Jury selection set for Diallo case in Albany trial
The four New York City police officers charged in Amadou Diallo's 1999 shooting prepare for a jury in Albany after a change of venue. Protests, televised proceedings, and civil rights tension frame a case guiding a decade of debate over police use of force.
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New York
Sean Carroll
Edward McMellon
Kenneth Ross
Richard Murphy
Amadou Diallo
Bronx
Diallo
Albany
N.Y
New York City
State Supreme Court
Joseph Teresi
Borough of
al Sharpton
Saikou Diallo
Albany County
NASA declares Endeavour engines safe for launch despite missing seals
NASA says Endeavour's engines are safe to fly as launch nears on an Earth mapping mission though two fuel-pump seal documents are missing. Officials reviewed seals after a defective bead seal from Discovery prompted an exhaustive pump check. 16 of 18 seals are certified.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Endeavour
Shuttle
Discovery
John Glenn
Ron Dittemore
Platinum Gas Saver claims increased mileage and cleaner combustion
Federal Consumer Protection notes the Platinum Gas Saver from National Fuelsaver Corp Boston claims to raise fuel efficiency by adding microscopic platinum to the air fuel mix. Government testing reportedly shows greater savings than claimed. Joel Robinson cites 400000 sales and benefits beyond mileage. Call 1-800-LESS-GAS for details.
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Federal Consumer Protection
Boston - National Fuelsaver Corp
Boston
Joel Robinson
Government study on fuel saving data from Gas Saver tests
Government researchers tested fuel savings data using the Gas Saver device on a fleet of 15 identical 5 liter vehicles from several auto makers. The data collected covers efficiency metrics and comparative results across the fleet.
Father accused after child leads to bomb making stash
In Bessemer City a 5-year-old directed police to bagged bomb making materials after a man threatened people with a gun. Charles Barber Jr., 33, was charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction and related counts, held on $20,000 bond. In San Bernardino two workers died inside an experimental blimp from suspected suffocation after an air pump was shut off. investigators linked helium buildup to reduced oxygen.
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Bessemer City
N.C
Charles Thomas Barber Jr
Barber
Gaston County
L.A. Caliendo
San Bernardino
Calif
Levon Samamyam
Burbank
Marina Pasternak
Los Angeles
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Kadiatou Diallo
Guinea
Amadou
Carroll
McMellon
Boss
Murphy
New Yorker
Liberties Union
Sharpton
Robert Johnson
Stephen Worth
Steven Braunstein
Police
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