Palestinians Seek U.N. Recognition for Statehood
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas presented an application to the United Nations seeking recognition of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. He urged an end to Israeli occupation, warned that settlement expansion undermines peace, and called for a negotiated settlement within defined deadlines set by the Quartet.
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Satellite death plunge stalls as reentry drifts toward ocean
A 6-ton NASA satellite on a collision course with Earth slowed in its lower orbit delaying its crash. Officials said most debris would burn up, with surviving fragments likely landing in an ocean swath of about 500 miles. The risk to the public remained very remote.
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Goff pleads no contest in Eudora battery case
A 47-year-old Eudora man, Bradley E. Goff, was convicted after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery against an 11-year-old boy. Prosecutors dismissed three felony aggravated assault charges in a global resolution. Goff received one year of probation with strict terms and possible six months in jail for probation violation. Local judge Kay Husent presided.
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Third Wichita man pleads guilty in Lawrence robbery
Jerome Tucker, 21, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated robbery for the December raid that forced three Kansas University students to the ground in a Lawrence apartment. Co-defendants Dandre Williams and Dandre Tomlin also pleaded guilty, with Hammond facing later sentencing.
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Hammond
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Man pleads no contest to sex crime in Kansas
A 20 year old Lawrence man Christopher G Melott entered a no contest plea to indecent liberties with a child involving a 15 year old Lawrence girl. Prosecutors say the acts occurred in May in Lawrence at Burcham Park. He faces a potential 2 years 7 months to over 11 years, likely around five, with sentencing set for October 20. Melott has been on parole since February after a year in prison for theft and burglary in Douglas County.
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Huntington's talk open to public by Misty Oto
Misty Oto of San Diego will share her family history with Huntington's disease at the Lawrence Huntington's Disease Support Group meeting. The talk runs 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in conference room A at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine. Oto's relatives have been diagnosed with HD, a progressive genetic disorder. her sister was diagnosed after her own negative test, shaping her caregiving perspective and personal resilience.
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