Drug lord Justo Perafan found guilty in coke smuggling case
UNIONDALE N Y Reputed international drug lord Justo Perafan known as the Big Boss was found guilty by a federal court jury of conspiring to smuggle 30 tons of Colombian cocaine into the United States over six years. He was convicted on all eight counts in a case describing him as a key Colombian drug baron of the era with potential penalties including death or life in prison.
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Uniondale
N.Y
Justo Pasor Perafan
United States
Pastor Perafan
Students weigh college plans at Boys State event
Hortman of James F Byrnes High Duncan says several plan to attend South Carolina colleges while David considers Duke University. Brandon Porter a Lexington High student aims for New York University or Carnegie Mellon to study musical theater. Delegates, about 700 Boys State and 461 Girls State, gathered after a week of leadership and academic focus amid heat.
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South Carolina
Beasley
Weston Center board debates fate amid debt fears
Weston Center leadership faces 60 day deadline to fix operations or risk losing federal funding. New board members push cost cuts while former directors remain in advisory roles as HRSA probes misused funds and debt. The center serves hundreds of low income patients in Aiken County and operates with over 1.5 million budget.
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Michelle Marrs
Marrs
Dunn
Weston Center
Barner
Aiken Housing Authority
Lauminia Nivens
Ms. Marrs
HRSA
Atlanta
HSRA
Aiken County
Jaine van der Linden
van der Linden
Conrad Hartzog
Frances Pennington
Elise Curtis
Hartzog
Presbyterians Keep Ban on Gay Ordination in Charlotte Pact
In Charlotte, Presbyterian Church (USA) commissioners rejected a move to reopen votes on ordaining sexually active gays, leaving the ban in place. The gathering, part of a broader Protestant rift over gay clergy and same sex unions, adopted a sabbatical from the ordination issue for a year.
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Charlotte
N.C
United Methodists
Episcopalians
Presbyterian Church
Us.a
Mike Dixon Sr
Alabama
Reform talks advance on IRS restructuring bill in Senate
Lawmakers work through the night on a compromise to restructure the IRS with a Senate backed provision shifting civil burden of proof to the agency. The plan, costing about 953 million over five years, could reach final votes next week with possible protections for innocent spouses.
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House
Roth
Archer
IRS
Bob Kerrey
D-Neb
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