Roundup: Troops kill 36 Taliban near Kandahar
The report notes a Taliban clash near Kandahar resulting in 36 enemy deaths as part of broader conflict coverage. It also covers Iraq and Alaska developments including missing Denali hikers found safe and a New York corpse body parts case with a prison sentence.
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Kandahar
Anchorage
Alaska
Denali National Park
Erica Nelson
Las Vegas
Abby Frantz
Gaylord
Minn
Park
Nelson
Ellane Nelson
New York
Masterpiece Theatre
Alistair Cooke
Christopher Aldorasi
Aldorasi
Michael Mastromarino
Rockets fire before Hamas Israel truce as airstrikes resume
Palestinian militants launched about 50 rockets and mortars toward Israel before a cease fire set to take effect at 6 am. Israel answered with Gaza airstrikes while Egypt brokered a deal. Hamas officials said the calm could stabilize Gaza if Israel commits.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza
Hamas
Lebanon
Ehud Olmert
Ismail Haniyeh
Egypt
Seern
Ian Basherim
Moshav Yesha
Basherim
Gaza Strip
Egypt to put pictorial warnings on cigarette packs
Cairo officials launch a bold anti smoking drive with new labels showing a dying man and a coughing child to deter buyers. The plan takes effect August 1 with imagery also depicting impotence raising concerns about marital strain. The country ranks among the world’s top smokers with high male usage and low female reporting.
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Cairo
Egypt
Osama Sabri Mohammed
European Union
Ting
Canada
Jordan
Brazil
Thailand
United States
Health Ministry
Gary Laffitz
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Center For Communication Programs
Small towns face heavy flood losses in Iowa region
Oakville Iowa residents rally to defend homes and businesses as the Iowa River floods reach multiple small communities along the Mississippi. TriOak Foods looms as the area’s major employer with a tall grain elevator. Bethany Frank helps sandbag in a church lot while her own house floods to the roof. Des Moines and Iowa City areas already flooded. crest expected further downstream today.
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Oakville
Iowa
Mississippi
TriOak Foods
Midwest
Bethany Frank
Davenport
Des Moines
Iowa City
Washington talks on gas prices stall amid partisan clash
President Bush presses offshore drilling and oil shale ideas while Democrats attack the plan as industry influenced. Republicans seek new beach drilling and tax on oil profits, but lawmakers warn relief will take years and may not pass. Pelosi blasts energy policy as giveaways.
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Washington
Bush
Alaska Wildlife Refuge
U.S
House
Nancy Pelosi
California
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Condoleezza Rice
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