Gaza braces for expected Israeli invasion and clashes
Gaza City residents hoard food as gunmen patrol streets and block camp entries amid massing Israeli tanks. Palestinian leaders condemn possible incursions while leaders in Rome and Gaza express defiance. a ongoing standoff at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ends with militants exiled or released.
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Witnesses to face excommunication over abuse handling
In Kentucky, 44 year old William Bowen and three others face church judicial hearings for speaking out against Jehovah's Witnesses handling of child molestation allegations. Bowen says authorities suppress reports to secular authorities. Church leaders defend internal handling and vow to keep congregations clean and unified.
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Jehovah's Witness
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Kentucky
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Barbara Pandelo
Belmar
Barbara Anderson
Normandy
Normandy, Tenn
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United States
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White SCLC leader seeks Virginia chapter control
Roanoke AP Mills, 71, a white member, seeks court control of the Virginia SCLC saying board ousted him as president due to race. Interim president Keen says Mills was never elected but only recommended, and the chapter argues race is not the issue. The SCLC has never had a white president of a state or national group.
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Virginia
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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William Avon Keen
SCLC
Keen
Curtis Harris
Stanley delays Bermuda move amid Connecticut lawsuit
Stanley Works, the New Britain based toolmaker, agreed to delay its Bermuda reincorporation after Connecticut sued, challenging the stockholder vote. Attorney General Blumenthal criticized the vote as slipshod and misleading while noting the state holds 16,600 Stanley shares. The move aimed to cut the tax rate from about 32 to 24 percent, saving about $30 million yearly, with no expected layoffs.
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EPA to remove town's asbestos in Libby Montana homes
The EPA will begin removing asbestos-laced insulation from about 800 Libby homes in western Montana, a unique action tied to pervasive contamination and prior deaths. Officials say nationwide risk exists but this cleanup is targeted to Libby only due to local exposure factors and severity.
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Christie Whitman
Joe Martyak
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