Miss Hawaii Angela Baraquio Crowned Miss America
Angela Perez Baraquio, 24, the first Asian American Miss America, won the title in Atlantic City. The Hawaii native and Holy Family Catholic Academy teacher champions character education and teamwork with America's Promise. A preliminary judge disclosed no conflict after Tara Watson top 10 controversy.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Angela Perez Baraquio
Baraquio
America’s Promise
The
Alliance For Youth
Colin Powell
University of Hawaii At
Manoa
Holy Family Catholic Academy
Honolulu
Able Termite Control
Col
Myron Martin
Martin
Tara Watson
Watson
Hawaii
Prosecution rests on nurse accused of VA patient deaths
Prosecutors in Springfield allege Kristen Gilbert, a 32 year old nurse at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northampton, killed four patients and tried to kill three others with adrenaline to spark crises. Jury selection begins in federal court as the death penalty looms and judges limit testimony to avoid unfairly smearing Gilbert.
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Springfield
Mass
Kristen Gilbert
Veterans Hospital
Gilbert
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Northampton
Setauket
N.Y
University of Massachusetts
Stephen Gehlbach
Police investigate synagogue fire in Syracuse
AP report notes a blast and blaze gutted Temple Beth El in Syracuse with authorities probing for an explosion cause. FBI and ATF joined the inquiry as First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton urged religious tolerance amid rising Middle East tensions. No injuries reported. Local police said no group claimed responsibility and no threats had prior to the incident. The event occurred during Sukkot, with similar arson and vandalism cases cited in Harrisburg and New York City.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Middle East
Joe Sweeny
Temple Beth el
Norm Brown
Harrisburg
New York City
Adath Israel
Chicago
Hillary Rodham Clinton
New York
America
Chevron Texaco vote on merger to form oil giant
Chevron Corp and Texaco Inc were reportedly voting Sunday on a $37 billion stock merger that would create the world’s fourth-largest oil company. If approved by both boards, the deal would be announced Monday and could yield up to $1 billion in operational savings while boosting competitiveness in developing oil and gas fields.
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San Francisco
Chevron Corp
Texaco Inc
Chevron
Exxon Mobil Corp
Royal Dutch/Shell Group
BP Amoco PLC
Texaco
White Plains
N.Y
The
New York Times
U.S
Controversial Fallon statue moves toward park return
In San Jose California a statue of Thomas Fallon depicting him planting the first American flag in 1846 is set to reappear in a park amid protests. Critics call the monument an symbol of imperialism while supporters note Fallon later served as mayor and his restored house is a landmark.
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San Jose
Calif
Thomas Fallon
Fallon
Pascual Mendivil
Pueblo Unido
Tom McEnery
Oakland
Pueblo San Jose de Guadalupe
Quetzalcoatl
Town
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Wurlitzer
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Stewart R. Werner
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Rule Ome
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Heart & Auto
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Elizabeth Arden
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