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Texas polygamist Warren Jeffs seriously ill
LOS ANGELES — Warren Jeffs, the jailed leader of a US polygamist sect, was in critical condition at a Texas hospital, The Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Jeffs, 55, was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month for his “spiritual marriage” to two young girls, and after police seized…
Unethical U.S. research killed 83 in Guatemala: panel
WASHINGTON — At least 83 people died as human guinea pigs in macabre US research on sexually transmitted diseases in Guatemala in the 1940s, a commission ordered by President Barack Obama concluded Monday. Nearly 5,500 people were subjected to diagnostic testing and more than 1,300 were exposed to venereal diseases…
U.S. asks Libyan rebels to re-examine Lockerbie case
WASHINGTON — The United States said Monday it has asked Libya’s new rebel leadership to re-examine the case of the Libyan convicted of the 1988 plane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people. The United States has long criticized the decision by Scottish authorities in August, 2009 to release…
Beyonce pregnancy sets Twitter record
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter users fired off a record number of tweets per second following the announcement by pop diva Beyonce at the MTV Video Music Awards that she is expecting a baby. “Last night at 10:35 pm, Beyonce’s big MTV #VMA moment gave Twitter a record bump: 8,868 Tweets…
Judge blocks tough Alabama immigration law
MIAMI — A judge blocked a new immigration law in the southern US state of Alabama Monday after the measure, attacked as draconian and intrusive, was challenged by President Barack Obama’s administration. “US District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn has decided to block Alabama’s new immigration law, temporarily until September 29,…
Spending data lifts U.S. stocks more than 2 percent
NEW YORK — US stock markets rallied on Monday as upbeat data on consumer spending lifted hopes that economic growth would pick up speed, while Hurricane Irene caused less damage than feared. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 254.71 points (2.26 percent) to close at 11,539.25. The broader S&P…
Hiker killed by grizzly bear in Yellowstone
LOS ANGELES — A 59-year-old American man has died after being mauled by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, officials said Monday. Officials identified the man as John Wallace of Michigan and said he was camping alone in the vast park in Wyoming. His body was found Friday. “Results…
Obama remembers Katrina, after Hurricane Irene
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the grit of the people of the US Gulf Coast, exactly six years after Hurricane Katrina roared ashore and inundated New Orleans. After a weekend in which Hurricane Irene tore up the US east coast, the president argued that federal disaster…
Putin promotes Russian unity with ‘biker brothers’
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday described leather-clad bikers as brothers and boasted of the “indivisible Russian nation” after roaring into a biking rally on a Harley Davidson. The black-clad Putin led a column of bikers, their lights blazing into the night sky, who drove into a mass biking rally…
Gaddafi’s wife, two sons and daughter in Algeria: ministry
Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi’s wife, two sons and a daughter entered Algeria on Monday, the foreign ministry in Algiers announced. “The wife of Moamer Kadhafi, Safiya, his daughter Aisha, and sons Hannibal and Mohammed, accompanied by their children, entered Algeria at 08:45 am (0745 GMT) through the Algeria-Libyan border,” the…
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