D Day vets return to Normandy in medal ceremony
Nathan Now 84 and J J Witmeyer Jr join 50 Americans 15 Canadians and 10 British veterans in a France ceremony with Nicolas Sarkozy and Prince Charles to receive the French Legion of Honor. The event honors World War II service and the Allied effort, with emphasis on U S French ties through the decades.
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Obama seeks new start with Muslim world
Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum notes Obama did not reference Gaza suffering or promise concrete action in his remarks. Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei reacts, urging cautions and tying U.S. policy to past conflicts rather than immediate steps.
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Flight 447 survivors recount near miss with tragic loss
Passengers avoided Air France Flight 447 after overbooking and a Rio airport mix-up spared 4 people. Among those saved was Slovenian sailor Andrej Aplinc who reached early and boarded an earlier flight, while Brazilian choreographer Gustavo Ciriaco, delayed at check-in, won entry after airline relented. Survivors express miraculous relief amid profound grief for the 228 who died in the mid Atlantic.
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IRS plans rules for paid tax preparers to curb fraud
The IRS seeks education licensing and training for paid tax preparers amid calls for tighter oversight. From 2006 to 2008 the agency investigated over 600 preparer fraud cases and 356 were convicted. Shulman will gather industry and consumer input before presenting proposals to Obama and Geithner. In Phoenix a church bell case ends in a suspended jail term and a decibel limit. A Detroit mother welcomes triplet birth at Sinai Grace Hospital with three boys weighing 4 lb 5 oz, 4 lb 3 oz, and 3 lb 12 oz.
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