Rebels and Sudan sign permanent cease fire in ongoing civil war
In Naivasha Kenya Sudanese government and rebel officials sign a lasting cease fire and outline steps to implement a peace plan ending a 22 year war blamed for two million deaths. In Khartoum crowds celebrate with the rebel Hag and calls for independence from Sudan echoing a new chapter.
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DOJ Memo Rejects Earlier Torture Assertions
The Justice Department released a 17 page memo redefining torture as abhorrent to U.S. and international law and disavowing prior claims that presidential authority or legal defenses shielded U.S. personnel from liability. It states torture exceeds any lawful bounds and rejects earlier positions tied to Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo cases while signaling changes ahead for Gonzales confirmation scrutiny.
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Winter storm sweeps West trapping fans and snarling roads
Northern California faces heavy Sierra snow with up to 3 feet forecast and major routes like I 80 and Highway 50 closed. Lake Tahoe peaks may see 70 mph winds A dozen storms hit the region from California to Nevada and Colorado with multiple states dealing with power, traffic and flood risks. Nine people have died, including two veterinarians famed for brucellosis and chronic wasting disease research.
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Big cities saw murder drops in 2004 survey highlights
The Associated Press notes lower homicide rates in 2004 across major cities including New York Chicago and Washington D C. New York and Chicago credit crime fighting efforts such as visible patrols and street presence. Chicago recorded 445 homicides by Thursday, a drop from 600 in 2008, suggesting a decline of about 28 percent and the first sub 500 annual total since 1965. Exceptions to the trend include St. Louis Detroit and Baltimore where killings rose.
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Lynx Kittens Grow in Colorado Reintroduction Program
Six more lynx kittens born to transplanted cats in Colorado raise this year’s total to 36 and 52 since 1998. Biologists confirm improved survival as 16 litters appeared last year, with efforts to expand releases and track breeding across the southern habitat.
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