Ex al Qaida spokesman recalls 9 11 in Manhattan courtroom
In a rare defense move at Sulaiman Abu Ghaiths trial in New York a hush fell as he testified about meeting Osama bin Laden before 9 11 He recalled being sent to a cave in Afghanistan to hear Bin Ladins message and predicted Americas reaction He said his role was religious teaching not plotting further attacks while acknowledging Bin Ladens leadership during 9 11 and the broader al Qaida campaign.
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Kuwait
Sheik Osama
Richard Reid
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America
Michael Ferrara
U.S
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Tanzania
Okinawa
Japan
Cheryl Warner
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Inmate dies in overheated Rikers cell after Harlem incident
Jer ome Murdough a 56 year old former Marine with mental illness was found dead in a Rikers Island cell where temperatures reached at least 100 degrees after he died of heat related factors. Officials say dehydration or heat stroke were initial indications.
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Department of Correction
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Queens
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Susi Vassallo
New York University School of Medicine
Two Winners Share Mega Millions 414 Million Jackpot
Two tickets, one bought in Florida and another in Maryland, matched all six Mega Millions numbers to split the 414 million jackpot. The cash option is 230.9 million. Maryland figures a winner taking cash would net about 76.4 million after taxes.
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Half of Americans 40 to 75 may qualify for statins
A NEJM analysis finds 56 million Americans aged 40 to 75 eligible to consider statins under new heart disease prevention guidelines, up from 43 million under prior rules. The study projects nearly 500,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes over 10 years if uptake expands.
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Duke University Biostatistician
New England Journal of Medicine
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University of Pennsylvania
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Nancy Cook
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston
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