Pipe-bomb device found in Downtown Disney trash can
Orange County deputies recovered a low level crude device resembling a pipe bomb in a Downtown Disney parking lot early Monday. Sheriff Beary said investigators found end caps and the device was not crafted to cause major damage or injuries. An earlier statement about doors being blown off was corrected.
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Orange County
Disney
Kevin Beary
Beary
Walt Disney World
Study Finds 30 Percent Abused Alcohol in U S
A government study shows more than 30 percent of American adults have abused alcohol or suffered alcoholism at some point, with only 24 percent of alcoholics receiving any treatment. Treatment typically began around age 30, eight years after dependence developed, and the study notes a lag in care.
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Bridget Grant
The
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Bush commutes Libby prison term in CIA leak case
President Bush commuted the 30 month prison term for I Lewis Libby in the CIA leak case while keeping the $250000 fine and two years of probation. He said the sentence was excessive though Libby remains convicted of perjury and obstructing justice. A federal appeals panel had denied delaying Libby’s prison term. Libby supporters welcomed the move while Democrats condemned it as undermining equal justice under law.
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Oil Slick Expands Kansas Flood Crisis
A pumping failure at Coffeyville Resources refinery released 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the Verdigris River as floods swelled in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. evacuees wait for water to recede while EPA teams assess the spill and lingering rainfall continues.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Parker County Texas
Joel Kertok
Coffeyville Resources
Poor sense of smell may signal early Alzheimer's
A Chicago study suggests difficulty identifying common odors like lemon and cinnamon could be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease. Tracking 600 adults aged 54 to 100 over five years, researchers found odor identification linked to later cognitive decline, with about one third developing mild memory or thinking problems.
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Chicago
Robert Franks
University of Cincinnati
Franks
General Psychiatry
Iran blamed for training Iraq fighters by Hezbollah ties
U.S. military spokesman Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner accused Iran of using Lebanon's Hezbollah to train militiamen in Iraq and to organize attacks including a January ambush that killed five U.S. soldiers. He said Iran's senior leadership is aware, though he did not define who.
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Bergner
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Doctors held in bomb plot in London
Iraqi physician and Palestinian doctor at British hospitals identified among eight detainees in failed London and Glasgow car bomb plots. Police used stop and search, armed units, and searched 19 locations as investigators seek links abroad while security heightened ahead of the July 7 anniversary.
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Gordon Brown
al- Qaida
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