premium hikes for some plans, offset by tax credits for many buyers, per the Obama administration.
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Mendelson
Washington
California
Dana Howard
California changes raise cost fears over health law protections
Officials say the law caps patients out of pocket but critics fear high deductibles and copays undermine access. California hopes to curb drug prices while tobacco surcharge policies may still strip coverage for many, as patients like leukemia patient Lisa Lusk face steep monthly drug costs.
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California
Brian Rosen
The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
ACA
Matsui
Lisa Lusk
Fresno
Lusk
Students mash ethanol in classroom under supervision
Ethanol students produce ethanol in a supervised classroom lab and reach a 93 percent pure alcohol batch. The purification uses salt and resin filtration to remove byproducts. Project adds a solar panel to power the unit, aligning with a sustainable class theme.
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Black
Local teacher tests water based fuel go cart project
In a class project, a solar powered battery overheated during a 20 minute run, marking a rough but successful test. Earlier, a go cart on water burned an engine, and this week students will test a ethanol and water fuel mix. The effort aims to boost engagement in math and science.
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Black
Benghazi probes defend decisions at senior levels
Pickering argues critics targeted officials above the point where decisions were made about Benghazi. He says he asked to testify, while Robert Gates defended the timing of actions. The Accountability Review Board found leadership failures but did not heavily question Hillary Clinton.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Libya
Hicks
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Glen Doherty
Robert Gates
Defense
Accountability Review Board
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Benghazi
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State Department
Issa
NBC
Meet the Press
CNN
CBS
Face the Nation
Gates
UN Urges Eating Insects To Fight Hunger And Pollution
The FAO hailed edible insects like grasshoppers and ants as underutilized protein sources aiding nutrition and reducing pollution. A 2 billion people already supplement diets with insects, which convert feed efficiently and can lower greenhouse gas output compared with cattle.
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Frances D’emilio
Associated Press
Rome
U.N
The
Food and Agriculture Organization
U.N. Agency
Food Agency
Africa
Southeast Asia
Police at scene as shooting hits parade crowd
Police were in the immediate vicinity of the shooting, with officers interspersed among marchers. Three suspects ran from the scene but no arrests had been made as of late Sunday. Leonard Temple, waiting outside the hospital, spoke of a friend shot three times while trying to shield his daughter. Temple recalled the crowd as “hanging out” before the violence interrupted the parade.
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Leonard Temple
Temple
Serpas
New Orleans Second Line Shooting Ties to Known Social Club
Police investigate a Sunday shooting linked to a social club known as The Original Big 7 founded in 1996 at Saint Bernard housing projects. The incident occurred near Treme and 7th Ward, amid post Hurricane Katrina recovery and ongoing federal consent decree funded reforms.
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French Quarter
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