Beau Biden progresses after stroke in Philadelphia hospital
Beau Biden, 41, Delaware attorney general and son of Vice President, showed progress after a mild stroke. He was treated at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia after initial admission at Christiana Hospital in Newark, with officials promising standard medical therapy and a return to duties soon.
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Chicago man slain after dog marks lawn
A 69 year old former Marine is jailed on 3 million bail for allegedly shooting neighbor Joshua Funches after a dispute over a dog urinating on the man’s lawn. Witnesses say Funches was shot when he challenged the pistol warning. police found the suspect in his garage.
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Charles J. Clements
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Will County
Sondra Denmark
Denmark
Faulty equipment and leaks blamed for Gulf oil disaster
BP documents released to a House committee detailing a cascade of failures on the Gulf rig that exploded on April 20. A hydraulic leak in the blowout preventer and a dead battery may have prevented emergency shutdown. Over 4 million gallons of oil spilled in 21 days as methane gas allegedly leaked through poor pipe integrity amid ongoing ecological and fishing industry threats.
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Dutch boy sole survivor in Libya crash tragedy
In Tripoli 103 people perish when an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus crashes on landing from Johannesburg. A 10 year old Dutch boy, the lone survivor, is treated for multiple fractures and recalls Holland as the rescue unfolds. Dutch victims number 61. national mourning and political campaigning paused.
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South Africa
Holland
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Notable sole survivors in major airline crashes
The AP lists several crashes with a single survivor including Afriqiyah Airways 2010 Tripoli crash with 104 aboard and a 10 year old survivor, Yemenia 2009 Indian Ocean crash with a 12 year old girl, Comair 2006 Lexington crash with a surviving co pilot, and other incidents from 2003 to 1992 featuring lone survivors and varying injuries.
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Seven children dead in Chinese kindergarten attack
In Hanzhong, northwestern China, a 48 year old man hacked seven children and two adults to death with a cleaver at the Shengshui Temple Kindergarten before killing himself. Eleven others injured, with officials noting security steps nationwide amid rising violence linked to mental health and inequality.
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China
Shengshui Temple
Wu Huanming
Wu Hongying
Xinhua
Britain Forms First Coalition Government Since World War II
Britain welcomes a Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg in a hung parliament arrangement aimed at tackling the budget deficit. The partnership vows reforms to Parliament civil liberties and Europe while setting a 2015 election date and balancing Europe ties with electoral reform concessions.
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