Ex commissioner shoots self in Miami Herald lobby
Former Miami-Dade commissioner and indicted official Arthur E. Teele Jr. shot himself in the mouth in the lobby of the Miami Herald building after requesting to see columnist Jim DeFede. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital with his condition not immediately known. police described a blue-clad man with a gun. Teele, black, had been indicted for lying to gain more than $20 million in airport contracts set aside for minority firms and earlier convicted in a separate case.
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New York man dies after squalid home neglect revealed
In Yonkers a 63 year old man died after emerg ency workers found him in a home described as filthy with maggots eating flesh. His 66 year old brother faces psychiatric evaluation as investigators wore hazmat suits. The Victorian house near a school was overgrown and cluttered with debris and papers.
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NASA grounds flights indefinitely over debris risk
NASA halted all future shuttle flights after a large foam debris chunk broke from Discovery's external tank shortly after liftoff. Managers warn the hazard could have caused catastrophic damage, deeming Atlantis’ September mission indefinitely on hold while crews inspect and fix the foam problem.
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Heat wave drives Don Edison power use to new peak
New York utility Don Edison reported an all time electricity demand of 13 059 megawatts at 5 p m as temperatures hit 97 degrees in Central Park. The record surpasses the previous day s 12 551 megawatts and reflects heat driven growth in consumption across five boroughs and Westchester County.
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