FBI tape shows congressman taking $100000 in bribe
A congressman under bribery probe is depicted on FBI video taking $100,000 in cash from an informant. The money was found in his freezer after a July meeting at the Ritz Carlton Arlington. Jefferson denies wrongdoing and two associates have pleaded guilty in Alexandria federal court.
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Los Angeles Skid Row Faces Uncertain Future
Los Angeles’s Skid Row, a 50 block area of abandoned buildings and makeshift homes, sits near City Hall as real estate pressure spurs debate over gentrification vs humane housing. Police drug stings yielded 5000 arrests in three months. a federal court halted removal efforts until beds exist. The council moratorium on demolishing 240 flophouses aims to balance affordable housing with conversion to apartments, risking displacement of about 14000 homeless residents. Franklin Smith notes moves shift homeless people to unseen areas.
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Divorce rates rise in Catholic Europe study shows
A study led by Eduardo Herzfelder reports Portugal Italy and Spain have the sharpest divorce rate increases in the last decade. From 1995 to 2004 divorces rose 89 percent in Portugal 62 percent in Italy and 59 percent in Spain. The Vatican laments secular trends and limited family support in Southern Europe.
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Deals Abound at National Parks This Summer
National parks offer bargains as fees rise slowly and maintenance backlog grows. Most parks charge no entrance fee while 21 of 147 with fees increased by about one dollar per person and five dollars per vehicle. Alaska parks see low visitation with Kobuk Valley Lake Clark Gates of the Arctic Katmai Wrangell St. Elias under 60 000 visitors each. Kenai Fjords and Glacier Bay exceed 250 000 visitors.
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