Recall of Blue Bird school buses grounds 1500 units
Blue Bird Corp recalls 1,581 All American model school buses built since March 1998 to inspect steering columns after cables may chafe causing electrical shorts. NHTSA notes about 15 buses likely defective. Bendix warns 46,000 Blue Bird International and Thomas Built buses may have low speed braking issues.
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Texas mother and daughter die after Costa Rica volcano eruption
An eight year old girl from Wellesley Mass died in Galveston after severe burns from the Arenal volcano eruption in Costa Rica. Her mother Caryanne Ruffin 49 remained in fair condition and their tour guide Ignacio Protti 28 suffered third degree burns but guided them to safety.
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Murder and hate crime charged in traffic death
A 65 year old Hispanic man Jesus Plascensia was run over in a parking lot allegedly by Marie Elise West who faces murder and hate crime charges. Witnesses say West called Hispanics hateful slurs and a witness heard her refer to the victim as dead road kill. West is jailed without bail as prosecutors decide on death penalty after a preliminary hearing. West’s husband claims manic depressive disorder and notes she does not hate Hispanics. In separate federal case American International Contractors Inc of Arlington Virginia pleaded guilty to rigging bids on U S funded Egyptian wastewater project contracts receiving 107 million dollars in avoided bids. The cases involve bids from 1988 to 1995 and Loser’s fees to inflators or non bidding. Holzmann AG of Germany paid 30 million after pleading guilty. Authorities say the investigations involve U S A I D funded projects and unnamed other companies.
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Birmingham
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Astronauts prepare space station living area aboard Atlantis
Seven astronauts and cosmonauts lift off aboard Atlantis to install a toilet, set up a treadmill, lay cable, and turn the space station into a functional home. They enter the Zvezda module as the vessel arrives, expanding the station to three rooms. Thousands of pounds of supplies await unloading from Atlantis and a docked Russian supply ship.
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