Lava flow stalls near Pahoa main road on Hawaii Island
Hawaiian lava creeping toward Pahoa has stalled about 480 feet from the town’s main road. Officials say activity is minimal but some flank breaks create smoke as authorities warn 50 households to be ready to evacuate. A fake government inspector prompted police inquiries amid ongoing risk from the lava flow.
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Hawaii County Civil Defense
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Pahoa
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Marine sergeant freed after seven months in Mexican jail
Weston Florida reports that Marine reserve sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi, jailed 214 days in Mexico on gun charges, was granted immediate release after a Mexican judge dismissed the case. Customs agents had found a rifle, shotgun, pistol and about 500 rounds in his pickup on March 31 after crossing from San Diego. The weapons were illegal in Mexico, where he faced up to 21 years in prison if convicted.
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Council of the Federal Judiciary
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Turkish Kurds Rally For Besieged Kobani City
Tens of thousands of Kurds rallied in Diyarbakir and other Turkish cities in solidarity with Kobani, besieged by Islamic State. Crowds chanted Long live the struggle for Kobani as global pro Kobani demonstrations followed, with Paris rallying about 8000 people.
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Turkey
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Islamic State Group
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Paris
Spanish nurse leaves isolation for normal ward
Teresa Romero, a 44 year old Spanish nurse, who contracted Ebola in the latest outbreak, has moved from isolation to a regular hospital room in Madrid. The hospital said she is now cared for by staff not required to wear protective outfits.
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Teresa Romero
West Africa
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Lost pilot is 20th killed in space flight
Washington Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo accident underscores space risks. The pilot’s death would mark the 20th spaceflight fatality, counting Apollo 1 astronauts and other training and ground casualties, with estimates well over a hundred total fatalities in spaceflight related events.
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Virgin Galactic
Space
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National Air and Space Museum
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