Student killed by police had pellet gun in hallway
Brownsville Texas police say Jaime Gonzalez a 15 year old eighth grader pointed a pellet gun that resembled a real pistol at officers in a school hallway before they fired. Officers shot Gonzalez at least twice after he refused to drop the weapon. An autopsy is pending. He had previously punched another student in a classroom.
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Orlando Rodriguez
Jaime Gonzalez
Rodriguez
Gonzalez
Cummings
Small quake hits near Summerville on SC coast
A 2.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded about three miles south of Summerville at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, three miles underground. It follows three prior small quakes in the past month in the same coastal area. The quake lies in the fault zone associated with the 1886 Charleston disaster that killed over 100.
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Summerville
S.C
South Carolina
U.S. Geological Survey
Charleston
Mexican cartel kingpin pleads guilty in San Diego court
Benjamin Arellano Felix, 58, the head of a Mexican drug cartel, pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to launder money in U S federal court in San Diego. He admitted leading an organization that moved hundreds of tons of cocaine and marijuana into the United States and laundered proceeds, with sentencing set for April 2 and potential prison time capped at 25 years.
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San Diego
Benjamin Arellano Felix
U.S
Arellano Felix
Twin births rise in United States over three decades
The number of twins born in the United States rose over the last thirty years driven by test-tube births and later childbearing. In 2009 one in 30 babies was a twin, up from one in 53 in 1980, per a government report. the trend partly reflects women delaying pregnancy into their 30s.
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Atlanta
U.S
German man charged in Los Angeles arsons
German man Harry Burkhart, 24, faced 37 counts of arson in Los Angeles linked to more than 50 fires over the New Year weekend causing about 3 million dollars in damage. Prosecutors say a device accelerated the blazes and he may face the death penalty by action. Burkhart’s mother’s legal troubles and a past arson case in Germany are noted, with ongoing investigations and questions about his counsel and involvement.
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Los Angeles
Harry Burkhart
Steve Cooley
Burkhart
Cooley
Marburg
U.S
Germany
Hollywood
Afghan teen bride tortured amid rights push in Afghanistan
Sahar Gul a 15 year old girl from Baghlan is hospitalized after in laws kept her in a basement tortured her with hot irons ripped nails out and broke fingers to force prostitution. authorities freed her after an uncle alerted police. the case sparks national debate on women rights and fears of rollback as Taliban negotiations loom. local and international groups press for reform while women gain seats in parliament and more girls attend school.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Sahar Gul
Baghlan
Gul
Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan Times
U.N. Development Program
Fawzia Kofi
Women’s Affairs Commission
Kofi
Karzai
Taliban
Sima Natig
al-Qaida
U.S
Education Ministry
U.N
Unifem
Georgette Gagnon
U.n’s
Latifa Sultani
Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
Sultani
India
Cuba accuses Twitter of spreading Fidel Castro death rumor
Havana state media accuse Twitter of aiding a rumor that Fidel Castro died after an account named Naroh posted from Italy and the hashtag fidelcastro trended globally. Cubadebate denounces anti Castro expatriates as necrophiliac counterrevolutionaries while noting Twitter’s past censorship claims and the joke nature of many posts.
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Twitter
Fidel Castro
Staterun
Jodi Olson
Cuba
Naroh
Castro
Narah David Folez
Asturias
Madrid
Spain
Raul
United States
Cubadebate
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