Rep Garcia Convicted in Wedtech Case
UPI reports Rep Robert Garcia and his wife Jane Lee were found guilty of conspiracy and extortion in the Wedtech scandal after six days of deliberation. They face up to 45 years in prison and $750,000 in fines, while innocent on two counts of bribery and two counts of accepting a gratuity.
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Atlantis Crew Conserves Power as Galileo Heads Sun Storm
The Atlantis astronauts conducted Earth observation and experiments from 195 miles up while awaiting a potential landing delay caused by high winds. Commander Donald Williams described the Southern Aurora as oranges and reds and violets, calling it spectacular. The crew included Michael McCulley, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Shannon Lucid, and Ellen Baker.
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Brown cancels parties after attacks at Brown University
Brown University canceled one event for black students and moved another after a string of attacks on white and Asian students on campus during Parents Weekend. Officials moved minority events inland to limit nonstudents and canceled a Funk Night party due to lack of space.
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Dorrance Art Sale Sets World Record Scene
Auction records topple as Campbell Soup heir John T. Dorrance Jr. collection nets $123.4 million in two days at Sotheby's New York. First session total $116.2 million, a new single owner record. Matisse Woman With a Red Umbrella fetches $12.4 million, a new artist record.
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Cartels seek talks as hotel bombing hits Colombia
Presidential candidate Bernardo Jaramillo, veteran death threats from drug cartels, said a Medellin cartel letter requests dialogue but he demands an end to terrorism before talks. In Barranquilla a car bomb wounded six, amid a wave of over 150 blasts since August 24.
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Unseasonable cold and snow sweep across Midwest and South
A record cold spans the South while a wintry storm brings snow to the Midwest for a second day. Snow accumulations reach up to 9 inches in Indiana and 6 inches in parts of Ohio and Wisconsin. Power outages and weather-related accidents affect the region as Illinois and Michigan report ongoing snowfall and Milwaukee crews salt streets.
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Markets recap for Friday with futures quotes across commodities
Live cattle grains and metals lead a cross market snapshot from Merchants Trading Co. with Oct fully listed for beef at 73.25, 49.05 hogs and 82.80 feeder cattle, soybeans around 5.63 to 6.01 with corn near 2.41 to 2.53, wheat 3.85 to 4.07, metals and softs also noted including gold 370.70 and cotton 73.18 as of close.
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