Missouri to Become Museum at Pearl Harbor Site
The USS Missouri nicknamed Mighty Mo, mothballed for 54 years, was towed to Pearl Harbor to join the USS Arizona and begin a $1 million refurbishment to become a museum opening in January, restoring the two historic ships as a unified memorial near battleship row. Firefighters battled wildfires across 19 Florida counties amid extreme drought and 100 degree heat, with 80 percent of the state at desert-level drought.
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America
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Confessed killer Lucas to face execution in June
Henry Lee Lucas, one eyed drifter once famed for confessions of hundreds of murders, nears execution on June 30 in Texas. He admits only possibly killing his mother in 1960, while authorities pursue old cases such as the Orange Socks murder tied to a 1979 hitchhiker found in a ditch along Interstate 35.
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Jim Boutwell
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Austin
San Antonio
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Jacksonville
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Texas Attorney General's Office
George Jones
Huntsville
Cosby son murder trial set for swift jury verdict
In Santa Monica the judge aims to conclude the Mikail Markhasev murder trial quickly with a verdict by July 10. No TV cameras will be allowed and juror questioning moved fast, as Bill Cosby seeks dignity and due process while not attending. Ennis Cosby, 27, was killed Jan 16, 1997, during a tire change on a dark road. Markhasev, 19, is accused in the case with a prior gang history.
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Camille
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Columbia University
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Brady law blocked 69000 handgun sales in 1997
Justice Department estimates that presale checks under the Brady law blocked 69,000 handgun sales in 1997. About 2.7 percent of 2,574,000 handgun sale applications were denied, with felonies and indictments the leading cause. Beginning in November, checks will cover all firearms.
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Blood tests could settle claims about Jefferson's relationship
A Virginia man opens blood samples from Byron Woodson in Philadelphia to test for a genetic link to Sally Hemings via Thomas Jefferson. Oxford labs compare Y chromosome DNA with Hemings descendants to probe whether Jefferson fathered Hemings’ children, a debated history with no conclusive proof.
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England
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United States
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America
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Paris
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