NASA faces pressure after debris risk report
New York Times reports internal NASA documents show engineers and managers proposing changes in debris risk calculations to justify continuing shuttle flights. Officials deny safety standards are loosened, while presentations cite not meeting traditional criteria to accept flight risks.
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Crash Kills Truck Driver and Sicks 50 at West Virginia Crash
BELO WV A truck carrying chemical barrels crashed and burned killing the driver and exposing nearly 50 emergency workers to fumes. The crash occurred around 11 50 p m Thursday on a four lane highway three lanes reopened by Friday afternoon. Deputy Ball cited brake fire as the cause. TRENTON NJ The FDA approved Today Sponge sales resuming in the United States after its 1995 withdrawal. DENVER A Supermax inmate Manuel Torrez died after a severe beating outside his cell in the facility s 10 year history of violence. FBI probing. no suspects named.
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Finger in Wendy's chili case ends in arrest
San Jose woman Anna Ayala, who claimed a finger was found in her Wendy’s chili, was arrested on attempted grand larceny charges. Police say the finger was placed by Ayala and that investigators doubt the hoax. The case has hurt Wendy’s sales and prompted scrutiny of restaurant staff.
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Man sues Arbys over severed thumb tissue in sandwich
David Scheiding of Dayton sues Arbys owner GZK Inc in Montomery County Common Pleas Court for more than 25000 dollars plus punitive damages after biting into a quarter inch piece of flesh from a manager's thumb in a Tipp City Arbys sandwich. He bought the sandwich June 18 at 17 Weller Drive and reported illness. Health investigators noted the manager cut flesh from his right thumb while shredding lettuce and did not discard nearby lettuce. The case seeks court action and a possible out of court settlement was pursued.
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Bush picks Pace to head Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Bush names Gen. Peter Pace to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, honoring his service as vice chairman since 2001. Pace, the first Marine to die following a command order in Vietnam, praised the president as he accepted the top military post.
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Va court upholds death penalty for Muhammad
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday affirmed sniper John Allen Muhammad's murder convictions and death sentence for a “cruel scheme of terror” that killed 10 people around the Washington area during October 2002. The court rejected claims of improper sentencing and vagueness in the post-September 11 terrorism law.
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Threat letters target minority students at Trinity International University
At Trinity International University in Deerfield near Chicago authorities moved dozens of black and Hispanic students to a hotel for safety and boosted campus patrols after three people received threatening racist letters. Two letters came through internal campus mail and handwriting was being examined, with DNA and fingerprint analysis planned at a crime lab.
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Bush administration vows strict enforcement of abortion survivor law
The Bush administration said it will enforce the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act of 2002, requiring doctors to attempt to save any infant surviving an abortion. HHS will investigate instances of alleged denial of care, citing protections for so-called individuals born alive. The move drew mixed reactions from advocacy groups, with National Right to Life praising the step and NARAL Pro-Choice America offering no comment.
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