Eastern Iowa floods ease but rivers still rising modestly
Flooding from Thursday's rainfall and ice jams eased on Friday in eastern Iowa with no major damage reported. Several rivers remained above flood stage and crest forecasts targeted late Friday or Saturday, including the North Skunk River at Sigourney and the Iowa River at Marengo and Lone Tree.
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Naples Man Fights Blaze as Fire Roars Again
Gary Radford hosed down a smoldering cabbage palm near his Naples home Friday while wildfire ripped through the area for a second time in a month. The blaze scorched more than 2,500 acres and destroyed a house along with three mobile homes.
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ACLU sues LAPD over battering-ram drug raid vehicle
The American Civil Liberties Union charges the Los Angeles Police Department with unconstitutional use of a tank like vehicle and battering ram. The suit asserts illegal search and excessive force in a drug raid this month. Officers R B Will and J Gonzales are pictured with the vehicle.
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Boiler fumes force hospitalizings at Boston hotel
At the Howard Johnson's 57 Park Plaza Boston hotel a malfunctioning boiler released toxic fumes into conference rooms. Dozens sickened with at least 54 taken to hospitals. five admitted and 49 treated and released.
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