Yemen campaign toll rises amid al Qaeda strikes
In Yemen's Shabwa province, a military operation backed by air support killed six suspected militants and four soldiers at a Naqba hills hideout. Four wounded militants were captured and four vehicles destroyed as part of a rolling, U.S.-backed campaign against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Sanaa
Yemen
al-Qaida
U.S
Shabwa
Washington
Arabian Peninsula
Acrobats fall as stunt frame collapses in Providence show
Eight performers dropped 25 to 40 feet during a hair hanging act at Ringling Bros. in Providence. Nine were seriously injured and 11 were admitted to Rhode Island Hospital with varying injuries, while inspectors search for a cause and the show continued after the incident.
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Providence
R.I
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Dunkin’ Donuts Center
Stephen Payne
Feld Entertainment
Ringling Bros
Payne
Providence Public Safety
Steven Pare
Roman Garcia
Rhode Island Hospital
Jill Reuter
Circus
Sydney Bragg
North Kingstown
Overloaded Sewol ferries expose safety gaps in Korea
Documents show the Sewol exceeded cargo limits on 246 of 394 trips from Incheon to Jeju, with regulators failing to share data or enforce limits. The Korea Register halved capacity to 987 tons yet reported 3,963 tons to the shipping association, while final voyage loads were far above prior records. Police and officials face questions as missing or dead exceed 300.
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Incheon
South Korea
Sewol
Korean Register of Shipping
Register
Chonghaejin Marine Co
Seoul
Jeju
Moon Ki-han
Union Transport Co
Pennsylvania courts weigh juvenile sex offender registry law
The Pennsylvania high court will hear arguments on whether mandatory juvenile sex offender registration violates the state constitution. Judges in York and Cumberland counties have ruled the law unconstitutional, while prosecutors defend registration as public protection in serious cases. Advocates argue registries impede rehabilitation and long-term reintegration.
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Philadelphia
J.B
Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
John C. Uhler
York County
Texas
California
Ohio Supreme Court
Tim Barker
Cumberland County
David Freed
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
Freed
Juvenile Law Center
Marsha Levick
Human Rights Watch
Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
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Libya
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Saleh al-Makhzoum
Muslim Brotherhood
Justice and Construction Party
Muammar Gaddafi
Elimsport
Jacqueline R. Stackhouse
New Columbia
Nathan L. Reece
Muncy
Stackhouse
Ringling Bros. Circus
Rosa Viveiros
Seekonk
Massachusetts
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Center Ring
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
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