Van der Sloot faces charges after confession in Flores death
Peruvian prosecutors moved Joran van der Sloot to a prosecutor's office cell amid preparations to file charges following a thorough confession in the killing of 21 year old Stephany Flores. Police called the case nearly closed as investigators corroborated details.
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Lima
Peru
Joran van der Sloot
Cesar Guardia
Guardia
van der Sloot
Natalee Holloway
Stephany Flores
Holloway
Flores
Rescuing oiled birds: hopeful image or futile waste?
In the Gulf spill aftermath rescuers wash pelicans and other birds at a shelter near New Orleans while critics argue cleaning buys little more than time. Studies and officials question cleaning efficacy, though supporters insist care remains morally needed.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Manomet Center For Conservation Sciences
Fort Jackson
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Gulf Region
Coast Guard
Tampa Bay
Florida
BPPLC
Rhonda Murgatroyd
Houma
Ron Kendall
Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Texas Tech University
Kendall
U.S. Minerals Management Service
Gulf Oil
Dan Anderson
University of California At Davis
Wall Street
Gulf
BP PLC
U.S
Anderson
Humboldt State University
California
Robert MacLean
Audubon Nature Institute
U.S. Minority Population Surpasses One Third
Census estimates show minorities at 35 percent of the U.S. population as white numbers stagnate. Demographers say aging baby boomers and rising Hispanic births drive growth, with four states and D C above 50 percent minority. counties with 50 percent minority rise to about 311.
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Washington
United States
U.S
William H. Frey
Brookings Institution
Hawaii
New Mexico
California
Texas
District of Columbia
Teen sails solo world voyage. missing in Indian Ocean
A 16-year-old from Southern California attempting a solo circumnavigation, Abby Sunderland, lost contact after emergency beacons activated in the southern Indian Ocean. Australian authorities sent three vessels and an aircraft from Reunion Island and Perth to locate her 2,000 miles from land, as her family appeals for prayers.
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Los Angeles
California
Indian Ocean
Australian
Maritime Safety Authority
Carly Lusk
Reunion Island
Perth
Abby Sunderland
Africa
Australia
Madagascar
Christian Pinkston
Thousand Oaks
Chance
Abby
Los Angeles County
Marina del Rey
Zac
Jessica Watson
Com
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Conn
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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China
Delaware Avenue
Barataria Bay
Louisiana
The
Associated Press
Gulf Coast
MacLean
Jim Estes
University of California, Santa Cruz
Estes
Jay Holcomb
International Bird Rescue Research Center
America
Pinkston
Derrick Fries
Cape Town
South Africa
Kerguelen Islands
Cape Leeuwin
del Rey Yacht Club
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