Aruba jawbone ruled out as Natalee Holloway’s
A jawbone found on an Aruba beach is confirmed human but does not belong to Natalee Holloway. Dutch prosecutors compared the lone tooth to Holloway’s dental records and ruled out the missing Alabama teen as the bone’s owner. The bone’s origin remains undetermined.
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Puerto Rico
Aruba
Alabama
Natalee Holloway
Ex governor guilty of finance charge
Former North Carolina Governor Mike Easley was convicted of a low level felony for an improperly filed campaign finance report and fined 1000 dollars under a plea deal. He described the matter as paperwork error and took responsibility for the campaign forms not disclosing a 2006 helicopter flight.
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N.C
North Carolina
Mike Easley
Easley
AIDS prevention advances spark cautious optimism worldwide
U N officials report a nearly 20 percent drop in new HIV cases over a decade and 33.3 million living with HIV. A daily Truvada pill reduces infection risk for healthy gay men, and the Vatican endorses condom use as a lesser evil to prevent AIDS, signaling progress in prevention and treatment.
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Mitchell Warren
Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
Barack Obama
Unaids
Michel Sidibe
Geneva
Vatican
Gilead Science
Northwest storm blasts east threatening travel and deaths
A powerful Pacific Northwest storm moved into the Rockies on Tuesday bringing blizzard risks to Utah and Washington state. The weather service issued a Utah blizzard warning as travelers faced stranded holiday routes. Washington reported at least three storm deaths, icy roads, and mass flight disruptions. Law enforcement logged over 1,557 crashes and 1,274 disabled motorists statewide as shelters and aid efforts expanded.
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Yakima
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Koreas clash as North shells Yeonpyeong island
The North and South traded artillery along the disputed sea border near Yeonpyeong island provoking a South Korean response with K 9 howitzers and fighter jets. Two South Korean marines were killed and 15 troops and three civilians injured. Investors pulled back as markets fell world wide. President Lee Myung Bak condemned the attack and vowed no tolerance for indiscriminate strikes.
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