Daylight Saving Time Extension Reached By Negotiators
National brief from AP reports says House and Senate negotiators agreed to start daylight saving on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November, shortening the spring and fall changes after farmers and airline officials voiced concerns. A study on oil savings was also ordered, with lawmakers scaling back the original proposal.
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Washington
House
Senate
Larry Craig
Idaho
Edward Markey
Dmass
Fred Upton
R-Mich
Drowning deaths linked to rip currents at Florida beach
Two people died after strong winds and severe thunderstorms produced dangerous rip currents at a Florida Panhandle beach. Ashley McConkey, 13, of Mount Airy North Carolina, was pulled 600 yards into the Gulf and died after Coast Guard rescue and hospital efforts. Michael Galletta, 45, of Villa Rica Georgia, disappeared near a hotel at sunset and later died at a hospital.
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Panama City Beach
Fla
Florida Panhandle Beach
Ashley McConkey
Mount Airy
N.C
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Bay County
Ruth Sasser
Frank McKeithen
Michael Galletta
Villa Rica
Police failing to end rights violations in Detroit
A federal monitor reports Detroit police have made little progress toward a 2 year old agreement to curb abuses of suspects. Sheryl Robinson Wood notes only five of 90 requirements met, with unsafe cells, unventilated spaces, and broken plumbing. She criticizes an April city report on six fatal and 25 nonfatal shootings last year.
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Detroit
Sheryl Robinson Wood
Wood
Public Information
Carnivorous caterpillar discovered in Hawaii
University of Hawaii biologist Daniel Rubinoff identifies Hyposmoco molluscivora, a new caterpillar species in the Hawaiian rainforest that ensnares snails in silken webs and consumes them. The discovery highlights how isolation of Hawaii enabled this novel Lepidoptera feeding strategy.
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Hawaiian
University of Hawaii
Daniel Rubinoff
Explosions Kill Dozens in Sharm el Sheikh Hotel Attack
Three car bombs ripped through Naama Bay in Sharm el Sheikh early Saturday, hitting the Ghazala Gardens hotel Mov enpick and an Old Market cafe. At least 45 people died and around 200 were wounded, with British, Russian and Egyptian victims confirmed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Red Sea
Sharm el-Sheik
Naama Bay
Sinai Peninsula
Chris Reynolds
Amal Mustafa
Sharm
Associated Press
Movenpick
Old Market
Ibrahim al-Said
Interior Ministry
Mohamad AL Sehety
Southern heritage group divided over Confederate symbols at convention
The Sons of Confederate Veterans faces internal split between preservationists and a confrontational leadership tied to hate groups. The division deepened after board purges and resignations, with some members leaving to form a separate group and others disassociating over racism links. Yet supporters cite battles like Vanderbilt University where Confederate Memorial Hall faced legal action and name removal.
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Nashville, Tenn
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Heidi Beirich
Southern Poverty Law Center
League of the South
The
Poverty Law Center
Tage Group
North Carolina
SCV
Bryan Sharp
Sharp
America
Vanderbilt University
Confederate Memorial Hall
Harry Watson
Center of the Study of the
University of North Carolina
Manhunt for Convicted Rapist in Girl Stabbing Case
In Wallace Idaho authorities search for John Rollins Tuggle, 37, the only suspect in a case where his 12 year old daughter was found stabbed five times on a mountain road. He was released last year after nine years for raping his sister in law. The girl was in serious condition but expected to survive in Spokane Washington. A $10 million warrant is active as investigators believe he may be hiding in northern Idaho wilderness.
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Wallace
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
John Rollins Tuggle
Chuck Reynalds
Tuggle
Reynalds
Spokane
Wash
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Sweeney
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Pavlo
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Middletown
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