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Wife's voice found
An 80-year-old man can hear his late wife's voice again, any time he wants. The Verizon telecommunications company has recovered a lost message recorded by Charles Whiting's wife, Catherine, before her death in 2005. When Verizon upgraded his telephone service, his wife's voice saying "Catherine Whiting" disappeared from his voicemail. Charles Whiting says he listened to it every day for comfort. Company spokesman John Bonomo said on Tuesday that a contractor found the recording in an archive and restored it. Charles Whiting says he is very happy.
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Junkyard killer held
A gunman who opened fire at an auto wrecking yard killed his father, who owned the business, and three others before dropping the weapon and trying to flee over a fence, police said. Panicked customers fled the busy yard on Tuesday as the gunman shot his victims at close range, police said. The shootings were "very deliberate" and the suspect likely reloaded at least once, police Chief Danny Macagni said on Wednesday. Lee Isaac Bedwell Leeds, 31, of Santa Maria, California, was booked for investigation of murder and was held without bail. It was not known if Leeds had retained an attorney.
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Attack sparks evacuations
The State Department is offering free flights out of Yemen to non-essential diplomats and family members after three mortars hit a school near the US embassy in Sanaa. "The Department of State authorized the voluntary departure for embassy employees and eligible family members after several explosions targeted the embassy compound on March 18," the State Department said on Wednesday in an advisory warning against travel to Yemen. "The security threat level remains high due to terrorist activities in Yemen," it said. Thirteen girls and five Yemeni soldiers were wounded in Tuesday's attack near the US mission in the Yemeni capital.
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