Mosque synagogue attack in Istanbul kills 22 worshipers
Two Arab extremists stormed Istanbul’s Neve Shalom Synagogue during Sabbath services, killing 22 and wounding four before detonating hand devices. Police said attackers fired submachine guns, locked doors, and set bodies alight. 10 escaped unharmed. Police recovered 102 spent cartridges as survivors described the chaotic scene.
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Turkey
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Jewish House of Prayer
Akbulut
Turgut Ozar
Ankara
Anatolia
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Washington
State Department
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Neve Shalom
U.S. issues warrants for three hijackers
Federal warrants charge three hijackers in the Pan Am jet assault in Pakistan. They face murder and air piracy counts after killing at least three Americans and others during a 47 hour siege. Details describe them as under 30 with Iranian passports. Rajesh Kumar, 29, named as a victim.
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Pakistan
Justice Department
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NASA inspectors overtime questions after Challenger disaster
At Kennedy Space Center inspectors earned excess overtime with little to do before and after the 1986 Challenger explosion. The presidential commission faulted NASA for long hours, citing wasted tax money on monitoring and low reporting. Records show over half of overtime slips lacked task details, suggesting idle time or noncompliance. Charlie Young estimated duplicate oversight by Lockheed Space Operations.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Techni
Lockheed Space Operations Co
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Weather outlook and light chuckle line
Partly cloudy today with a high around 60 to 65 and a 20 percent rain chance. Tonight remains cool with lows near 40 to 45. Monday should be sunny in the mid 60s. A witty line jokes that federal aid to education should start by teaching arithmetic to Congress.
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Living computers seen replacing silicon chips
Carnegie Mellon researchers predict biocomputers made from genetically engineered organisms will outperform silicon devices, packing thousands of times more circuits. Experts say microscopic, cell sized computers could revolutionize medicine and robotics, with markets 15 years away for full devices and two years for marketable prototypes.
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Carnegie-Mellon University
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Carnegie-Mellon
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Carnegie-Melion
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MIT Space Systems Laboratory
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