Storms flood Dallas area with heavy rain and outages
Overnight storms drenched the Dallas area with up to 13 inches of rain causing widespread flooding. More than 80 high water rescues were logged, thousands lost power, and a 911 center roof collapsed in Lancaster. At least one death occurred as a pickup struck a utility pole. Rescue teams evacuated about 240 homes as creeks rose and highways reopened gradually.
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Nobel winner Francis Crick dies at 88 co discoverer of DNA
Francis Crick, Nobel Prize in Medicine laureate who co created the DNA double helix with James Watson in 1953, died at 88 after a battle with colon cancer. The British born scientist worked at Cambridge and later the Salk Institute, shaping modern biotechnology, genetic engineering and forensic DNA evidence.
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Washwoman cuffed for eating candy in subway
Stephanie Willett, a 45 year old Environmental Protection Agency scientist, was arrested and detained for three hours after being warned to finish a PayDay bar before entering a downtown Washington subway station. She said she nodded and swallowed the last bite before discarding the wrapper, but police followed her into the station.
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