May trade deficit hits record, imports surge to oil peak
The Commerce Department reports May goods and services deficit at 11.43 billion dollars, a new all time high driven by record crude oil imports. Analysts expected a smaller gap, citing slower U.S. growth and weaker import demand. A separate note mentions fugitives arrested in a weekend roundup by multi agency task forces at Greenville Memorial Auditorium.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Driver Shot In Driveway Murder Charge Filed
Greeneville man faces murder charges after shooting the driver who turned around in a Taylors driveway. The victim Marshall Lee Grayson, 69, died at Greenville Memorial Hospital after the Sunday shooting. T. J. Southerlin, 69, is detained at the Greenville County Detention Center.
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Greenville (Ap
Inters Allege
T.J. Southerlin
Greenville County Detention Center
Sam Simmons
Marshall Lee Grayson
Greenville Memorial Hospital
Mike Ellis
Obituary notices for G. Terry Jarvis Joe L Mathis and George Vaughns
Obituaries publish notices for G. Terry Jarvis Joe L Mathis and George Vaughns from Aiken. The notices list their names and confirm their deaths with brief biographical details and funeral arrangements to be announced by local authorities and family.
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G. Terry Jarvis
Aiken
Joe L. Mathis
George Vaughns
Shepherd Poses 9-Mill Tax Cut Proposal
Aiken County Administrator William Shepherd will urge County Council to cut nine mills from the tax levy to offset higher property values after appraisal. If adopted, a $100,000 home with a $4,000 assessment would see about $96 in county taxes reduced. Also on the July agenda are selling the Mattie C Hall Health Care Center, and a $38,000 state grant for a special DUI prosecutor to handle driving offenses.
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Aiken
William Shepherd
County Council
Council
Mattie C. Hall
Chicago Heat Wave Toll Grows Amid Inquiry
Chicago investigates its response as the heat wave drives rising deaths. The morgue and funeral homes struggle with more than 100 bodies awaiting examination and a 179 death toll on Monday. Cook County Medical Examiner estimates about 65 percent heat related.
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Chicago
Cook County
Edmund Donoghue
Christopher Mor
Ris
Louisiana
South Carolina
Bobby Joe Chambers
Steve Gambrell
Anderson County
Southeast Surviving Heat Wave S Gracefully
Southeast residents faced milder temperatures than the Midwest and East yet endured high heat. Climatologist Milton Brown of the Southeastern Regional Climate Center notes 106 degrees marks dangerous heat with humidity. Birmingham reached 102, Atlanta 100, New Orleans 99, and heat index stayed around 105. Alabama issued a critical heat alert as readings peaked.
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Atlanta
Midwest
Milton Brown
Southeastern Regional Climate Center
Columbia
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
Brown
Abaama
Heat Record Stuns South as Temperatures Soar
Across the Southeast Columbia and Tallahassee endure heat indices near 105 with overnight lows not dropping below 73 for two days. Residents cope while air conditioners fly off shelves and ice grows scarce as locals note broader tolerance to heat compared to Chicago. Dr. Patrick Meehan of Georgia’s public health division remarks on widespread air conditioning use in the region.
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Patrick Meehan
Georgia
Division of Public Health
Smith Asked For Gun Before Confession
Susan Smith broke down in a church room and asked for a gun before confessing to authorities that she drowned her two sons, Michael and Alex. Judge William Howard ruled the statements admissible as opening statements began in her double murder trial.
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Union
Susan Smith
Ms. Smith
Union County
Howard Wells
First Baptist Church
Michael
Alex
Wells
Su‘san
William Howard
Howard
Gail Beam
Beam
John D. Long Lake
State Law Enforcement Division
James Harris
Jury Sees The Old Simpson In Video
Los Angeles jurors view outtakes from an exercise video showing O J Simpson as a fit celebrity, contrasting with a doctor's description of him as a broken down ex athlete. The footage underscores a defense argument while a legal expert notes it highlights Simpson's charm and stardom for the jury.
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Simpson
Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Brian Kelberg
Nicole Brown
Braun
Stanley Goldman
Loyola University
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Ily
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David Bruck
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