Afghan and Iraq tolls rise with ongoing aviation deaths
The report notes 16 fatalities from a ninth emergency medical aircraft accident this year as U.S. and NATO efforts in Afghanistan surpass Iraq in casualties. Helicopters continue delivering patients to Flagstaff Medical Center amid slow road access, with multiple injuries reported and officials assessing the broader impact of the incidents.
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Public health links gun deaths to home presence and self harm
CDC data show 55 percent of the nation’s 31 000 firearm deaths in 2005 were gun related self harm and other crises. Homicides 40 percent, accidents 3 percent, 2 percent legal killings or undetermined. Studies link home gun presence to higher death risk. Supreme Court upholds DC gun licensing while striking down handgun ban. Johns Hopkins researchers note lethality varies by method.
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Firearm Deaths: Suicides Rise in Latest Data
The data show most firearm deaths are self-inflicted, with about 40.2 percent of nearly 31,000 deaths from firearms, a share that rose from 37.5 percent in 1999, highlighting the growing impact of suicides in gun mortality figures.
Iraq opens bidding on eight oil and gas fields
Iraq launched international bidding for eight large oil and natural gas fields aiming to boost production to 4.5 million barrels per day by 2013. The move could attract major Western firms and shift global supply while price per barrel nears a record. Analysts warned production gains depend on security and infrastructure, with no long term deals yet signed.
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Comics honor George Carlin memorial in private service
Los Angeles mourners gathered for a private memorial for George Carlin attended by about 150 people. Speakers included Bill Maher and Garry Shandling, praising Carlin as kind and compassionate despite his edgy on stage persona.
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Mugabe Attends AU Summit Amid Mixed Zimbabwe Signals
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe enters SHARM EL-SHEIKH AU summit with host Egypt as Western calls for tough stance echo. Morgan Tsvangirai’s exit amid alleged state violence fuels behind the scenes pressure for power-sharing while France and Britain voice illegitimacy and demand change.
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Nonsense poem cited in Guantanamo case
A DC Circuit ruling on Huzaifa Parhat found Combatant Status Review Tribunals relied on weak evidence, likening a Bush era argument to Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. The decision, released in unclassified form, guides federal judges reviewing detainee cases as Supreme Court rights allow habeas challenges.
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