Atkins in Critical Condition After Ice-Sidewalk Fall
Diet promoter Dr. Robert C. Atkins, 72, remains in critical condition after surgery for severe head injuries from a fall on an icy Midtown sidewalk. He was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center following the Tuesday incident near the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine.
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Cuba sentences last of 75 dissidents in swift crackdown
Havana reports the final of 75 dissidents was sentenced after one day trials for allegedly aiding U S diplomats to undermine Cuba. Sentences range from six to 28 years amid international condemnation and protests over the rapid prosecutions tied to a March crackdown.
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Powell urges Cuba to free dissident prisoners
Secretary of State Colin Powell denounces Cuba for “despicable repression” and calls on Fidel Castro to release about 80 dissidents sentenced in summary trials. He cites Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet among those jailed for seeking basic rights, alleging they received U.S. funds to undermine the regime.
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Tragic Deaf School Fire Kills 28 Boys in Dagestan
In Makhachkala a wind driven fire at a Dagestan boarding school for deaf children killed 28 boys aged 6 to 14. A total of 106 students were hospitalized with nine in serious condition as rescuers struggled to wake nonhearing pupils and evacuated them by mattress from second story windows.
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Israeli air strike in Gaza kills Islamic Jihad commander
Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a car in Gaza City killing Mahmoud Zaime a top commander of Islamic Jihad and wounding 12 bystanders. EU urged restraint and warned extra judicial killings undermine any peace process as a U.S backed road map nears presentation after Mahmoud Abbas cabinet swearing in.
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