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22 Jul 2009 10:54

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U.S.: Found: The mental health records of the Virginia Tech shooter

  • Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho has a long, documented history of mental health problems, both prior to and during his time at the university. source
  • Cho later goes on a shooting rampage, killing 32 people and himself on April 16, 2007. But his mental health records went missing. source
  • Authorities finally find his records, which were stolen by a former employee of the counseling center. They promise to release them soon. source
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19 Jul 2009 10:40

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World: A civilian helicopter in Afghanistan crashed during takeoff

  • 16 dead in the helicopter crash; all were civilians source
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18 Jul 2009 16:43

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World: It hasn’t been a very good week for the Tour de France, that’s for sure

  • There’s many close calls between riders and spectators … Sad news. May she RIP.
  • Lance Armstrong on his Twitter feed • Regarding the death of a 61-year-old spectator during the 14th stage of the tour between Colmar and Besancon. The woman was hit by a police motorcycle as she was crossing the road. This comes just a day after two tour riders were shot and injured by an air-rifle.  • source
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18 Jul 2009 12:18

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World: Walter Cronkite wasn’t the only really old guy to die recently

  • 113 age of the world’s oldest man, Harry Allingham, a WWI vet source
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18 Jul 2009 11:31

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Culture: Bob Schieffer on Cronkite: “Nothing got in front of the news”

  • And he had this great sense of news, and Walter delighted in just tearing the whole broadcast apart at about 6:20 and putting in a new lead story, and if it was your lead story, your story … you liked it even more!
  • CBS News correspondent (and Face the Nation host) Bob Schieffer • Describing his former boss’ demeanor and willingness to change the formula for a quality story. Schieffer says Cronkite was unafraid of taking a reporter’s story and running with it: “He would take your call and you’d say, ‘Walter, we need to get this story on the air and here’s why.'” • source
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18 Jul 2009 11:24

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Culture: There’s a reason Walter Cronkite was so easy to listen to

  • 124 words per minute – the speed at which Cronkite spoke source
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17 Jul 2009 10:13

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Offbeat, World: This old Spanish woman didn’t plan her family very well

  • 66 age of Maria del Carmen Bousada when she gave birth to twins using in vitro fertilization in 2006 – making her the world’s oldest new mom source
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10 Jul 2009 11:32

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World: Duh: Man killed by bull-goring during the running of the bulls

  • Most obvious headline we’ll write all day. Now, we’re not rocket scientists here, but if a bull is running after tons of people, it’s probably gonna hurt someone, right? Well, that’s Pamplona, Spain for you, where Daniel Jimeno Romero, 27, was killed in a bull attack. He’s the 15th fatal victim of the bull running since records started to be kept in 1924, and – not counting a guy who died after being in a coma for six months – the first to die since 1995. It’s a stupid tradition which should end, both for the safety of the bulls and for that of the humans. source
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10 Jul 2009 11:08

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Sports: Donte’ Stallworth has served his (incredibly short) time in jail

  • 24 days in jail for a DUI manslaughter conviction source
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08 Jul 2009 22:57

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Culture: This is the last time we ever post about Michael Jackson’s death

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