Mass killer Dekraai sentenced to life in prison
In Santa Ana California Dekraai the former tugboat captain who killed eight people at a Seal Beach salon in 2011 was given eight consecutive life terms without parole amid a scandal over jailhouse informants that blocked a death penalty bid. Victims families attended as Goethals denounced sheriff and prosecutors while Dekraai apologized.
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Orange County
Calif
Salon
Santa Ana
Seal Beach
Orange County Superior Court
Thomas Goethals
Dekraar
Sandra Hutchens
Goethals
Dekraai
Michelle Fournier
Randy Fannin
Lucia Kondas
Michele Fast
Victoria Buzzo
Laura Blody
Christy Wilson
David Caouette
Hell
Lucia
Laura
Paul Wilson
Christy
Wilson
Paul
Sajan
Sheriff's
Sheriff's Department
Scott Sanders
District Attorney's Office
Sherff
Fernando Perez
Perez
Orange County District Attorney's Office
Orange County Sheriff's Department
Irving
California
McCain delivers fatal blow to GOP Obamacare repeal effort
Senator John McCain of Arizona declared he cannot support the Graham Cassidy repeal bill, criticizing the rush and lack of hearings. His stance jeopardizes the GOP effort to repeal or reform the Affordable Care Act with a narrow Senate majority and upcoming votes.
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McCain
Washington
John McCain
Anz
Senate
Graham-Cassidy
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Bill Cassidy
R-La
Rand Paul
Sen
Susan Collins
Maine
Match McConnell
White House
Mike Pence
Alaska
Lesa Murkowski
National Association of Medicaid Directors
Graham-Cassady
Congress
Graham- Cassidy
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Alexander
Murray
NC commission delays move on Confederate monuments on state property
The North Carolina Historical Commission voted 9-1 to postpone the decision on relocating Confederate monuments from Raleigh to Johnston County until April. The panel cites time to explore legal options tied to a 2015 monuments law and reflects concerns raised by recent events including Charlottesville and a Durham Confederate statue toppled by a crowd.
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NC Commission
Raleigh
Johnston County
North Carolina Historical Commission
Charlottesville
Durham
Puerto Rico power grid destroyed by Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico reels as Hurricane Maria devastates the island with widespread flooding and numerous fatalities. Gov. Ricardo Rossello reports at least 13 dead, 700 rescued, and the electrical grid described as destroyed while U S utility crews head to aid restoration and communications networks fail across the territory.
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Puerto Rico
San Juan
Caribbean
el Nuevo Dia
Utuado
Ricardo Rossello
CNN
Rossello
Dominica
U.S
Erict
Ricardo Ramos
U.S Federal Communications Commission
U.S Virgin Islands
Maria
U.S. Virgin Island
St. Croix
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