Clashes erupt as Guantanamo guards clash with detainees
At Guantanamo Bay six prisoners were injured in a coordinated attack as detainees used makeshift weapons during a disturbance sparked by two death by own action attempts. Navy Rear Adm. Harry Harris described the assault on the U.S. base prison in Cuba amid calls by a U.N. panel to close the facility due to alleged torture concerns.
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Shuttle rollout targets July liftoff at Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center rolled out the shuttle Discovery for a July 1 liftoff amid ongoing optimism about the final readiness. NASA official Wayne Hale voiced cautious confidence as engineers analyze a tank redesign and last-minute data before final approval.
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Rebuilding Push Continues Amid Looming Hurricanes in Katrina Wake
In Waveland Mississippi Missionaries and students work in shifts to raise a two story 2500 square foot home on a Gulf slab 900 feet from the water as Brenda Anderson plans for a 2006 season with 28 named storms forecast. Katrina taught hardened lessons about flood prone shores and beach front property while insurance programs and levee repairs shape the rebuilding debate.
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New Orleans mayoral race tests rebuilding the city
In post Katrina New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin faces Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in a tight contest. The winner must lead recovery of a city scarred by disaster and racial tensions, reconciling budgets, safety, and population return while steering long term rebuilding.
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Hoffa Search Site Linked to Prison Inmate Tip
A 75 year old inmate Donovan Wells now claims he first told the FBI in 1976 about a hidden Hoffa remains site at Hidden Dreams Farm in Milford Township near Detroit. Wells, who knew Teamsters figures including Rolland McMaster, passed a polygraph, and investigators say his story has evolved with new details.
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