Summer terrorism alert colors the news
Washington reports a yellow alert signaling significant risk of attack. Authorities outline targets from amusement venues to dams and bridges while noting no specific imminent plot on airlines. the public still seeks beach trips and tourism as safety measures remain in place amid evolving warnings and polls.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Richard C. Reid
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
al-Qaida
Orlando
Fla
Brooklyn Bridge
Liberty Bell
State Department
U.S
Jose Padilla
CIA
George Tenet
America
Miracle Survives Week Alone After Mother's Death
In Atlanta a 22 month old girl named Miracle survived five to ten days alone after her pregnant mother Lawarna Stevenson died from diabetes and hypertension as police found the child beside the decomposing body. The child, malnourished and dehydrated, received care at Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital and is now with a relative.
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Atlanta
Miracle
Lawarna Stevenson
John Quigley
Stevenson
Quigley
Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital
Mike Alsip
Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office
Jerusalem bombing kills 20 in deadly bus attack
A Palestinian man detonated nail studded explosives on a Jerusalem bus, killing himself and 19 passengers, injuring 55. Hamas claimed responsibility. Prime Minister Sharon vowed to fight terror as leaders warned of possible retaliation and U.S. policy statements.
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Jerusalem
Hamas
Bush
Mideast
White House
Scott McClellan
Ariel Sharon
Jerusalem bombing deadly strike shocks city
Police reported 20 people killed including the bomber and about 55 injured in a bombing in Jerusalem. It marked the first self inflicted kill in the city since April 12 and was the deadliest since February 25, 1996 bus blast that killed 26.
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Jerusalem
Plane crashes while battling fire in California
A C 130 air tanker lost its wings and crashed in flames while fighting a northern California wildfire near Yosemite, killing three crew. The day also saw a Southern California blaze injure three firefighters and shut Interstate 15. A separate Colorado fire forced hundreds of evacuations as dozens of homes burned.
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Calif
California
Bill Peters
California Department of Forestry
U.S. Forest Service
Colorado
Terry Barton
Sierra Nevada
Yosemite National Park
Walker
Mike Mandichak
Interagency
Hawkins & Powers Aviation Inc
Greybull
Wyo
Arrowhead Regional Hospital
Peters
Interstate 15
Las Vegas
Perry van
Pinon Hills
Durango
Denver
Forestry Worker
Supreme Court sides with free speech over door-to-door permits
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Ohio town Stratton’s door-to-door permit law violates the First Amendment. Justice Stevens led the decision, saying residents need not seek government approval to speak on neighbors' doors, and that the broad rule unfairly targets groups like Jehovah’s Witnesses and Girl Scouts.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Ohio
John Paul Stevens
Tiny Stratton
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor
Anthony M. Kennedy
David H. Souter
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
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Nablus
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Abdel Aziz Rantisi
Palestine
Rantisi
Shlomi Kalderon
Kalderon
Michael Lasr
Lasr
Tel Aviv
Jerusale
BeUi Ies
Loween
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
William H. Rehnquist
Ottawa Herald
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