Scalpel left inside patient prompts VA hospital suit
Bridgeport resident Glen Ford Turner says a scalpel was left in his body after surgery at the West Haven VA hospital in 2013. He filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking damages, with doctors later confirming the instrument was found years later after recurring pain and dizziness. The case drew comment from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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New Haven
Conn
Veterans Affairs Hospital
Bridgeport
Glenford Turner
U.S
Turner
West Haven
Joel Faxon
Faxon
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Haitians protest for apology on MLK Day in Palm Beach
About 500 Haitian Americans and supporters protested in Palm Beach on Martin Luther King Jr Day over remarks attributed to President Trump describing Haiti and some African nations as shithole countries. Protesters carried Haitian flags, sang, and demanded an apology while Trump supporters echoed defense of the president nearby.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Donald Trump
Haiti
Southern Boulevard
Intracoastal Bridge
Martin Luther King
James Leger
America
Trump
Phoebe Crane
Indiana
Florida
Joey Fabrice
Crane
Cindy Levegetto
Boynton Beach
Mar-a-Lago
Trump International Golf Course
Washington, D.C
New York
Times Square
Bill de Blasio
MLK III slams Trump on country comment in Washington
Martin Luther King III spoke in Washington on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday denouncing President Trump after accusations of a vulgar remark about African nations and praising immigrant intake from places like Norway. He urged focusing on changing the president's heart.
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Mlk III
Trump
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Donald Trump
Norway
Martin Luther King III
King
Pirates' Shipyard Finds 1712 Book Fragments On Queen Anne's Revenge
Researchers uncover 16 raveled paper fragments from a 1712 first edition by Capt. Edward Cooke aboard Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge. The pieces, hiding nautical terms like south and fathom, suggest a voyage narrative once read by literate pirates or captives aboard the 1717 vessel wrecked near Beaufort.
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Raleigh
N.C
Blackbeard
Scotland
Beaufort
North Carolina
Royal Navy
Ocracoke Inlet
Intersal Inc
Erik Farrell
QAR Conservation Lab
Greenville
Hilo
Kimberly Kenyon
Johanna Green
University of Glasgow
Ilo
Peru
Edward Cooke
South Seas
England
Kenyon
Stede Bennett
Farrell
Pope Francis arrives in Chile amid protests over abuse
Pope Francis land in Santiago to begin a three day visit marked by public skepticism and protests over priest abuse. He faces criticism tied to Karadima affair and calls for accountability while meeting President Michelle Bachelet. The trip includes Masses in Santiago Temuco and Iquique with a Peru stop planned.
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Santiago
Chile
Francis
Fernando Karadima
Vatican
Michelle Bachelet
Pope
Temuco
Iquique
Peru
Shuttle boat blaze kills casino passenger near Port Richey
A Tropical Breeze Casino shuttle boat burned off Florida's Gulf Coast killing a 42 year old female passenger. About 50 people jumped into the water, eight treated and released. Investigators will review the boat history and fire cause as authorities confirm the death.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
Gulf Coast
Tropical Breeze Casino
Beth Fifer
Port Richey
Fifer
Regional Medical Center
Bayonet Point
Kurt Conover
Pasco County
Coast Guard
Michael de Nyse
Wtsp-Tv
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Mississippi
Georgia
Mississippi Department of Corrections
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Garner
Karima Gordon
Atlanta
Gordon
Natasha Stewart
Pebbelt da
Stewart
Central Mississippi
Department of Corrections
ACLU
Department of Health and Human Services
The
R.I. Mall
Providence
Associated Press
Blackbeard’s
Orth Carolina Department OF Natural
Nicole Winfield
Eva Vergara
Tampa Bay Area
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