Eleven immigrants die from heat in rail car in Iowa
Eleven suspected illegal immigrants found in a rail car near Denison, Iowa, died from hyperthermia and dehydration after the bodies were discovered Monday while workers prepared to clean grain cars. State Medical Examiner Dr. Julia Goodin identified the victims as four women and seven men and said authorities are working with a forensic anthropologist to identify them. The Border Patrol notes fatalities among immigrants riding freight trains.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Denison
Omaha
Neb
Julia Goodin
U.S. Border Patrol
Study links light drinking in pregnancy to smaller teens
Pittsburgh AP reports University of Pittsburgh researcher Nancy Day finds children born to mothers who drank small amounts early in pregnancy are shorter and weigh less at age 14 than those whose mothers abstained. Government guidance remains that no alcohol is safe in pregnancy.
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Day
Thad
Prison music show sparks victim outrage in Philadelphia
VH1’s Music Behind Bars features Dark Mischief, an inmate band at Graterford. Christopher Bissey, jailed for killing two Lehigh University students in 1995, appears in promos triggering complaints from victims and relatives. Gov Schweiker vows notifications. lawmakers urge profits to Victim Advocate.
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Philadelphia
Dark Mischief
State Correctional Institution At Graterford
Christopher Bissey
Lehigh University
VH1
House of Representatives
Mark Schweiker
Department of Corrections
Schweiker
Officials face setback in sniper case in Washington area
Police admit they cannot produce a composite sketch as witnesses struggle with distance darkness and adrenaline. Investigators note male shooters with varying descriptions and three potential vehicle types while seeking more precise tips across Maryland Virginia and Washington.
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Rockville, Md
Washington Area
Northern Virginia
Montgomery County
Nancy Demme
FBI
Linda Franklin
Falls Church
Demme
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Policeman
God
Associated Press
Franklin
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Americans miss more work for personal reasons
A study by CCH Inc. finds more workers call in sick for family issues stress or personal reasons rather than illness. Absences for personal reasons rose from 20 percent to 24 percent in two years while stress related days doubled to 12 percent.
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New York
CCH Inc
Lori Rosen
CCH
Riverwoods
Ill
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