Night helicopter crash in California desert kills seven Marines
Two Marine aircraft, an AH-1W Cobra and a UH-1 Huey, collided near the Chocolate Mountains on the California Arizona border during a Scorpion Fire exercise. Six victims were from Camp Pendleton and one from Yuma, with authorities cautioning families before releasing names. The crash halted the two week training as investigators assess causes.
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San Diego
Marine Corps
California Desert
Camp Pendleton
Chocolate Mountains
California-Arizona
Maureen Dooley
Miramar Air Base
West Coast
Marine Corps Air Station
Yuma
Arizona
California
U.S
Afghanistan
Navy
Marine Corp
Col
J.F
Joseph
3Rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station
Glamis
Calif
Gunnery Sgt Dustin Dunk Urges Prep Emphasis
A Gunnery Sergeant stresses the primacy of readiness and preparation in routine drills and exercises. He notes the importance of standard procedures and disciplined practice as foundational to mission effectiveness.
Obama tax plan splits voters as spending cuts win favor
AP-GfK poll shows 65 percent support taxing millionaires at least 30 percent of income while 56 percent prefer spending cuts over tax hikes. Democrats largely back the Buffett rule though Congress unlikely to pass this year. Republicans edge Democrats on overall fiscal views amid 1 trillion dollar deficits.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Associated Press
Gfk
Obama
Mike Whittles
Point Pleasant
Whittles
Apgfk
Congress
House
Senate
Buffett
Warren Buffett
Judge acquits man accused in death
An Alabama judge acquitted Gabe Watson, charged with murdering his wife Tina Watson during a 2003 Australia honeymoon dive. The judge ruled prosecutors failed to prove intentional killing or a financial motive, though Watson had already served 18 months in Australia for a related manslaughter case.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Australia
Tommy Nail
Don Valeska
State Attorney General's Office
Gabe Watson
Tina Thomas Watson
Nail
Watson
Tina Watson
David
Gabe
David Watson
Stepmom Gives Birth After Arrest In Girl's Death
In Alabama Jessica Hardin, 27, jailed for murder in the death of her 9 year old stepsister Savannah Hardin, gave birth hours after transfer from Etowah County Detention Center to a hospital. Authorities say Savannah ran three hours as punishment for lying about eating a candy bar. The newborn will be placed with a relative as safety plan is prepared for the infant and a 3-year-old son.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Jessica Mae Hardin
Etowah County
Sheriff's Office
Natalie Barton
Jimmie Harp
Hardin
Joyce Hardin Garrard
Savannah Hardin
Roger Simpson
Savannah
Jessica
Robert Hardin
Barton
Jessica Hardin
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Harp
Department
Barry Spear
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Dunk
Lenny Ignelzhap
Dustin Dunk Gunnery
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Continental
Ector County Coliseum
Odessa
Shade Tree Sale
Gardeners Corner
Telco
Kinder Morgan Production Company
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
TCEQ
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Iraan
Pecos County
Texas
Mihliaiantina Cartina
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