Man gets near year in jail for online death plot
In Faribault Minnesota William Melchert Dinkel was sentenced to six and a half years with probation, intended to cycle jail time yearly for a decade. He aided two people to commit suicide online posing as a crisis nurse.
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Faribault
Minn
William Melchert-Dinkel
Minnesota
Thomas Neuville
Melchert- Dinkel
Neuville
Melchert-Dinkel
Mark Drybrough
Coventry
England
Palestinians Sign Landmark Hamas Fatah Reconciliation
The factions Fatah and Hamas sign a unity pact in Cairo ending four years of division. Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Mashaal pledge one leadership and one decision as Netanyahu calls the move a mortal blow to peace and Washington warns of possible isolation.
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Hamas
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
United Nations
Palestine
General Assembly
Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Authority
West Bank
Khaled Mashaal
Iran
Palestinian Territories
Obama Admin
Istration
Tony Blair
Abbas
Mashaal
Netanyahu
Palestinian Alliance
Gaza City
Water rises threaten historic floods along Mississippi
Lower Mississippi and tributaries flood richlands as emergency crews stack sandbags. River crested near 46 feet in Caruthersville with forecasts for 49.5 feet, potentially breaking 1927 and 1937 records though levee systems reduce devastation. Residents evacuate, some islands form as water encroaches homes.
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Mississippi River
Illinois
Mississippi
Joe Harrison
Missouri
Missis
Sippi
Caruthersville
Shelby County Emergency Management
Bob Nations
Memphis
Tenn
Tom Salem
National Weather Service
Montana
Salem
U.S
House votes to halt tax breaks on abortion coverage
The House approved a bill 251 to 175 to bar deductions for abortion costs in taxable income with narrow exceptions for rape, incest, or danger to the mother. The measure mirrors Hyde Amendment rules and aims to counter what abortion opponents see as a loophole in Obama’s health care overhaul.
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House
Barack Obama
GOP
Jeff Fortenberry
Rneb
Senate
Obama
Surgery benefits younger men with early prostate cancer
A Swedish study finds men under 65 with early prostate cancer have better 15 year survival when undergoing immediate surgery rather than surveillance. Results, based on 700 men followed 13 years, show 38 percent lower prostate cancer mortality in the surgery group, with outcomes influenced by symptom-driven diagnosis.
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Sweden
Richard Greenberg
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia
United
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