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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Immigrant Kids Lag in U.S. Schools, Are Farther Behind in Other Nations

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 WASHINGTON — Immigrant 15-year-olds in the United States don't do as well in math, reading or science as native-born children, and many have only basic skills, a study finds. But immigrants aren't as far behind in the U.S. as they are in some other major nations. The findings... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 15, 2006

Formerly Conjoined Babies Begin Recovery

Saturday, May 13, 2006 ROCHESTER, Minn. — For the parents of conjoined twins Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen, placing their baby daughters on an operating table was one of the hardest moments. But the daylong surgery worked. Doctors untangled their livers, repositioned their hearts and divided a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

Authorities Locate Grown Child Kidnapped in 1976

Sunday, May 14, 2006 PONTIAC, Mich. — A woman whose father was charged with kidnapping her as a child 30 years ago has been found living in Arizona, her mother and sheriff's officials said. On Mother's Day weekend in 1976, Laura Gooder's estranged husband, Eric Douglas Nielsen, picked up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 13, 2006

Moussaoui Starts Serving Sentence at Colorado's Supermax Prison

Saturday, May 13, 2006 WASHINGTON — Convicted Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui began serving his life sentence at the nation's most secure prison on Saturday after U.S. marshals flew him overnight to southern Colorado from Virginia. Marshals brought Moussaoui, prisoner 51427-054, before dawn... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Judge Halts Ax Murderer Execution to Await Supreme Court Ruling

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge on Tuesday halted the execution of a convicted ax murderer until the Supreme Court rules on a challenge filed by a Florida inmate who claims lethal injection is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson issued the injunction in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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