Roundup of fake bills and multi-location gun violence
A Ivory Coast man in Abu Dhabi faces police custody over allegedly persuading a woman to exchange two counterfeit one million dollar notes at the Central Bank. In Arizona a gunman shot five people in Lake Havasu City before killing himself, and in Kabul seven U.S. troops died as aid workers were found slain. A Shreveport minister was jailed eight hours after being mistaken for a parole violator with identical name and birthdate.
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United Arab Emirates
Ivory Coast
Uae
U.S
A.B
George Washington
Rashid Mohammed Bursheed
Organized Crime Unit
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
Arizona
California
Deborah Langstaff
Joe Harrold
Shreveport
Louisiana
Gregory Jones
Eden Worship Center
Texas
Jones
Miners to help dig selves out of Chilean mine
The 33 trapped Chilean miners near San Jose will aid their rescue by clearing 3,000 to 4,000 tons of rock as a rescue bore is drilled. Codelco engineer Andres Sougarret said a pilot hole will precede larger cutters, with crews of six working 24 hours a day to keep the shaft clear. The process could take three to four months.
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San Jose
Chile
Codelco Mining Company
Andres Sougarret
Codelco
Associated Press
Sougarret
Copiapo
Katrina five years on shadowed by wrecked streets and hope
New Orleans observes the fifth anniversary of Katrina with wreaths on water while abandoned homes marked by spray painted circles recall missing bodies. President Obama praises progress yet cites vacant lots and unemployment, as the Lower 9th Ward and Mississippi communities confront slow recovery amid recession and spill woes.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Barack Obama
9Th Ward
Charlene LaFrance
Claiborne Avenue
Lower 9Th Ward
French Quarter
Marc Morial
National Urban League
Army Corps of Engineers
Obama
Xavier University
George Washington Carver High School
Lower Ninth Ward
Industrial Canal
ER trips for youth concussions rise in recent years
A national study finds ER visits for 14 to 19 year olds with concussions more than tripled from 1997 to 2007, and 8 to 13 year olds doubled, while many cases go untreated. Lead author Dr. Lisa Bakhos warns long term risks include learning, memory, and headache problems.
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Lisa Bakhos
Neptune, NJ
Bakhos
American Academy of Pediatrics
Sports Medicine Council
Teen rider Peter Lenz dies after Indianapolis crash
Peter Lenz, 13, of Vancouver Washington, was killed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after falling from his No 45 motorcycle on a warmup lap and being struck by 12 year old Xavier Zayat. Coroner confirmed traumatic injuries three hours later marking Speedway as site of the youngest fatal racer.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Peter Lenz
Vancouver
Wash
Marion County
Xavier Zayat
Immedi
Ately
Lenz
Speedway
Tony Renna
Peter
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