Lost City vents stun oceanographers in mid Atlantic
Oceanographers patrolling the mid Atlantic in a mini submarine uncovered a deep sea garden of hot springs and towering spires nicknamed the Lost City. The 180 foot white mineral spires rise on a 1 million year old crust section at 30 degrees north, with 160 degree vent water and sparse marine life, prompting studies on origins of life and planetary analogs.
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Air Force commander backs non court martial for C 130 crash pilot
Brig. Gen. Fletcher recommends dismissing court martial charges for Capt. Darren Haughn over the Kuwait crash that killed three. He proposes UCMJ punishments such as a reprimand, confinement, or pay forfeiture rather than dereliction of duty and negligent homicide. Co pilots Lt. Katrina DeGaramo and Capt. Russell Hedden III face separate actions.
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DNA linked homicide charges in 22 year old barmaid killing
Uniontown police allege James Sullivan 53 killed Linda Covach on Halloween 1978 after raping her and striking her with a heavy object. Semen on the body matched a blood sample from Sullivan, already jailed for a 1987 man’s beating death. preliminary hearing set for December 22.
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Army closes School of the Americas at Fort Benning
The Army shuttered the School of the Americas at Fort Benning Ga in a move to replace it with the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation run by the Defense Department under OAS guiding principles The closure followed decades of debate over human rights abuses by graduates while Defense supporters said the institution promoted democratic governance and civilian diplomacy Critics note changes may be cosmetic and protestors including School of the Americas Watch founder Roy Bourgeois criticized the shift as insufficient in preventing abuses The institute traces back to 1946 as the Latin American Training Center and later the Caribbean Training Center before becoming the School of the Americas in 1963 and moving to Fort Benning in 1984
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