Michigan officials charged in Flint water crisis case
Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials face involuntary manslaughter charges tied to the Legionnaires outbreak that killed at least 12 people. The case names Nick Lyon and Eden Wells among those charged, with misconduct in office and obstruction of justice alleged, as investigators link the crisis to the 2014 switch to the Flint River.
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Flint
Michigan and
Michigan Health and Human Services
Nick Lyon
Bill Schuette
Lyon
Eden Wells
Rick Snyder
Wells
Snyder
Lake Huron
Esee County
Genesee Township
Robert Skidmore
Judge orders further review of Dakota Access pipeline
A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to conduct additional environmental reviews of the Dakota Access pipeline while keeping oil pumping running pending hearings starting June 21. The decision grants a limited win to Native tribes and requires next steps to be set in court.
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Washington, D.C
Trump
Dakota Access
U.S
James Boasberg
North Dakota
Army Corps of Engineers
Boasberg
Energy Transfer Partners
South Dakota
Iowa
Illinois
Dakotas
Standing Rock
Cheyenne River Sioux
Barack Obama
Army
Fire kills 12 in west London Grenfell Tower blaze
In a 24 story West London tower block disaster at Grenfell Tower at least 12 people died and dozens were injured with 78 hurt overall. Police warned the toll would rise as emergency crews battled pockets of fire in a lengthy operation. Community groups criticized ignored warnings about fire safety while officials called the fire scale unprecedented.
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London
Jim Fitzpatrick
BBC
Grenfell Tower
North Kensington
London Fire Brigade
Dany Cotton
Grenfell Action Group
Four dead in San Francisco UPS facility shooting
A gunman shot and killed three workers at a UPS facility in San Francisco before fatally shooting himself. Six others were wounded as police evacuated victims. two guns were recovered. UPS says the shooter was a driver in uniform. the facility processes deliveries for the area with about 350 workers.
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San Francisco
United Parcel Service
Toney Chaplin
Steve Gant
UPS
Chaplin
Gant
Gaut
Cosby jurors rehearse accuser testimony in long deliberations
In Norristown Pennsylvania jurors at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial revisit Andrea Constand's account and Cosby's 2005 police interview as deliberations near 30 hours. They focus on the pills Cosby gave before the encounter and his description of the event as consensual. Continuous jury review of both sides' versions continues into the next session.
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Norristown
Bill Cosby
Andrea Constand
Cosby
Constand
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