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DEERFIELD BEACH— One bullet went through his belly and lodged in his pelvis, while a second sliced through his chest and out his shoulder. Yet another grazed the back of his skull. Shot and wounded while chasing thieves on foot, Lt. Col. Karl Trenker said he did what he had been trained to do as a 29-year veteran of the U.S. Marines with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Running with bullet holes wasn't working out well, so I plugged them up with my fingers," Trenker said Friday.

...Giffords' progress came as new details emerged about the rampage victim arrested Saturday for shouting a threat during a town-hall meeting. James Eric Fuller, 63, who was shot in the knee, had told The Post on Friday, the day before his arrest, that top Republican figures should be tortured -- and their ears severed. "There would be torture and then an ear necklace, with [Minnesota US Rep.] Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin's ears toward the end, because they're small, female ears, and then Limbaugh, Hannity and the biggest ears of all, Cheney's, in the center," Fuller said. Also on Friday,...

IT'S A COLD, gray morning. The sky is dark and it looks like it's going to rain. But there are lots of families here waiting in line for the new link. Up ahead through the crowd I see my friend Angie and her mom walking back from the front of the line. "Hey Angie!" But Angie just manages a weak smile and a wave as her mom pulls her past us. Her mom is wiping away tears. "They said I'm too sick for the new link," Angie says. With a bony white hand Angie is holding her collar closed against...

Shop assistant wore ancient necklace Archaeologists have found a valuable ancient gold necklace being worn by a cashier in a Bulgarian grocery after it was dug up by her husband. Boris Todorov, 43, from Karlovo in Bulgaria dug up hundreds of fine gold rings from a field on his farm and put them together to make a gift for his wife. But it was spotted by a group of archaeologists from the Bulgarian National Museum of History who were passing through - and went into her shop to buy provisions. They immediately identified the necklace as extremely valuable and now...

Thousands demand Aristide return   Mr Aristide fled an armed revolt in 2004 Thousands of people have demonstrated in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, demanding the return of exiled former President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.Supporters chanted "Aristide or death!" and "Aristide's blood is our blood!" as they marched to the National Palace on the ex-leader's 53rd birthday. Mr Aristide fled an armed revolt two years ago and is in South Africa. President Rene Preval had said during this year's election campaign he would consider allowing him to return home. However, the US has warned this could destabilise the country. Political prisonersSaturday's march was...

King Tut's necklace shaped by fireball June 26, 2006 LONDON: Scientists believe they have solved the mystery surrounding a piece of rare natural glass at the centre of an elaborate necklace found among the treasures of Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh. They think a fragile meteorite broke up as it entered the atmosphere, producing a fireball with temperatures over 1800C that turned the desert sand and rock into molten lava that became glass when it cooled. Experts have puzzled over the origin of the yellow-green glass -- carved into the shape of a scarab beetle -- since it was excavated in...

WORCESTER— While fear exists that an 18-year-old man shot for his gold necklace Saturday night near Chino Avenue may be paralyzed, members of his family said yesterday they have faith he will emerge OK. Jeffrey Burgos remained in a city hospital in critical but stable condition and was scheduled to undergo more surgery. His family, who asked that their names and address be withheld for fear of reprisal, said the bullet went in near his navel and came out his back near his spine. “The doctors said it was a possibility (he would be paralyzed), but I trust in God...

Two charged in snatching of necklace from SoCal girl Associated Press LOS ANGELES - A man and woman were charged Tuesday with robbing a 5-year-old girl whose gold chain was violently ripped from her neck as she waited outside a Huntington Park market for her mother. The Jan. 26 robbery was captured by a video surveillance camera and widely broadcast on TV, which authorities said helped lead them to the suspects. Julio Cesar Beltran, 18, and Patricia Serrano, 31, each pleaded not guilty to a felony count of second-degree robbery. The charges include a special allegation that the pair inflicted...

Jewel of the Magdalenian period A necklace and pendants made 15,500 years ago have been discovered in the Praile I cave; it is the most important Upper Paleolithic find in the Basque Country in recent years Mikel Lizarralde – DONOSTIA (San Sebastian) A Magdalenian treasure of the Upper Paleolithic has lain hidden for the last 15,500 years in the Praile I cave in Deba (Gipuzkoa). Excavations done over the last few years by a team led by the archaeologist Xabier Peñalver of the Aranzadi Society of Sciences have uncovered spectacular jewellery. Four stunning necklaces of smooth black stone, another one...

Raven, a 12-yr-old whose uncle is fighting in Iraq made a necklace from red, white and blue beads from a jewelry kit she received for Christmas. She wore it to school as a token of support for her uncle andSchenectady school officials immediately banned her from displaying her unique neckwear in a belief such "gang-related" jewelry violates policy, court papers alleged. Raven was threatened with suspension if she continued to wear the beads.

Twelve-year-old Raven Furbert got in trouble at Mont Pleasant Middle School last Tuesday for wearing a red, white and blue necklace which she has been wearing in honor of her uncle who is serving in Iraq. The school claimed the necklace colors are gang related. I'm no authority on such things, but aren't red, white and blue the colors of the USA? The child's uncle is serving in a war zone and she has made it clear she is not a gang member. What looks like is going on here is a classic case of bullying. Hate America leftist bullies...

<p>October 10, 2002 -- WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton was showered with pricey gifts while he was in office from the leaders of Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, but he didn't disclose them because they were earmarked for his presidential library in Arkansas, a new report yesterday revealed.</p>

Sargent Terry Desmond of the Winnipeg Police Service Homicide Unit said the necklace was in the hotel room where the body of Robert Robin Greene was found by police. But Desmond said the man charged with Greene's murder, Sydney Terrhuis, 33, hadn't stolen the necklace.The necklace was reported stolen Tuesday afternoon from one of the trailers on the film 'Shall We Dance' starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. Scenes that day were being filmed at the Legislature building.A police source said that the necklace, valued at about $4,000.00, belonged to actress Susan Sarandon, one of the stars of the movie.Desmond...