Daniel Schorr, veteran reporter, dies at 93 in Washington
Daniel Schorr, CBS News Watergate chief and NPR commentator, dies at 93 after a brief illness in Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. His career spanned print, CBS for 23 years, and later NPR, with landmark interviews and coverage of Nixon era politics. He is survived by wife Lisbeth, son Jonathan, daughter Lisa Kaplan, and a grandchild.
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Gas well blast near Pittsburgh kills two workers
Two workers were killed and a third uninjured when a gas well exploded at Indiana Township, near Pittsburgh. Firefighters battled a smoky blaze for hours as a Texas team prepared to aid, with access hindered by rough terrain and extreme heat.
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Charred note found at scene of fatal NYC fire
Police in New York said a charred note bearing am sorry was recovered in a Staten Island apartment where a teenage boy and his siblings died in a blaze investigators suspect was set deliberately. Autopsies showed two girls died by neck wounds and the 2 year old by smoke inhalation.
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Mexican official charged with aiding drug dealing
A Mexican law enforcement official tied to U S authorities was charged in a broad indictment accusing 43 defendants of racketeering murder kidnapping and other crimes tied to a Tijuana drug cartel leader Fernando Sanchez Arellano Quinones the Baja California international liaison was arrested in San Diego and faces charges for sharing information with cartel associates and arranging hits and arrests He appeared in court in an orange jumpsuit amid a large cross border law enforcement sweep with bail set for August 8
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L Oreal Faces Family Clash With Global Market Stakes
France watches Liliane Bettencourt and daughter Francoise Bettencourt Meyers as tensions over control of L Oreal raise questions about the future of the cosmetics giant. Analysts question a Nestle or Procter & Gamble takeover and note continued family ownership as a key asset.
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