Connecticut judge voids death pact with killer Ross
Superior Court Judge Thomas Miano ruled a deal between prosecutor and convicted killer Michael Ross to waive a penalty hearing is illegal. The arrangement violates state law and the U.S. Constitution, as it short circuits due process for a life-or-death decision. Ross, who strangled at least six women in the early 1980s, sought execution to spare victims’ families another penalty hearing.
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Gun duel ties Bay Bridge shooting to Houston banker death
A predawn shootout at the Bay Bridge killed Houston investment banker Andrew Loomis and involved a stolen 1989 Porsche. Police traced the car to Loomis, who had been trying to sell it, and connected the incident to his fatal shooting at home last Friday. Federal regulators urged stockpiling potassium iodide near nuclear plants to shield residents from radiation after a decades old NRC recommendation.
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San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge
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Executives accused in multi million dollar drug money laundering case
Federal authorities said top executives and several managers at Supermail International Inc. laundered millions of dollars in drug proceeds. FBI official Tim McNally described the operation as a nationwide business corrupted to launder illicit funds and noted the disruption and dismantling of the scheme.
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Banana firm sues ex reporter over defamation in Cincinnati
Chiquita Brands filed suit against former Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Michael Gallagher seeking damages for defamation and related crimes after the Enquirer published an apology over a May 3 series about Chiquita. FBI and sheriff probes focus on possible wiretapping of employee voice mails. The paper paid Chiquita over 10 million dollars and Gallagher was fired on June 26.
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Hamilton County
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Post
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Medicaid to cover Viagra payments under federal rules
The federal government says state Medicaid programs must cover Viagra when medically necessary while monitoring use to curb abuse. Health officials warn the FDA approved drug could be added to an exclusion list if inappropriate use is proven, with states urged to limit prescriptions and require documentation. The Governors Association estimates annual costs could exceed $100 million, with big states like California and New York divided on coverage.
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Nancy-Ann Min DeParle
National Governors’ Assn
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Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Governors’ Association
California
New York
Urgent inspections ordered for new 737 engines
The U.S. government issued a telegraphic airworthiness directive demanding immediate inspections of 46 engines on 23 U.S. airliners after two in flight shutdowns tied to a broken accessory gearbox starter gear shaft. The directive requires replacement by Sept. 1 or within 750 flight hours, whichever comes first, affecting 13 Southwest, nine Continental, and one Eastwind aircraft.
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