Campfire restrictions in Yosemite lifted below 6000 feet
Yosemite National Park restricted campfires in wilderness areas below 6000 feet due to several years of drought and high fire danger. Campfires remain allowed in picnic areas and designated campgrounds as rainfall over the past three winters was below normal.
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Families wait in grief for remains of Flight 17 victims
In Malaysia relatives of Flight 17 victims endure a painful vigil as rebels restrict access to the crash site and mediators seek to recover bodies for proper Muslim and Buddhist rites. Azlin Yakob hopes her sister Azlina’s remains are found for burial while a minister meets families to offer support. Forty four Malaysians died, including a Shell employee and his wife and four children, as families face lengthy delays and cultural rites.
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Illinois approves medical marijuana for epilepsy patients
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a law expanding medical marijuana use to include epilepsy and other seizure disorders for adults and children. The measure allows non smokable cannabis forms for minors with parental permission and starts in January with a regulated program rolling out next year as applications begin in September.
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Texas lawmaker calls halt to warehousing migrant children
Rep. Kay Granger of Texas warns against housing Central American minors in bus stations schools and other makeshift shelters. She travels to Central America and the border to push for humane safe reunification and urges federal action to secure the border as costs rise.
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Actor James Garner dies at 86 in Los Angeles
Veteran star James Garner died at age 86 in his Los Angeles home. The Oklahoma born actor rose to fame in the 1950s as Maverick and won an Emmy for The Rockford Files. He survived bypass surgery in 1988 and a 2008 stroke, leaving a legacy of 80 plus film and TV credits and noted as a defining male screen presence.
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