Surge of violence prompts Chicago patrols and training plan
Chicago boosts patrols, deploys SWAT and specialized units as violence spikes. Officials plan to equip and train all 13,500 officers, while OSHA dust protections move slowly, prompting Democratic calls for action.
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SWAT
Washington
Georgia
House
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
George Miller
D-Calif
House Education and
Al Qaida rebuilds capabilities prompt surge in 2007 attacks
A U S report says Al Qaida rebuilt pre Sept 11 capabilities in Pakistan and Afghanistan, boosting attacks from 375 to 687 in Pakistan and 1,127 in Afghanistan, with deaths rising sharply. It notes Iran as the main state sponsor and highlights increased lethality from suicide and own action bombings worldwide.
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Washington
Al-Qaida
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bush Administration
State Department
Iraq
Iran
Iranian Guards Corps
Dell Dailey
Witness intimidation endangers testimonies and protections
The AP reports that unprotected witnesses face deadly risk as prosecutors warn budgets crumble for witness protection programs. In Wisconsin and nationwide, lack of funds hampers relocation and safety, with cases stalled or dropped, as officials press for more state support amid rising intimidation.
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Milwaukee
Maurice Pulley
Pulley
Maurice Pulley Sr
John Chisholm
Florida
Atlanta
Fulton County
Paul Howard
Howard
Chicago
Cook County
Carmelo Anthony
Baltimore
London mayoral race narrows to Livingstone Johnson and Paddick
London voters head to the polls to decide who will run the city for four years. Incumbent Ken Livingstone faces Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat Brian Paddick as the campaign hinges on crime transit and urban prominence.
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London
Ken Livingstone
Boris Johnson
Brian Paddick
Johnson
Livingstone
Boris
Trans
Red Ken
Greater London Council
Margaret Thatcher
New York
Trafalgar Square
DNA confirms remains of Czar Nicholas II’s children found
DNA tests identified forest bone shards as Crown Prince Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria, solving a nine decade mystery. The 1991 finds of parents Nicholas II and Alexandra and three siblings were buried in St Petersburg, later sanctified in 2000. Officials and scholars see this as final closure on the royal tragedy.
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Nicholas II
Alexei
Russia
Maria
Alexandra
Anastasia
St. Petersburg
Lukyanov
Nicholas
Yekaterinburg
Nadia Kizenko
University At Albany
State University of New York
Rasputin
U.S
Eduard Rossel
United States
Rossel
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