Ngor murder verdicts sealed as third jury deliberates
Judge keeps verdicts from two juries in the Haing Ngor murder case sealed for now until a third jury finishes. Tak Sun Tan, 21, is the remaining defendant under consideration as Deputy Dist. Atty. Craig Hum explains the delay aims to avoid undue pressure. Ngor, 55, won the 1984 best actor Oscar for The Killing Fields.
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Haing Ngor
Craig Hum
J.D. Smith
Tak Sun Tan
Jason Chan
Indra Lim
Ngor
United States
Cambodia
Titanic finder to lead Yorktown expedition in Pacific
Robert Ballard, famed for locating the Titanic and the Bismarck, will spearhead a monthlong search starting May 1 from San Diego to locate and explore the USS Yorktown sunk by Japanese torpedoes during the 1942 Battle of Midway. Newport News Shipbuilding backs the project. The Yorktown lies about a mile deeper than the Titanic.
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Midway
Robert Ballard
San Diego
Hawaii
Jerri Fuller Dickieski
Newport News Shipbuilding
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Fences Cut Prison Bird Deaths and Net Savings
California prison fences save about 40 million dollars annually but kill over 3000 birds nationwide on the Fish and Wildlife Service sensitive list including 145 burrowing owls 111 loggerhead shrikes and 10 red tailed hawks. Nets at 13 prisons aim to protect birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In a separate case a 14 month old dog Cujo was euthanized after shelter misprocessing fees left unpaid.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sandra Cleva
Fish and Wildlife Service
Teshan Baker
Cujo
Baker
New York Daily News
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Bob days spark debate in North Dakota state work hours
North Dakota state workers use three afternoons over 15 months for what Auditor Robert Peterson calls employee appreciation days. The events, organized by a small committee, let staff leave early to bowl volleyball or pitch horseshoes with pay, while critics say the practice raises questions about use of government time and spending.
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Bismarck, N.D
North Dakota
Robert R. Peterson
Bob
Peterson
Chase
Chris Runge
North Dakota Public Employees Assn
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