Crown reopening on July 4 at Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty crown reopens on Independence Day for the first time since the World Trade Center attack. About 50,000 visitors over two years will be allowed, with 10 at a time, as Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announces the plan at Ellis Island.
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New York
Ken Salazar
America
Salazar
Ellis Island
London
Britain
Marks & Spencer
M&s
Stuart Rose
Peterson in Deaths Case Found Dead in 2004 Bathtub
Peterson, charged in his third wife’s death, was found dead in a dry bathtub in 2004 with a head wound. He wore a red jumpsuit, taunted reporters about his confinement, and a judge postponed arraignment to May 18. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow comments on victims testifying from the grave.
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Sydney
David Iredale
Australia
Iredale
New South Wales
Peterson
Will County
James Glasgow
Kids recover from autism study sparks debate in Chicago
University of Connecticut psychologist Deborah Fein presented a study at an autism conference in Chicago showing 10 to 20 percent of children aged 9 to 18 who were diagnosed with autism before age five no longer meet criteria years later after intensive behavioral therapy. Researchers caution this recovery is not typical and cannot be predicted.
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Chicago
Leo Lytel
University of Connecticut
Deborah Fein
Leo
Washington, D.C
Jayne Lytel
National Institute of Mental Health
Geraldine Dawson
Autism Speaks
Fein
Dawson
University of Michigan
Catherine Lord
Lord
British MPs face fallout over bizarre expense claims
Leaked expenses list shows ministers claiming funds forX rated films, maid services, garden and home items, and odd purchases. Jacqui Smith and John Prescott among names cited. Harman promises to restore public trust.
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London
Gordon Brown
Britain
Daily Telegraph
Brown
Andrew
Treasury
Home Office
Jacqui Smith
Beckett
John Prescott
Harriet Harman
The
BBC
House of Commons
Drug war makes Phoenix kidnapping capital headlines
In Phoenix a 13 year old girl was abducted by Mexican kidnappers who mistook her for a drug dealer relative. Police warn kidnappings are rising as Phoenix becomes the nation’s kidnapping capital with 368 cases in 2008. a special anti kidnapping squad was formed.
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Phoenix Nation
Phoenix
Jack Harris
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Jose Luis Velasco Cruz
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Lauri Burgett
Phoenix Police Department
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