Photojournalist Eddie Adams Dies at 71 in Manhattan
Eddie Adams, renowned photojournalist famed for a Pulitzer Prize winning Vietnam War Saigon execution image, died at 71 in his Manhattan home from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was diagnosed last May and remaining active despite speech loss. His career spanned 13 wars plus political, fashion, and show business shoots worldwide.
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Trial begins in Ky. shooting
Louisville residents confront a high tension case as McKenzie Mattingly, a 31-year-old former Marine and five-year Louisville police veteran, faces murder charges for shooting 19-year-old Michael Newby. Protests intensify over a pattern of police killings of Black men and the historic demand for accountability.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne Claims At Least 29 In Haiti
Tropical Storm Jeanne battered Haiti and the Dominican Republic killing at least 29 in Haiti and triggering flash floods. The storm later moved to open sea after causing 38 deaths across Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, with nine more deaths reported in the Dominican Republic.
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Carnival Ride Breaks at Church Fair Injures Three
In Shrewsbury Massachusetts a carnival ride broke apart at a church fair near Saint Marys Church and parochial school. Three people were injured two seriously and one critically and transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center. Names of victims and operators were not released.
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Florida families begin cleanup after Ivan strikes
In Pensacola and across Florida storm victims salvage what remains. Rev Rus sell Levenson urged hope as his Christ Episcopal Church roof collapsed under Ivan. President Bush visited, pledging aid while noting the election backdrop and ongoing relief efforts.
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Ivan's Midwest flooding forces evacuations
Severe rainfall from Ivan remnants swelled rivers across Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania forcing hundreds to evacuate. Ohio River floods Wheeling Moundsville and downstream towns while the Delaware River floods parts of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Utilities report over 1.2 million outages as officials warn of road closures slides and school closures amid widespread damage and at least 53 US deaths linked to the storm.
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Veterans honor paratroopers at Oosterbeek remembrance
In Oosterbeek Netherlands a ceremony honors Allied paratroopers from Market Garden led by British British Polish and American units. Dutch Queen Beatrix and Prince Charles attend as 101st and 82nd Airborne veterans are praised for seizing bridges while Arnhem’s crossing ends in defeat.
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Bush to lift Libya sanctions and compensate Pan Am 103 families
President Bush plans to end two sanctions on Libya and free over 1 billion dollars to Pan Am 103 victims families. The move follows Libya's disarmament pledges and would deliver 4 million per family, part of a 10 million total package, with payments contingent on formal announcement and settlement deadlines.
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