Planned Guantanamo releases criticized as too little too late
Amnesty International USA says the Defense Department plan to transfer more than a dozen detainees from Guantanamo Bay is insufficient. The 660 prisoners, many captured in Afghanistan, remain held without charges or lawyers. officials will decide if repatriations include releases or continued detention.
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Tornado Claims Couple and Family in Cherokee County
Charles Ross 80 and his wife perished in a tornado that ripped their doublewide from its foundation. Neighbors recall a devoted farm couple who faced danger together, found near their uprooted home along with six outbuildings and a barn. Julie Green 50 and her husband Richard plus two children survived with injuries after a direct house impact. all four were later hospitalized in Joplin, Missouri.
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SARS Crisis Deepens Across Asia and Europe
WHO chief says SARS can still be contained as China imposes mass quarantines and Beijing faces protests over hospital infections. Death tolls climb in China Hong Kong and Taiwan while Brussels ministers move to standardize controls. Analysts note new treatments, travel limits and school closures amid ongoing global response.
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Post 9/11 air patrols may be reduced soon
Pentagon officials indicate potential reductions to the home land defense air patrols that have guarded U.S. skies since the September 11 attacks. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper declined to specify timing or details while noting about 60 aircraft operate from about 20 bases.
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