Largest prime discovery by MSU grad student Shafer
Michigan State University graduate student Michael Shafer helped identify a new largest known prime number. The 6,320,430 digit figure, over 2 million digits larger than the previous record, arose from the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search in which 211,000 computers contributed billions of calculations per second.
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Attacks in Mosul kill two Americans and wound four
In Mosul two US soldiers died and four were wounded in separate attacks. A US troop unit arrested five Iraqi police and 24 others linked to insurgents. A fighter jet incident near Baghdad caused an emergency landing after a missile strike. a US helicopter was also hit but crew unharmed. The Iraqi Governing Council announced a war crimes tribunal for Saddam's regime.
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Six children die as wall collapses during U S assault
In eastern Paktia province a U S led attack on a weapons cache compound killed six children and nine other people, with U S Lt Col Bryan Hilferty saying noncombatants could not be ruled out and that the wall may have fallen during the assault or due to secondary explosions.
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Court upholds ban on soft money in campaign finance ruling
The Supreme Court, in a 5 4 decision, upheld key provisions of the 2002 law aimed at limiting money in politics. It allows bans on unlimited donations to parties, rejects free speech broadside objections, and preserves restrictions on pre election political ads. The justices noted money will not stop flowing and upheld further ad controls in the election period.
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Moore appeals ouster over Ten Commandments monument in Alabama
Roy Moore has filed a notice of appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court after being removed by the Court of the Judiciary for defying a federal order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state Judicial Building rotunda. He requests acting Chief Justice Gorman Houston step down from overseeing his appeal, arguing bias and calls for disqualification.
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Three drug cocktail tops AIDS treatments in major study
A large head to head trial shows a three drug HIV regimen outperforms four drug combinations in new patients. The study finds three drugs work better longer, are easier to take, and suppress the virus more quickly. It also shows four drugs are not necessarily better than three and outlines an optimal sequence for regimens.
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Krall and Costello wed at Elton John's castle ceremony
Jazz singer Diana Krall married Elvis Costello in a secluded ceremony at Elton John's residence near London. About 150 guests attended including Paul McCartney and Pamela Wallin as secrecy surrounded the event.
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