Putin sworn in for third term as Russia’s president
In Moscow Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for a third term amid a formal Kremlin ceremony. He quickly submitted Dmitry Medvedev’s name as prime minister, as observers note the 12 year hold on power continues. In Damascus Syrians vote in parliamentary elections seen as solidifying Bashar Assad’s rule despite a brutal uprising. More than 9,000 killed in the conflict. Polls opened at 7 am with 7,000 candidates for 250 seats. In Spartanburg South Carolina a motorist was ticketed for displaying a replica of testicles on a truck, the driver arrested for driving without a license and issued an obscene-display warning. A separate case in Bonneau is set for trial after delays. In Santa Fe a 39 pound cat dies from obesity related complications at an animal shelter after attention on Facebook.
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Russia
KGB
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Dmitry Medvedev
Putin
Medvedev
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Syria
Bashar Assad
U.N
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S.C
South Carolina
Berkeley County
Bonneau
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N.M
Meow
Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society
Planes threat thwarted by Yemen al Qaida plot
CIA officials say an al Qaida affiliate based in Yemen planned to bomb a U S bound air liner with a new underwear device designed to evade detectors. The FBI reviews security implications as the operation culminated near the bin Laden anniversary with no public threat.
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al-Qaida
Yemen
Osama bin Laden
U.S
Detroit
FBI
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Senate Intelligence Committee
White House
Caitlin Hayden
Barack Obama
Hayden
Department of Homeland Security
bin Laden
Hollande and Merkel clash over euro era austerity shift
Post election Europe debates how to roll back spending cuts amid Greece turmoil. Hollande vows to end austerity while Merkel resists renegotiating the fiscal pact. Markets wobble but avoid panic as Greece faces coalition hurdles and Spain Italy worry grows.
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Francois Hollande
France
Europe
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Hollande
Nicolas
Sarkozy
Angela Merkel
Germany
Laura Gonzalez
Fordham University
New York
Spain
Italy
Army finds no bullet wound in soldier death abroad
Army investigators said Captain Bruce Kevin Clark died in Afghanistan during a Skype call with his wife and showed no bullet wound or trauma. An autopsy is pending toxicology results. Clark collapsed May 1 at his Tarin Kot base. his wife had claimed a bullet hole was visible in a closet behind him.
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Afghanistan
Bruce Kevin Clark
Tarin Kot
Kabul
Susan Orellana-Clark
Clark
Orellana Clark
Christopher Grey
Army Criminal Investigation Command
Grey
Paul Stone
Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Orellana-Clark
Texas
U.S
Forecast Says Obesity Share to Rise to 42 Percent by 2030
A Duke led study and CDC experts project obesity among U.S. adults will reach 42 percent by 2030 with severe obesity doubling to 11 percent. Experts warn ongoing risks to health and rising costs, even as rates plateau since the 1980s. Data show 17 percent of children and teens were obese in 2009 2010.
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William Dietz
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Duke University
CDC
Cynthia Ogden
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