Iraqi athletes attacked for wearing shorts in Baghdad incident
A Iraqi tennis coach and two players were attacked by public safety officers in Baghdad for wearing shorts, amid warnings by extremists. Separately, a US AH-1 Cobra crashed in Anbar province with two crew missing. no hostile fire suspected.
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Hamas militia returns to Gaza streets amid stalemate
Hamas led government’s private militia reappears in Gaza on Saturday in limited numbers, raising fears of renewed violence as Abbas demands a state plan that implies recognizing Israel and could end Hamas. The 3,000 member force has driven Palestinian infighting with Fatah.
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Nevada weighs adding Wiccan symbol to veterans headstones
Sgt. Patrick Stewart’s family honors him with a Wiccan pentacle on his marker. The VA refuses to recognize the symbol. officials including Tim Tetz press Gov. Guinn, Sen. Reid, and Rep. Gibbons for a decision. The timeline remains unclear, provoking anger among veterans.
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East Timor violence rages in Dili amid clashes and evacuations
Chaos erupted in Dili as rival gangs attacked with machetes and spears while fires burned across the city. Australian and U.N. troops patrolled streets as thousands fled to embassies, shelters, and refugee camps amid a crisis sparked by the firing of 600 soldiers.
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Drug cocktail causing overdoses across the U S
Detroit residents describe fentanyl mixed with heroin fueling a nationwide overdose wave. Officials report rising deaths from Philadelphia to Chicago as CDC monitors a widening crisis with dozens of confirmed fentanyl related fatalities and hundreds of probable cases.
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Bush links war on terror to Cold War in cadet speech
At West Point during a 35 minute address to 861 cadets, President Bush framed the war on terrorism as a global struggle akin to the Cold War. He urged aggressive democracy promotion in the Middle East and defended preemptive strikes as essential to national safety.
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