Satellite debris fall shows spread of risk and panic in Middle East
U S space officials estimate a 6 ton satellite will re enter within a week with debris possible on any continent. Officials predict 26 fragments and a 1 in 3200 chance of hitting someone, while the heaviest piece could weigh 350 pounds. Abbas plans to seek UN security council endorsement of statehood next week in New York.
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West Bank
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Mahmoud Abbas
United Nations
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Security Council
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U.N. General Assembly
New York
General Assembly
U.N
Gaza Strip
East Jerusalem
Violent crime down 12 percent in United States
The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reports 2010 violent crimes fell 12 percent to 3.8 million from 4.3 million in 2009. Simple assaults led the decline, dropping 15 percent, while overall property and violent crimes fell 6.6 percent to 18.7 million.
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Heinz School
U.S
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FBI
Minnow rescues amid Texas drought threaten native species
Wildlife biologists scoop hundreds of Brazos River minnows to relocate them to a hatchery as they consider listing two species as threatened or endangered. The efforts, part of drought response, aim to preserve two two inch minnows found only in Texas while river flows remain low.
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Texas Tech University
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Colorado
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San Marcos
Austin
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Obama signs patent law in bipartisan overhaul
President Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act to overhaul the patent system reducing backlogs and speeding approvals. The law backs faster processes, backed by Google Apple and the U S Chamber of Commerce, with sponsors Senator Leahy and Representative Smith at the ceremony in Alexandria Virginia.
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Gadhafi loyalists hold key Libyan towns in fierce battle
In Sirte and Bani Walid rebels clash with Gadhafi loyalists as heavy weapons and sniper fire erupt on city boulevards. Despite a morning push by revolutionary forces, pro-Gaddafi fighters mount a stubborn defense in mountain enclaves and along Wadi Zeitoun.
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