Arthur's Caribbean trek fades as storm weakens to low mood
Tropical storm Arthur weakens to a low mood with 35 mph winds Friday after passing south of Haiti. At 11 a.m. CDT the depression centered near 16.3 N 77.3 W about 115 miles south-southwest of Kingston Jamaica, moving west at 24 mph. The system previously held 70 mph winds, then rose to 40 mph before dropping to 39 mph needed to remain a storm.
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Consent decree settles Gary steel mill pollution case
CHICAGO-USX Corp will pay about 34 million dollars in penalties and cleanup costs for dumping wastewater from its Gary Indiana mill. The agreement resolves a 1988 federal lawsuit alleging violations of wastewater discharge limits and the Clean Water Act between 1983 and 1988. Ralph Bauer of the EPA calls it a major victory for the Grand Calumet River and a framework for plant cleanup and improvement.
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Uncertain AIDS Link in Dentist Patient Case Draws Attention
Federal HIV AIDS experts said they cannot prove a dentist transmitted AIDS to a patient from a 2 month dental procedure. The case spurred nationwide headlines and criticism from the American Dental Association as officials considered public warning obligations and the limits of scientific proof.
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Truck Driver Charged With Six Counts After Fiery W Va Crash
GASSAWAY West Virginia authorities say a tractor trailer ran into two cars causing a fiery crash. Manuel ee Jdr., 25, of ee N, faces six counts of negligent homicide after investigators say his brakes failed. Cruzado, who suffered minor burns, reported brake failure to investigators.
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Thaw in relations trims flying nuclear command at Lookin g Glass
Offutt Air Force Base officials say the Looking Glass mission no longer flies around the clock due to thawing superpower ties and a tighter budget. The EC-135 aircraft are on ground alert and will be flown only a few times weekly under the new plan after 29 years of continuous operation.
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Florida puts to death Bertolotti after High Court approval
Anthony Bertolotti, 38, was executed at Florida State Prison in Starke after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt his death sentence amid prior questions about the electric chair. The murderer stabbed, robbed, and raped Carol Ward in Orange County on September 27, 1983, and was convicted in 1984.
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