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A jury at Camp Pendleton, Calif., sentenced Marine Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III to 15 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi civilian during a fruitless search for an insurgent.
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About 50 women occupied a central square in Makhachkala, Dagestan, declaring a hunger strike and vowing not to leave until authorities tell them what happened to their missing children. The president of Dagestan, Mukhu Aliev, admitted last month that 76 people have been kidnapped so far this year in Dagestan. In six of those cases, the abductors wore camouflage uniforms similar to those worn by law enforcement officers.
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American Home Mortgage released all but 750 of its 7,000 employees as it ran out of money, the latest victim of the subprime mortgage implosion.
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China asserted the sole right to recognize living Buddhas, reincarnations of famous lamas that form the backbone of the religion's clergy. All future incarnations of living Buddhas related to Tibetan Buddhism must get government approval.
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China banned Indonesian seafood after checks turned up dangerous contamination. Indonesian authorities called the move an apparent reaction to an Indonesian ban on some tainted Chinese products. The Chinese administration said Indonesian products have been found to contain mercury and cadmium, metals that can accumulate in water and soil from burning garbage, mining or other industrial processes.
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Four people were killed after a helicopter flying from northern England to southern Scotland crashed in northwest England. The wreckage was found the next day.
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In Kentucky a judge ruled that 3 attorneys, accused of bilking their clients in a $200 million fen-phen settlement, must repay at least $62.1 million in settlement funds and interest.
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MAY, 21
- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer
1987 –
Brooklyn Decker, American fashion model
1987 –
Kim Hyung Joon, Korean singer (SS501)
1986 –
Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco
1985 –
Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Amanda Kimmel, American beauty queen
1984 –
Jon Foster, American actor
1984 –
Ryan Lochte, American swimmer
1984 –
Sunil Chetri, Indian Footballer
1984 –
Yasin Avci, Danish footballer
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August, 3
- Births
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2008,
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer (b. 1918)
2008,
Skip Caray, American TV and radio broadcaster (b. 1939)
2008,
Erik Darling, American folk singer/songwriter (b. 1933)
2007,
John Gardner, British author (b. 1926)
2006,
Arthur Lee, American psychedelic rock musician (b. 1945)
2006,
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, singer (b. 1915)
2005,
Françoise d'Eaubonne, French feminist (b. 1920)
2004,
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (b. 1908)
2003,
Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (b. 1954)
2002,
Carmen Silvera, British actress (b. 1922)
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August, 3
- Deaths
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