Federal prosecutor shot to death in Seattle
Federal prosecutor Thomas Wales, 49, who headed a gun control group, was shot in the neck at his Seattle home and died at Harborview Medical Center. Police had no arrests. neighbor Emily Holt reported seeing a man walk away. Wales worked in the fraud unit of the U.S. attorney's office since 1983.
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Emily Holt
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Lawrence Lincoln
Fort Dix MP Kills Gunman After Shootout
An Army military police reservist shot two soldiers at Fort Dix then hijacked a police vehicle and exchanged fire with Chesterfield and Mansfield officers before being killed. The two soldiers, Master Sgt. Anthony Young and Sgt. First Class Patrick Witcup, were hospitalized in non life threatening condition. The gunman’s identity was not released.
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Mansfield
Della Fave
Anthony Young
Wyncote
Patrick Witcup
New Kensington
Kyle Wilson
William Kerr
New Jersey
Springfield Township
Neanderthals may have cared for injured kin in France
A 200,000 year old jaw bone found in southern France suggests a toothless Neanderthal survived years with help from peers who cooked and chewed food for them. The find, led by Serge Lebel with Erik Trinkaus and international colleagues, pushes back the idea of social care by 150,000 years.
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France
Serge Lebel
Lebel
Erik Trinkaus
Washington University
St. Louis
Germany
Portugal
University of Quebec
Montreal
U.S
Proceedings
National Academy of Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Schwartz
Schwartz
Bau l’Aubesier
Vaucluse
Thousands condemn American airstrikes in Middle East protests
More than 20,000 people marched in Tehran in the biggest anti-Western demo since U S airstrikes on Afghanistan. Muslim preachers across the region urged an end to the bombing while chant led by basiji called for holy war against the United States and its allies.
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Annan and U N win Nobel Peace Prize
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and the UN were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for reforming the 56 year old institution and shaping post Cold War peace efforts. The prize cites his rise from the UN civil service and his work on human rights AIDS and revitalizing the UN. The award comes as the UN faces criticism over Rwanda Bosnia and East Timor while recognizing staff worldwide. The prize totals 946 200 dollars and honors the UN as a force for a more peaceful world.
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Massacre in Buga prompts call for army investigation
In Buga, Colombia, 24 unarmed men were killed by right wing paramilitaries after being pulled from buses and homes. Officials seek to determine if the army could have prevented the killings amid a surge of violence in Colombia's civil conflict.
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