FBI Detains Two on Delta JFK Amsterdam Flight Cancelled
FBI says two passengers on Delta Air Lines Flight 40 from John F Kennedy to Amsterdam were detained over travel documents prompting the cancellation. Authorities would not identify the men or their nationalities as the investigation continues. In a separate case, the 8th Circuit halted Arkansas death row inmate Charles Singleton’s execution while questioning his competency on medicated and unmedicated days. Singleton murdered grocer Mary Lou York during a 1979 robbery in Little Rock.
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Florida Whales Die After Beaching on Santa Rosa Island
Seven of nine pilot whales stranded along the Florida Panhandle have died. Three died from unknown natural causes, four were euthanized, and two survivors were fed liquids and given antibiotics at Gulf World Marine Park. One showed slight improvement. The beached mammals were spread over an eight mile area on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola.
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Karen Develops Off Bermuda As 11th Atlantic Storm
Hurricane Karen formed Saturday in the Atlantic north of Bermuda as the season’s eleventh named storm. At 5 p.m. EDT it was about 360 miles north of Bermuda with sustained winds near 75 mph and gusts to 92 mph, moving north at 7 mph. Forecasters said water temps up north are too cold to sustain a hurricane, with the system likely toward Canadian Maritime provinces.
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Elk disease prompts import ban talk in Nebraska
Nebraska wildlife officials weigh a ban on importing elk from Colorado after eight more animals tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Seven Colorado herds are under quarantine, four of the eight Nebraska positives were culled, with the rest in quarantine, as officials discuss the possible ban.
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California Seeks Clout With Pelosi Elevation in Congress
Rep. Nancy Pelosi rises to Democratic whip on Jan. 15, making her the highest ranking woman in congressional history. By 2003 California will hold 53 of 435 House seats, boosting influence as Republicans hold key chairmanships in Ways and Means, Rules, and Appropriations. California Democrats lost some subcommittee power amid Gingrich era shifts.
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Ford and EPA Partner on Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle
Ford Motor Co and the Environmental Protection Agency announce a decade long project to develop a high mileage hydraulic hybrid vehicle likely an SUV. The program, using EPA patented technology, will be funded and staffed jointly by EPA and Ford with exclusive rights retained by Ford.
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