Fire kills three at Ole Miss fraternity house
A Friday morning blaze at Alpha Tau Omega on the University of Mississippi campus killed three students and injured none. Twenty others escaped as two story brick and wood framing burned, with investigators unsure of the cause. The house had inspection issues noted last August including missing fire extinguishers. Victims identified as William Townsend and Jordan Williams, both 19 or 20, with a third student not yet identified. a missing sophomore was Howard Stone. Survivors cope as university community mourns and braces for further details.
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CDC Says tainted flu shots won’t cause shortage
U S health officials say only about four million tainted doses exist and the nation will not face a flu vaccine shortage. Chiron Corp plans to retest fifty million doses causing a month delay. Aventis Pasteur works to cover gaps but is at capacity until November.
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Kobe Bryant Jury Selection Opens in Eagle County
Hundreds of prospective jurors gather at the Eagle County courthouse to fill 82 item questionnaires as the Kobe Bryant rape trial moves toward selecting 12 jurors. Opening statements are not expected until Sept. 7, with potential penalties up to four years to life in prison.
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Judge grants delay in Hamdi enemy combatant case
A federal judge in Norfolk postponed by one day a hearing in the Hamdi case after a conference call with both sides. U.S. officials said a release deal was near, involving Hamdi leaving a Navy brig for Saudi Arabia, renunci ng U.S. citizenship and barred from returning.
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