Nation's parks face 12 billion dollar maintenance backlog
The National Park Service shows a record 12 billion dollars in deferred maintenance as elevators at Carlsbad Caverns and sewer upgrades at Yosemite remain unfunded. Presidents and officials urge funding, note rising corporate sponsorship, and cite 13 million White House maintenance needs.
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National Park Service
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New Mexico
California
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Yosemite National Park
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White House
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Earth’s new celestial ally 2016 HO3 a quasi-satellite
NASA says the asteroid 2016 HO3 is a stable quasi-satellite of Earth. Discovered in April from Ha ilea, Hawaii by Pan-STARRS 1 scientists note its wobbly orbit keeps it near Earth as both orbit the sun.
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Colorado mother fends off mountain lion to save son
A Colorado mother, inside her home, fought a mountain lion that attacked her 5-year-old son Friday night. She removed the boy from the animal and suffered minor injuries while also freeing the lion's paws from the boy's face. The lion injured the boy’s face, head and neck.
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Pitkin County
Sheriffs Office
Alex Burchetta
Morsi Receives 40 Year Prison Sentence in Espionage Case
Cairo Criminal Court sentences Egypt's ex president Mohammed Morsi to 40 years for leaking state secrets to Qatar. Additional terms 25 and 15 years issued to co defendants. two aides get 25 years. Death sentences confirmed for six, including three journalists tried in absentia. two are Al Jazeera staff.
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Egypt
Mohammed Morsi
Qatar
Morsi
Al-Jazeera
Democrats Tie Gun Curbs to National Security Debate
Democrats frame gun control as a national security measure after the Orlando mass shooting. They push background checks and watch-list restrictions amid Republican resistance, arguing terrorism threats justify new limits while opponents call it a broader issue of liberty and enforcement.
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Barack Obama
Rio de Janeiro Declares State of Calamity Ahead of 2016 Olympics
Rio de Janeiro state declares public calamity in financial administration weeks before the 2016 Olympic Games amid Dilma Rousseff impeachment, Zika crisis, and recession. The decree warns of possible total collapse in security health education transport and environmental management, though Rio 2016 officials say the Games will not be affected.
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Brazil
Dilma Rousseff
Francisco Dornelles
Paulo Baia
Federal University of
Rio
Dornelles
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