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Judge restores 22-year term for millennium terrorist caught with explosives at Wash. border
Associated Press WriterSEATTLE (AP) _ Rejecting prosecutors' calls for a life term, a federal judge on Wednesday reimposed a 22-year prison sentence for an al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the turn of the millennium....Tags: Lawyers, American Airlines, Inc., Trips and Vacations, Court Administration, Punishment
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Crippled youth persuades Afghanistan to sign cluster-bomb ban; US and Russia refuse
Associated Press WriterOSLO, Norway (AP) _ An Afghan teenager who lost both legs in a cluster bomb explosion helped persuade his country to change its stance and join nearly 100 nations in signing a treaty Wednesday banning the disputed weapons. Afghanistan was initially...Tags: Heads of State, Weaponry, Hamid Karzai, Human Rights, Explosions
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Scientists confirm nature of star explosion that challenged 16th-century view of the heavens
AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally nailed down just what he saw. It's no big surprise....Tags: Madison (Dane, Wisconsin), Explosions, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Electronics
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Explosives leftover from Mumbai attacks found in stricken train station
NEW DELHI (AP) _ Police on Wednesday discovered leftover explosives hidden in a bag in Mumbai's main train station — a stunning new example of botched security after the deadly rampage that left the government open to accusations it missed...Tags: Public Relations, Defense, Murder, Explosions, Condoleezza Rice
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Leftover explosives found hidden in Mumbai train station
The Associated PressPolice on Wednesday discovered leftover explosives hidden in a bag in Mumbai's main train station -- a stunning new example of botched security after the deadly rampage that left the government open to accusations it missed warnings and bungled its...Tags: Public Relations, Defense, Murder, Explosions, Condoleezza Rice
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India defense chief: Beef up air, coastal security
Associated PressIndia's defense minister summoned the army, navy and air force chiefs today to warn them to be prepared for terror attacks from the air and the sea in the wake of growing criticism about slack security, missed warnings, and a bungled response to the...Tags: Defense, Murder, Explosions, Condoleezza Rice, Armed Forces
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New MTA headquarters in Central Islip breaks ground
john.valenti@newsday.comGroundbreaking ceremonies were held Wednesday for a new 12,000-square-foot building to house a new Metropolitan Transportation Authority police headquarters in Central Islip, MTA Long Island Rail Road officials said. The facility, which officials said...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Emergency Planning, Islip (Islip, New York), Police, Long Island Rail Road
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Woman convicted in child's death failing treatment
Vernice Harris, a Baltimore woman convicted of manslaughter in the methadone poisoning of her 2-year-old daughter Bryanna, is failing the drug and alcohol treatment program that she was ordered to complete as part of her probation. A status hearing...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Crimes, Punishment, Bipolar Disorder, Prisons
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How Mumbai attack on Jews unfolded
A somber Israel buried Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife, Rivkah, on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives on Tuesday, his body wrapped in a prayer shawl, hers in a shroud. They left behind 2-year-old son Moshe, who had been with them in Mumbai, India,...Tags: Murder, Crimes, Judaism, Explosions, Television Industry
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Vandals blowing up mailboxes in Tabb
757-928-6479One or more vandals has used homemade explosive devices to damage or destroy several mailboxes in the Tabb section of York County. Sgt. Dennis Ivey of the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Department cited five incidents -- four on Willard's Way and one on...Tags: Explosions
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5 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
john.valenti@newsday.comFive people were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after being evacuated from a Brentwood home just after midnight Tuesday, fire officials said. The incident occurred at 27 Bergen St., near Nostrand Avenue, in Brentwood at 12:15 a.m., officials...Tags: Islip (Islip, New York), Fires
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Ansonia argument over $5 leads to long prison term
An Ansonia man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for shooting another man in the stomach during an argument over $5. Twenty-six-year-old Eric Lawrence had previously pleaded guilty to shooting and wounding a 19-year-old man outside his apartment...Tags: Defense, Firearms, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Ansonia, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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