Locked switch blamed in deadly Amtrak crash
A padlocked track switch blamed for an Amtrak freight collision in South Carolina near Columbia. Two dead and over 100 injured as CSX owned tracks steered the Amtrak train onto a siding into a parked CSX unit. NTSB questions switch alignment and pushes PTC safety rollout.
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Court adds time to Nassar sentence in Michigan case
A Michigan judge issued a 40 to 125 year term for Larry Nassar on three sexual assault counts tied to a Dimondale gymnastics center. The sentence runs concurrently with his 40 to 175 year Michigan case and a 60 year child pornography term, totaling a life sentence for the convicted former USA Gymnastics and MSU doctor. Over 260 survivors have reported abuse.
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Ivory sleuth Esmond Bradley Martin slain in Kenya home
Renowned American wildlife investigator Esmond Bradley Martin, 75, known for exposing illegal ivory and rhino horn networks, was stabbed during the weekend at his Kenya residence. Police call the death a robbery. no arrests have been made. His work included infiltrating trafficking dens in Yemen, Sudan, and Asia and counting items to gauge price and demand. He and Lucy Vigne recently reported Laos as the fastest-growing illegal ivory market.
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Frasier star John Mahoney dies at 77
British born actor John Mahoney died at age 77 after a long screen career. He played Martin Crane on Frasier for 11 seasons and earned two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. Mahoney also starred on Broadway winning a Tony for The House of Blue Leaves and appeared in Tin Men Eight Men Out Say Anything and Barton Fink.
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