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NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I believe humans get a lot done,not because we're smart,but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee.
Flash Rosenberg
FACT OF THE DAY
52% of Americans drink coffee.
—http://www.randomfunfacts.com/
DAILY KU INFO
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Lawrence's own Don "Red Dog" Gardner will lead an effort today at 6 p.m. to set a record for the world's largest community workout. You can be a part of it by going to KU's Shenk Recreational Sports Complex at Clinton Parkway and Iowa Street. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m.
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NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNATIONAL
1. Obama said war with North Korea not imminent
MOSCOW — President Barack Obama said he didn't think any war "is imminent" with North Korea.
Speaking in a network interview while meeting with Russian leaders Obama was asked how precarious was the security situation in the wake of North Korea's nuclear tests and new sanctions as a result of them. In the CBS interview, he said, "I don't think that any war is imminent with North Korea." He also said, "I think they understand that they would be overwhelmed in a serious military conflict with the United States."
In an ABC interview, he said, "We've already seen a ship of North Korea's turned back because of international effort to implement
2. Running of the bulls injures four in first day
the sanctions and I think that is a positive step forward."
PAMPLONA, Spain Thrill-seekers sprinted through Pamplona in a swift and relatively clean start to the running of the bulls.
NATIONAL
No one was gored on Tuesday, but four people were hospitalized with bumps, bruises or scrapes, Spanish Red Cross spokesman Jose Aldaab said.
One man went down about midcourse and half a dozen animals raced over him, but he was able to get up and walk away later.
"It was incredible," said Victor Gaona, a 26-year-old from Mexico. "I saw a bull fall in front of me, and it is unforgettable experience."
BERLIN — A Cologne appeals court said suspected Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere was fit for trial on charges of killing three men in the Netherlands during World War II.
The ruling Tuesday overturns a lower court's decision that had cited a two-day medical exam in saying the 88-year-old was too ill to be prosecuted.
A Dutch court in 1949 found Boere guilty of killing the three men when he was a member of a Waffen SS death squad that targeted civilians in reprisals for resistance attacks.
4.National anthem not a requirement for baseball
3. Suspected Nazi to go to trial after sixty years
Boere has eluded attempts to extradite or jail him. But the Cologne appeals court said Tuesday he should be tried in Germany.
The city did not admit liability in the settlement, which was finalized Monday. But it will give the Queens resident $10,001 and will pay $12,000 in legal fees to the New York Civil Liberties Union.
The Yankees said in settlement papers that fans at the team's new stadium were allowed to move
Bradford Campeau-Laurion had named the Yankees and New York City in his federal lawsuit, which argued that he was a victim of political and religious discrimination and that his rights were violated at the August 2008 game.
NEW YORK — A baseball fan has settled a lawsuit that claimed he was kicked out of Yankee Stadium by a police officer because he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America."
freely during the song and there were no plans to change that.
5. Murder victims' family wants one trial for suspects
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Prosecutors and relatives of the victims of a deadly home invasion in Cheshire two years ago are seeking one trial for the two men charged with the crime, saying the sole survivor should be spared the ordeal of two trials.
Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes have pleaded not guilty to capital felony, murder and other charges in the killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela. Hawke-Petit's husband, Dr. William Petit, was beaten but survived.
Prosecutors filed a motion last week in New Haven Superior Court seeking a joint trial with a separate
jury for each defendant in case they have antagonistic defenses.
6. New law recognizes same-sex marriages in D.C.
WASHINGTON — A law recognizing same-sex marriages performed elsewhere has gone into effect in the District of Columbia.
The bill was approved in a 12-1 vote by the D.C. Council in May, with council member Marion Barry casting the lone no vote.
Congress, which has the final say over the city's laws, had 30 days to review the bill. A push by church leaders who oppose gay marriage failed to get a referendum.
Council member David Catania has said that recognizing gay marriages performed elsewhere is a first step toward performing same-sex weddings in the city.
Associated Press
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Man living in family's attic sentenced to months in jail
ODD NEWS
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — An Arkansas man who lived in a Pennsylvania family's attic for more than a week has been sentenced to jail time.
The 21-year-old from Trumann, Ark., apologized again to homeowner Stacy Ferrance and her family.
Stanley Wayne Carter was sentenced Tuesday in Luzerne County Court to nine to 23 months in jail. He pleaded guilty to burglary, trespassing and other offenses.
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