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Former Hostage Sues U.S. Military

PARIS – Muhamed al-Joundi (search), a Syrian driver who was taken hostage in Iraq last August with two French journalists, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. military, alleging bad treatment and torture, his lawyer’s office said. The lawsuit filed in a Paris court names U.S. Gen. John Sattler (search), …

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Military to Probe Alleged Gitmo Abuse

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – The Pentagon is sending investigators to Guantanamo Bay (search) to look into allegations of prisoner abuse described in recently released FBI documents, authorities said Wednesday, as a new batch of FBI memos were released. The U.S. Southern Command in Miami assigned Army Brig. Gen. …

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Long Hours Make Interns Dangerous Drivers

Long shifts and little sleep may make medical interns (search) dangerous drivers, a new study shows. Researchers found that residents in their first year of training after medical school, known as interns, were more than twice as likely to report a traffic accident after working long hours than after working …

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