Firefighters Die As Washington Wildfire Spurs Evacuations
Three firefighters died and three to four others injured as a wildfire complex near Twisp Washington surged. Authorities confirmed the deaths and ordered evacuations for Twisp Winter and surrounding Methow Valley towns, with about 4 000 homes evacuated regionwide. Governor Inslee offered condolences as crews battled nearly 100 large blazes across the West amid drought and record heat.
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TWISP
Wash
Washington
Okanogan County
Frank Rogers
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle
Jay Inslee
Trudi
Wintrop
Methow River
Omak
Angela Seydel
United States
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
California
Gulf oil lease sale draws five bids in weak market
In New Orleans a Gulf of Mexico offshore lease sale drew only five bidders as low oil prices cooled interest. A total of 33 bids on Texas coast tracts brought $22.7 million, with many bids likely withdrawn or rejected over time.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Superdome
Federal Energy
Texas
Mike Celata
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Randall Luthi
National Offshore Industries Association
Luthi
BHP Billiton Petroleum
BHP Billiton Ltd
Subway Pitchman Jared Fogle to plead guilty in sex abuse case
Indianapolis prosecutors say Jared Fogle will plead guilty to travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography. He faces restitution of 1.4 million to 14 victims and will be listed as a sex offender. The case centers on his use of wealth and status to exploit minors, with a potential sentence exceeding a decade.
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Indianapolis
Subway
Jared Fogle
Fogle
U.S
Josh Minkler
Jeremy Margolis
Jared
Zionsville
Julie
Obesity gene FTO linked to fat storage mechanism
Scientists at MIT and Harvard uncover how the obesity related gene FTO causes energy from food to be stored as fat rather than burned. The study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows a reversible pathway in fat cells, suggesting drugs could modify metabolism rather than just appetite.
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MIT
Harvard University
New England Journal of Medicine
Melina Claussnitzer
Harvard-affiliated
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clifford Rosen
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
The
Medical Journal
Prosecutor says mother to blame in sons deaths
Ohio prosecutor argues Brittany Pilkington who suffocated three sons is responsible, not the child services or legal system. Police say the infant death followed the 2014 births, with the couple’s other children previously returned to the family.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Brittany Pilkington
Pilkington
9-1-1
Logan County
William Goslee
Goslee
Niall Pilkington
Gavin
Hailey
Noah
Logan County Children
Joe Skaggs
Dan Bratka
Associated Press
Skaggs
Columbus Dispatch
Joseph
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Washington National Guard
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Gulf Oil
BHP Billiton
Odessa Junior College
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Odessa
Ronald D. Patterson
Ector County Appraisal District
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