Top Pakistan militant said killed in strike
A suspected U S drone strike in Miran Shah North Waziristan reportedly killed Waliur Rehman No 2 commander of the Pakistani Taliban while the group disputes the claim The United States has a five million dollar bounty on him for alleged involvement in the 2009 attack that killed seven CIA personnel in Afghanistan
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Peshawar
Pakistan
U.S
No. 2
Taliban
Waliur Rehman
United States
Rehman
Washington
Afghanistan
CIA
Miran Shah
Waziristan
Bomb blasts kill at least 30 in Baghdad including wedding party
In Baghdad two neighborhoods were hit by bomb blasts killing at least 30 people and wounding 42 in Jihad on a commercial street. Among the dead were several wedding guests, as Iraq endures its worst violence since 2011. Police report over 500 killed since May.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Wife of Gosnell Voices Conflict Over Prosecution
Pearl Gosnell told a judge her husband Kermit Gosnell deserves life without parole for killing babies born alive but said she and their children face public scorn. She was sentenced to seven to 23 months in prison for aiding illegal third trimester abortions, including one on a 14 year old at the clinic.
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Philadelphia
Pearl Gos
Kermit Gosnell
Pearl Gosnell
Chinese newborn pulled from sewer pipe after two hour rescue
In Hangzhou a mother involved in a dramatic sewer rescue faced police questioning. She helped raise the alarm and stayed during the efforts but did not admit birth until she was confronted by officers amid found toys and blood stained toilet paper in her rented room.
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Beijing
Dushikuaibao
China
Bales to plead guilty avoiding death penalty amid Afghan anger
Army staff sergeant Robert Bales will plead guilty to the massacre of 16 villagers to avert the death penalty. His attorney says he was overwhelmed and not legally insane, and the deal requires him to recount the attack in court. Afghan relatives vow revenge and oppose a life sentence.
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Deal
Robert Bales
Seattle
Afghanistan
John Henry Browne
Browne
Bales
Kandahar
Bates
Mohammed Wazir
Jan
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Gary Dangerfield
Army
Sgt
Bachmann to leave Congress after third term
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced she will not seek a fifth term, saying her decision ends an eight year tenure after a failed presidential bid and amid a swift shift in the tea party movement. She spoke in a Web video to supporters while traveling in Russia.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
U.S
Michele Bachmann
Congress
Bachmann
Washington
Russia
Alaska
Sarah Palin
Allen West
Florida
South Carolina
Jim DeMint
Ted Cruz
Texas
Mike Lee
Utah
Raul Labrador
Idaho
Dick Wadhams
Ron Carey
Carey
GOP
Decontaminating ICU Patients Cuts Hospital Infections
A large study across 162 Hospital Corporation of America hospitals finds that decontaminating every ICU patient with antiseptic wipes and antibiotic nose ointment for up to five days reduced bloodstream infections by more than 40 percent compared with screening and isolation alone. The method targets high risk patients, not germs, and suggests hundreds of infections could be prevented nationwide.
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Chicago
U.S
William Schaffner
Vanderbilt University
Susan Huang
University of California, Irvine
Hospital Corporation of America
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