Weekend Rains Bring Mild Relief From Texas Drought
Weekend storms in North Texas dropped a half to an inch of rain with isolated areas receiving 3 to 4 inches. Meteorologists say rainfall eases the drought but does not erase the deficit, while confirming the ongoing water shortage across the region.
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Dallas
Texas
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Jesse Moore
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Supreme Court weighs one appeal rule in death penalty case
A Georgia death row inmate challenges a 1996 law limiting federal habeas appeals to one opportunity. The Court fast-tracked Ellis Felker's appeal to test whether the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act curtails Supreme Court oversight and due process in capital cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Clinton
Ellis Felker
Felker
Republic
Armored vehicles tighten hold around Freemen ranch
Federal agents moved three armored vehicles closer to the Freemen ranch near Jordan Montana as FBI road blocks kept reporters away. Officials said the move is precautionary with no plan to enter the compound while negotiations continue. State Rep. Karl Ohs warned the Freemen remain entrenched and the standoff is hardening.
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Freemen Ranch
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Karl Ohs
Gingrich blames Democrats and ads for GOP agenda collapse
House Speaker Newt Gingrich told Meet the Press that the collapse of the Republican agenda stemmed from his mistakes and from what he called a barrage of false advertising by Democrats. He criticized ads that painted Medicare spending increases as cuts and slashes.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington — House
Newt Gingrich
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NBCTV
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Oxygen generators found at ValuJet crash site rise to 144
Authorities report 10 more oxygen generators discovered at the Everglades crash site, bringing total to 144 with 119 charged. Officials say the heat damaged many units and the fire origin remains under investigation as searchers comb the site. Senator Bob Graham visited the scene with investigators and local responders.
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Sun-Sentinel
Miami
Everglades
Peter Goelz
National Transportation Safety Board
ValuJet
Atlanta
Miami International Airport
U.S
Bob Graham
Graham
Metro-Dade
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