Taser raises stun gun power in response to complaints
Scottsdale based Taser International says its X26 model will be about 14 percent more powerful after a change to its five second pulse sequence. The company released the update after reports that suspects regained partial mobility during the final seconds of exposure. The modification followed internal notices and drew scrutiny amid ongoing debates over Tasers and safety.
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Phoenix
Tle
the Times
Three stabbed in Franklin as fourth man held
Police in Franklin report three men stabbed at 143 Skokiaan St. Two men were hospitalized by ambulance and one by medical helicopter with non fatal injuries. A fourth man was later taken into custody after being found at the Speedway station. Language barrier complicated inquiries. names of victims and suspect not released.
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Franklin
Dayton-area
Skokinan Street
Wayne Bowling
Miami Valley Hospital
Warren County Com
Bowling
Skokiaan St
Speedway Station
Second Street
Riley Boulevard
Euphrates Valley
Hit
Iraq
Bombs Kill 21 Wound Dozens In Iraqi Violence
A series of bombings and attacks near Baghdad and other locations killed 21 people and wounded many as Shiite and Sunni factions clashed over elections. A husband of a wedding party was killed by a death by own action driver who rammed an ambulance into a Shiite gathering near Youssifiyah, injuring the bride and groom. Other raids and school bombings damaged polling sites. insurgents targeted security and religious centers as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased patrols and border measures amid the political crisis.
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Youssifiyah
Salah al-Ameri
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Umma al-Quran
Mosul
National Coalition
College DJ rocks clock to set world record
Winter Park Florida Rollins College DJ Dave Plotkin unofficially set a world record for the longest continuous broadcast by a single DJ at WPRK FM. He started Monday 9 am and ended Friday 11 03 pm after 110 hours raising 16150 dollars for the 52 year old station. Guinness will take four to six weeks to validate the feat.
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Winter Park
Fla
Dave Plotkin
Rollins College
Wprk-Fm
Plotkin
Switzerland
Guinness
Shooting at Arizona RV park follows Texas robbery
Authorities described a westbound crime spree culminating in a robbery attempt at an Arizona RV park where a store worker fired, injuring suspect Williams. Williams, a former Marine, had prior drug charges in Texas and was recently released on bond. the town of 86,000 mourns Megan, killed in the Wal‑Mart incident, as memorials grow and residents seek safety.
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Arizona
Williams
Richie Chapman
Tyler
Texas
Mary Osborn
Roe v Wade debate amid protests and legal shifts
The piece notes leaders split on abortion rights with NARAL and Catholics for a Free Choice urging nuance and fetal concerns. It discusses potential Roe overturn scenarios, McCorvey reconsidering the case, and Catholic parishes burying aborted fetuses while rabbis mobilize to defend abortion rights.
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Kissling
Nancy Keenan
Naral Pro-Choice America
Vicki Saporta
National Abortion Federation
Keenan
Saporta
Dave Andrusko
National
Supreme Court
Norma McCorvey
Jane Roe
McCorvey
Colorado
Prayer Service Calls for Long Term Tsunami Relief in Asia
The ministry aims to raise 1.5 million dollars for long term rebuilding and to adopt 10 villages in India and 20 in Sri Lanka. Stephens urged continued support beyond media coverage as recovery to take years. He shared Sri Lanka stories of at least one schoolchild and families seeking Bibles while a man buried ten relatives. Candlelit prayer circles closed the service.
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India
Sri Lanka
Stephens
Community mobilizes for Indonesia tsunami relief effort
Cline announced that local residents donated 2000 to 2500 cash and the group bought more supplies at a Meijer discount on Towne Boulevard. Medical items came from Caring Partners warehouse including orthopedic devices gloves tourniquets and syringes. Donations came from Middletown Miamisburg Germantown West Alexandria and Mason. FedEx will airlift supplies to Jakarta then Banda Aceh for World Vision International and Indonesian Christian leaders to distribute.
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al Cline
Meijer
Towne Boulevard
Caring Partners
Cline
Rhonda Reed
Middletown
Miamisburg
Germantown
West Alexandria
Mason
FedEx
Jakarta
Indonesia
Banda Aceh
World Vision International
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Middletown Journal
Taser
Steve Tut
Mahmoud al-Samaidei
Hadi Mizban
Associated Press
Right To Life Committee
Roe v. Wade
United States
Werse
Dort
Oklahoma
Alaska
Californi
Source
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Rebecca Buttram
Buttram
Ervan
Coxohio
Troberts
Senior Citizens Hearing Aid Center
Welco
Woodman
Dayton
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