Fire kills four, injures over ten in Brooklyn building
A three story East Flatbush apartment fire in Brooklyn early today left four dead including two teenagers and two adults. The blaze began around 2 50 a.m. and consumed all floors before crews contained it. Ten people were treated at Kings County Hospital Center, including six firefighters.
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New York
Paul Iannizzotto
Department
East Flatbush
Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital Center
Former Virginia GOP official pleads guilty to eavesdropping
Edmund Matricardi III, ex executive director of Virginia's Republican Party, pleaded guilty to one felony wire intercept count for eavesdropping on a Democratic conference call. Prosecutors seek three years probation and a $10,000 fine and he may cooperate with investigators. Sentencing is set for July 8 and will involve surrendering several civil liberties.
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Richmond
Virginia
Republican Party
Edmund Matricardi III
Matricardi
Paul McNulty
U.S
Eastern
Steven Benjamin
Judge bars publishing name of boy suspect in tragedy
EAST BRUNSWICK AP A newspaper challenges a Family Court order barring media from naming a 10 year old boy accused of sexually assaulting and killing 3 year old Amir Beeks. A hearing set for Thursday, the ban cites publication restrictions while authorities have not released the youth's name.
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East Brunswick
N.J
Home News Tribune
Amir Beeks
Roger Daley
Associated Press
Beeks
Transit strike averted in Denver union, RTD reach deal
Union Local 1001 and RTD reached a tentative contract for 1,900 drivers, light rail operators, and mechanics four hours after the strike deadline. A union vote within 10 days and board approval are required. The deal would avert a strike that could disrupt two thirds of bus routes and all rail lines in the Denver area.
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Denver
Dave Minshall
Amalgamated Transit Union
RTD
Scott Reed
Minshall
Regional Transportation District
Denver-area
SUV fuel economy standards rise for light trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced new rules requiring light trucks to achieve a fleet average of 22.2 mpg starting with 2007 models, up 1.5 mpg from current standards. Automakers say the goal will be a technical challenge.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Eron Shosteck
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Salmon and Trout Recalled for Listeria Risk
MacKnight Smoked Foods of New Britain Pennsylvania recalls 845 pounds of Long Sliced Smoked Salmon and 144 pounds of Smoked Trout. Distribution covered Missouri New Jersey Texas New Mexico Kansas Georgia Louisiana and Colorado for salmon and New Jersey for trout. Potential listeria contamination prompted the recall.
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Pennsylvania
MacKnight Smoked Foods
New Britain
Missouri
New Jersey
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Colorado
Mystery illness scare on American Airlines flight in California
An airliner from Tokyo halted in San Jose after the captain reported five passengers showed SARS like symptoms. All five were cleared, but the incident underscored fears of SARS reaching the United States amid WHO warnings and CDC travel advisories.
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American Airlines
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San Jose
Calif
United States
Asia
World Health Organization
U.n.’S Health Agency
Hong Kong
Guangdong
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Singapore
Hanoi
Vietnam
Bob Beam
Grants Pass
Ore
Todd Burke
American Airlines Flight 128
San Jose International
Airline relief face off as Congress weighs aid
Washington AP Republicans and Democrats push relief bills totaling 3.2 billion and 2.7 billion to help airlines amid Iraq war spending. Bush administration wary of bills over 900 million. Proposals would freeze executive pay to 2002 levels and seek extended unemployment, citing Delta chief Leo Mullin’s 13 million pay and thousands of job losses.
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White House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Iraq
Bush Administration
Ted Stevens
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Stevens
Transportation
Norman Sé Y. Mineta
Congress
Martin Sabo
D-Minn
Sabo
Delta Air Lines
Leo Mullin
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