Funding boost to review Yucca Mountain licensing
The House approved an amendment raising NRC funding for Yucca Mountain licensing from 10 million to 20 million dollars, citing fallout from Japan's nuclear disaster. The roll call was 297 for to 130 against amid debate on centralized waste storage and current totals of 82,000 tons across 35 states.
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Minnesota ends longest state shutdown with budget deal
Governor Dayton and GOP leaders reach a plan to erase a 5 billion deficit ending a two week shutdown. The accord delays school payments and bonds raising about 1.4 billion while easing policy changes including stem cell funding bans and a 15 percent state workforce cut.
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Carmageddon Looms As 405 Shuts For 53 Hours
LA prepares for a 53 hour shutdown of a 10 mile stretch of the 405 starting midnight. Officials urge alternative travel while UCLA arranges helicopters and extra meals. City promotions include free transit and local events to curb traffic during the weekend closure.
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Man held in slaying says he hears voices
Levi Aron 35, accused of kidnapping and murdering 8 year old Lesby Kletzky, was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after his lawyer claimed he hears voices. Aron pled not guilty to murder and kidnapping and was held without bail amid a suspected confession of suffocating the boy. Police say Aron took the boy to a suburb wedding after luring him from near an Orthodox Jewish day camp.
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Ex-migrants form aid group to help missing survivors
In El Salvador ex migrants run the Committee for Dead and Missing Migrants aiding returnees with legal support and counseling. They have logged 309 cases of alleged rights abuses against Salvadoran migrants and search for those missing in Guatemala and Mexico.
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