Orphans of Babylift to Seek Roots in Ho Chi Minh City
Tanya Bakal and 19 other orphans from World Airways Operation Babylift plan a trip to Saigon to search for birth mothers and their Vietnamese families. The group, part of the 57 children on the 1975 flight, seeks identity after years of new names and adopted lives in the United States.
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Newsweek apologizes over Guantanamo Quran story errors
Newsweek magazine apologized for errors in a report that questioned Quran desecration by Guantanamo detainee interrogators. The retraction followed outrage and deadly Afghan protests in which at least 15 people died and many were wounded.
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Priest denies communion to parishioners over rainbow sashes
In St. Paul Minnesota a Roman Catholic priest refused communion to more than 100 parishioners at the Cathedral of St. Paul. He said those wearing rainbow colored sashes to show support for gay Catholics could receive a blessing but not the wine and bread. The Rainbow Sash Alliance has urged supporters to wear sashes since 2001 on Pentecost Sunday.
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Four to face jury on terrorism finance charges
A Tampa trial targets a former computer science professor and three others accused of aiding the terrorist group behind the 1995 Kfar Darom bus bombing that killed Alisa Flatow and seven others. Jury selection begins Monday in this cross‑border case.
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Kansas debate over evolution redefining science
Topeka testimony on evolution widens beyond teaching methods as activists push Kansas board to redefine science itself. They seek a definition framing science as a systematic method of continuing investigation, omitting limits to natural explanations, for inclusion in state science standards.
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Cell phone users press polling industry in Florida area
In Miami Beach researchers report rapid growth in cell phone only households forcing a shift in public opinion methods. Traditional landline based surveys struggle as cell only homes double in under two years, with faster growth in some demographics.
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Palestinians mark Al Nakba anniversary in West Bank
In Ramallah and across the West Bank Palestinians mourn the 1948 founding of Israel, the Nakba, while Israelis celebrate the 57th anniversary of independence with barbecues concerts and fireworks. Mahmoud Abbas urged remembrance stating that the generations will never forget.
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