Inmate gets 16 life terms in Arizona prison standoff
Ricky Wassenaar 42 was sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms after a 15 day 2004 standoff at Arizona State Prison Complex Lewis. He and Steven Coy overpowered guards in the kitchen and disguised as staff to reach a tower. The case also involves Coy who pleaded guilty and awaits his own sentences.
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Ricky Wassenaar
Arizona State Prison
Lewis
Wassenaar
Steven Coy
Jason Auch
Coy
Auch
Lars Fraley
Maine
Court rules pharmacists liable for drug risk warnings
Florida fourth district appeals court held pharmacists owe duty to warn about medication risks even when filling prescriptions. The ruling allows Robert Powers to pursue negligence claims against Your Druggist and The Medicine Shopper after Gail Powers died at 46 from a 2002 overdose while taking six drugs including OxyContin Percocet and diazepam.
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Florida
4Th District Court of Appeal
Robert Powers
Gail
Gail Powers
Food and Drug Administration
Diocese in Covington OKs record $120 million abuse settlement
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington will establish a 120 million dollar fund to compensate hundreds of abuse victims from priests and staff over 50 years. The plan, awaiting Kentucky judge approval, sets payments from 5 000 to 450 000 per person plus counseling funds and a potential return of unused money to the diocese.
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Covington
Kentucky
Roger Foys
Orange County
Calif
Boston
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Lexington
Laguna Beach Landslide Poses Years of Uncertainty for Residents
Laguna Beach officials say Bluebird Canyon slip will take two to three years to restore hillside. Many homes may not be rebuilt as 22 damaged properties await causes study to seek federal relief. Evacuations affect 750 to 1,000 residents. most return as utilities resume, while several families face long displacement.
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Laguna Beach
Catir
Bluebird Canyon
Ken Frank
Vera Martinez
Laguna
Frank
Bluebird Canyon Creek
Ishmael Messer
Governor's Office of Emergency Services
John Campbell
Irvine
Calif
United States cites 14 nations for trafficking failures
The State Department named 14 countries including Saudi Arabia Kuwait UAE and Qatar as failing to curb human trafficking with modern slavery involving prostitutes child workers and forced labor. It warned sanctions could follow if they do not act, noting up to 800,000 people cross borders yearly.
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Washington
United States
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Middle East
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
State Department
Condoleezza Rice
Bolivia
Cambodia
Cuba
Ecuador
Jamaica
Myanmar
North Korea
Sudan
Togo
Venezuela
China
South Africa
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Scott McClellan
Bush Administration
U.N. Security Council
Demetrius Petricos
Miami
Pomal
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Associated Press
Phil McCarten
Mother Nature
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