Beryl Threatens Texas Mexico Coast As Storm Forms
Hurricane warnings extended along 230 miles of Gulf coast from Baffin Bay to the Mexican border as Tropical Storm Beryl formed. Authorities in Cameron County urged 20 000 residents to evacuate low land areas while sandbags and windows were secured.
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Cedar Rapids Man Fears Kursk Sinks With No Escape
CEDAR RAPIDS man Peter Welch a Navy veteran and attorney says the sunken Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea with over 100 sailors aboard faces bleak survival odds and that escape pods are not available. He notes the torpedo room was taking on water and imagines no feasible rescue without an unlikely Glomar Explorer recovery.
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Soft drink study on caffeine sparks industry backlash
Johns Hopkins researchers say about 70 percent of sodas contain caffeine and compare caffeine use to early tobacco claims. The National Soft Drink Association contests methods and scope, calling the study flawed and irresponsible.
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National Institute On Drug Abuse
Retirees Return to Fight Blazes Across West
Hundreds of former rangers and foresters rejoin firefighting this summer as 82 fires burn in 13 states with 25 000 firefighters on duty. Retirees must pass a lighter test or a 45 pound pack three miles in 45 minutes to return.
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America
National Interagency Fire Center
SabreTech Ordered to Pay 11 Million for ValuJet Crash
SabreTech, a defunct jet repair firm, must pay 11 million in penalties for mishandling oxygen canisters linked to the 1996 ValuJet crash in the Everglades that killed 110 people. It marks the first aviation company in the US convicted on criminal charges tied to a commercial jet crash. Investigators blame 144 canisters in the cargo hold for triggering a deadly blaze.
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Father dies after fall during two hour police standoff
In Cleveland a man on a roof with his infant daughter sparked a blaze and fired at officers during a domestic dispute. He fell from the second floor amid smoke. The child was critically injured and the man died. Police identified him as Damian Mallory, 25, who used the girl as a shield.
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