Ex-classmates allege Skakel admitted 1975 slaying
Former classmates John Higgins and Gregory Coleman testified that Michael Skakel admitted involvement in Martha Moxley’s 1975 Greenwich murder. Coleman said Skakel boasted he would get away with murder because “I’m a Kennedy” and claimed beating Moxley with a golf club.
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Lawyers argue over blame in Waco firefight case
In the $675 million wrongful death suit, Branch Davidian survivors charge federal agents failed to stop the Mount Carmel blaze during the April 19, 1993 siege near Waco. Plaintiffs’ attorney Michael Caddell seeks government liability for about 80 deaths including 20 children, while prosecutors contend David Koresh bore responsibility and that followers started the fire.
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House Republicans open door to Cuba food and medicine sales
House Republican leaders signal willingness to drop opposition to easing sanctions on Cuba and four other nations. Negotiations continue on language permitting U S exports of food and medicine amid broader relief discussions.
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Weather aids crews in containing Colorado fires
Firefighters have contained fires from California to Colorado aided by cooler, moister weather. Dave Steinke notes no ignition sources as conditions improve. A Rocky Mountain National Park area fire near Denver was contained after burning 10,600 acres and 22 structures, while another blaze 35 miles southwest of Denver burned 10,500 acres and 58 structures, including 51 homes, before containment.
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Exercise helps heart failure patients in study
A German study of 73 men with chronic heart failure shows that carefully designed endurance training improves heart function. The research notes that exercise can aid circulation and the heart’s pumping capacity, while inactivity may worsen symptoms.
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