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Morning Buzz: 200 Die in Iraq Attacks

August 15, 2007 10:33 AM ET | Permanent Link | Print

Four suicide truck bombs blasted through parts of northwest Iraq last night, killing at least 200 people. The explosions are being blamed on al Qaeda, which targeted a small Kurdish sect, the Yazidis, calling them "anti-Islamic." Since the surge began in Baghdad, extremists have fled the capital city and headed north. This was one of the most violent attacks since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 and ranks with the November 23 five-car bombing in the Shiite Muslim enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad. In that attack, 215 people were killed. 

A hospital security guard in Houston may not have made the smartest move when he Tasered a man carrying a newborn baby, causing them both to drop to the ground. The guard was stepping in to prevent them from leaving the facility. The father, William Lewis, contends that the baby is suffering from head trauma from the spill. Lewis was trying to leave because he said he and his wife felt mistreated by the staff of the Women's Hospital of Texas. The baby is now in Child Protective Services custody because Lewis and his wife have a history of domestic violence. Agency officials say that it looks as though the infant is fine, and Lewis was arrested and charged with endangering a child because of his scuffle with the police.  

One of the Rutgers women's basketball team players is suing former shock jock Don Imus for his racist and sexist comment that she says hurt her reputation.  The player, Kia Vaughn, sued Imus for slander and defamation of character for calling Vaughn and her teammates "nappy-headed hos" on his CBS radio program in April. Imus has since been let go. Vaughn spoke out about the comments on the Oprah Winfrey Show where she said the derogatory statement overshadowed an amazing women's basketball season for the New Jersey university. As U.S. News reported in May, Imus and other shock jocks may be getting shelved because they are too much of a liability for media companies. 

 
 
 
 

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