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NEW YORK (AP) — Documents obtained by The Associated Press are raising new questions about New York City's ability to deal with a growing population of mentally ill inmates. The documents show that of the 11 suicides in New York City jails over the past five years, safeguards designed to prevent inmates from harming themselves weren't followed in at least nine cases. New York City's overall jail suicide rate is lower than the national average.
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — A Denali National Park and Preserve spokeswoman says the one road into the Alaska park should be reopened today, allowing guests at lodges that didn't flood to get out. Officials organized an airlift last night for dozens of guests and employees after flooding hit one lodge and flooding and rockfalls closed the road.
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says the number of those internally displaced in eastern Ukraine represents a huge increase over the previous week, coinciding with the deteriorating security situation. Overall, the agency says 110,000 Ukrainians have fled for Russia while another 54,000 are internally displaced by the fighting between pro-Russia separatists and Ukraine government forces.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's top Shiite cleric is trying to step up pressure on political leaders to form an inclusive government in an effort to counter Sunni militants who have seized large swaths of territory. The Iranian-born Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is calling on political blocs to agree on the next prime minister, parliament speaker and president by the time the newly elected parliament sits next week.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines, located in a precarious spot for typhoons, volcanos and earthquakes, has enacted a law that requires mobile phone companies to send early warnings of impending disasters to millions of residents. The Free Mobile Disaster Act directs mobile phone operators to send out alerts about storms, tsunamis or other calamities whenever required by national disaster agencies.
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