Mother describes killing five children in Houston
Andrea Yates, a Houston mother, confessed in a police interview to drowning her five children age 6 months to 7 years in a bathtub. Investigators say she spoke in a "zombie-like" voice as she recounted the killings and the sequence. Noah, the 7-year-old, witnessed Mary, the youngest, and was later drowned. Yates faces capital murder charges. a gag order and legal aid procedures were noted while the case unfolds.
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Houston Chronicle
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Yates
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Noah
Mary
Joe Owmby
Owmby
CNN
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Joye Carter
NASA
Amnesty report says gays mistreated in about 30 countries
Amnesty International released a report stating that homo sexual, bisexual, and transgender people face torture and mistreatment in at least 30 countries including the United States. The document cites state agents abusing detainees, unnecessary medical treatments, and persecution leading to displacement, with anti-sodomy laws in several U.S. states and territories.
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United States
Amnesty International
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Amnesty International USA
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Russia
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Bill on donor disclosure for libraries faces hurdle
Washington AP report says a bill forcing presidential libraries to reveal donors stalled after an amendment to include charities named for or run by members of Congress. Rep. John Duncan Jr. warns the change could kill the measure while supporters cite transparency and fear of influence. Critics from ACLU and Sen. Mitch McConnell argue it infringes free association and donor privacy.
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Congress
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Rtenn
Duncan
Denise Rich
Clinton
Presidential Library Foundation
Rich
Marc Rich
House Government Reform Committee
Janice Schakowsky
D-Il
American Civil Liberties Union
Mitch McConnell
Laura W. Murphy
ACLU
McConnell
University of Louisville
More troops ordered to quell clashes in Northern Ireland
Britain ordered 1600 more troops to Northern Ireland after two nights of rioting in north Belfast. Police injuries topped sixty as Protestant and Catholic mobs clashed amid a volatile period marked by marching season and IRA disarmament talks at Hillsborough Castle. Authorities warned the united administration faced renewed pressure amid stalled disarmament talks and prior coalition strains.
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Northern Ireland
Britain
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Republic of Ireland
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