Caribbean banana trade push risks drug trafficking pull
A diverse panel warns Washington must back Caribbean banana sales to Europe to stabilize economies in Antigua and other Eastern Caribbean nations. Without guaranteed markets, instability could push the islands toward drug trafficking routes into the United States, said former Dominica prime minister Eugenia Charles.
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Cobain Death Site Carriage House To Be Torn Down
Fans and Nirvana members visit the former Cobain death site as the carriage house on the 1901 mansion grounds is slated for demolition. Courtney Love says the mansion, once bought by Cobain and Love, will be uprooted to build a memorial amid pilgrimages by fans.
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Prank Involving Dead Animals At Troy High Sparks Punishment
A 17 year old junior was arrested on cruelty to animals trespassing and vandalism after a gory prank at Troy High School in California. Authorities say carcasses from a veterinarian and a severed kitten head were nailed to trees while seven others were questioned. The superintendent said juniors face expulsion and seniors face graduation bans.
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ValuJet salvage winds down as wreckage recovers
About 70 percent of ValuJet Flight 592 wreckage has been recovered from the Florida Everglades while officials wind down the search. ValuJet reported a 7.4 percent drop in May passengers. NTSB officials aim to reconstruct the jet to determine the cause, with findings unlikely for at least two months. Investigators continued dredging and searching the impact crater for remaining pieces and remains.
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Retired Navy commander convicted in death of neighbor
Danny Palm, 52, a former Navy commander, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the November 28 shooting of neighbor John Harper Jr., 48, in Spring Valley San Diego. The jury also acquitted Palm of first degree murder after deliberating nearly three days.
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White House faced backlash over FBI background file
The White House, FBI, and Justice Department faced criticism after documents suggest a Clinton administration official used Bernard Nussbaum’s name to seek Billy Dale’s FBI background file seven months after Dale was fired from the travel office. Dale denies seeking White House access and says he was barred.
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