Tensions rise as US warns Iran over Hormuz and ships
The Obama administration publicized warnings to Iran against blocking the Persian Gulf oil flow. U.S. Navy vessels were harassed by Iranian speedboats near the Strait of Hormuz. Panetta said all options are on the table as risk of conflict grows in an election year and amid covert actions and assassinations tied to Iran's nuclear program.
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Strait of
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U.S. Coast Guard
Tehran
Barack Obama
White House
Israel
Benny Gantz
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Panetta
Obama proposes six agencies merged into one to cut government
President Barack Obama urged Congress to grant fast track power to consolidate six federal economic agencies into a single entity. He argued combining agencies would cut bureaucracy, save money, and force Republicans to defend or oppose a leaner government in an election year.
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Homeless teen Upped to Intel Prize Gets a House
Samantha Garvey, a Brentwood High senior and Intel science semifinalist, will move into a county subsidized three bedroom house after her family faced eviction and homelessness. Suffolk County officials arranged housing as donations and aid flowed in while she continues her science work.
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Samantha Garvey
Long Island
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Suffolk County
Steve Bellone
Department of Social Services
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Grella
Yale
Brown
Olga
Leo
Lisa Kennedy
Eric G. Ramsay
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Gregory Blass
Intel
Brentwood High School
Long Island County
Van der Sloot Receives 28-Year Peru Murder Sentence
Joran van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in a Lima court for the May 2010 killing of Stephany Flores, a 21 year old business student. The judges found first degree murder with aggravating cruelty and ordered $75,000 in reparations to Flores’ family. He indicated plans to appeal as a separate U.S. extradition matter looms.
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Joran van der Sloot
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Natalee Holloway
van der Sloot
Alabama
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Dave Holloway
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Ala
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