Man breaches security at papal audience in Vatican
A man in a pink shirt leaped a barrier and grabbed the back of the pope’s popemobile in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Benedict XVI greeted crowds. Guards pulled him away and the pontiff continued waving, renewing debate on crowd security and route changes.
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European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center
Contagious TB case sparks travel row and Senate hearing
Atlanta lawyer Andrew Speaker insisted he was not contagious as he traveled to Europe and Rome while in government ordered isolation for a dangerous TB strain. Officials said Georgia law hampered stopping him and that authorities faced an international health scare and a border lapse.
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Giuliani and McCain Skip Iowa Straw Poll To Skip Early Test
Rudy Giuliani and John McCain announced they will not enter the Iowa straw poll, clearing the path for Mitt Romney. Both will still compete in Iowa caucuses as the party’s early nomination process moves forward.
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Probation Given in Death by Wife Driving Off Cliff
Victor Han, 35, received probation after being found to have stood by as Hejin Han, 35, drove their minivan off a 300 foot cliff near New York City. Their two daughters, Ari Ana and Itana, ages five and three, survived with no major injuries.
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Twin car bombs strike Baghdad shrine as reinforcements lag
Twin car bombs hit intersections near Baghdad's revered Shiite shrine. The military says about 30,000 additional U.S. troops are nearly in place but may take up to two months to fully impact security. Gen. David Petraeus will brief Bush and Congress in September on the operation.
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Police recover body of missing Kansas teen Kelsey Smith
Police found 18 year old Kelsey Smith in a 900 acre wooded area in south Kansas City after four days of searching. She had just graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park and had recently celebrated her birthday. The case follows weeks of family friends and strangers hoping for her safe return.
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Shawnee Mission West High School
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Overland Park Man Searched After Kidnapping Case
Investigators questioned several people after a missing person case in Overland Park. Police chief John Douglass said none of the questioned individuals is the person of interest sought since Monday. A man seen on Target surveillance footage remains a focus of the probe.
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Bush seeks thaw as he says Russia not an enemy
In Heilg en damm Bush reinforces that Russia is not a menace to Europe and not at war with the United States amid a standoff over missile defenses. Putin’s spokesman cautions about uncomfortable consequences if the shield is deployed while stressing a constructive but tense relationship.
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Embryo custody dispute in Texas divorce case
Augusta Roman sought to keep three frozen embryos after the dissolution of her six year marriage to Randy Roman. The couple split over whether the embryos should be implanted or destroyed, with the dispute headed to the Texas Supreme Court as a property issue in a high profile divorce case.
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Cramming Fails To Outperform Spaced Study Say Researchers
A Washington Post piece notes Isabela Guimaraes, a Georgetown Day School student, found spaced study improved her trig final. Psychologists trace the spacing effect to better attention, memory retrieval, and encoding variability, explaining why cramming at 2 a.m. often backfires.
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