Black box tape offers little on Pan Am crash probe
Investigators say 58 seconds of cockpit conversation from Pan Am Flight 759 are useless with likely no full transcript. The plane crashed into Morningside subdivision near New Orleans killing 145 aboard and eight on the ground. Authorities expect six months for a final report as rescue and identification continue amid widespread debris cleanup.
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Couple charged in Reagan home sale scam
An elderly couple, Ann Yarbrough and James Yarbrough, faced arraignment on charges of defrauding Ronald Reagan and others in a real estate scheme. They posted $1,000 bail each and deny the accusations as prosecutors say they drained the Reagans pool for inspections and targeted multiple lenders totaling about $1 million in loans.
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Florida to spray marijuana crops with paraquat plan
Florida officials announced plans to spray the state's multimillion-dollar marijuana crop with paraquat once a large field is found. Law Enforcement Commissioner Jim York said operations will begin soon after locating a suitable field. Last year Florida's marijuana crop was valued at about 400 million dollars.
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University of Florida
Gainesville
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