Secret Bergdahl Swap Driven by Security Risks
The Obama administration said the Bergdahl prisoner exchange was sped up to protect his life if news of the talks leaked. Officials testified that Taliban death risks and security concerns outweighed notifying Congress, as Bergdahl remained hospitalized in Germany. Hailey Idaho canceled a homecoming celebration over security fears.
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Five-alarm Staten Island fire injures 29
A five alarm blaze on Staten Island injures 29 people including 19 firefighters and 10 civilians. The fire tore through three two story town houses with about 200 firefighters responding. A man tossed two children from a window, caught by bystanders, before firefighters rescued him.
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Man arrested in slayings of five villagers near Ganzhou
Police in Jiangxi province said a man surnamed Liu was detained after five villagers were killed in a village near Ganzhou Monday evening. The victims included two elderly residents and three children including twins. authorities cited a local property dispute between Liu and the victims as a possible motive.
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