Largest ever heavens survey set to begin from New Mexico
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey a $77 million effort from Apache Point New Mexico aims to map over half the sky in three dimensions using a 35 foot telescope. It will catalog 100 million galaxies and 100000 quasars reaching back 10 billion light years. Images will be publicly viewable and educational for students.
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Seven dead in 3 vehicle crash on I 65 near Bowling Green
A southbound semi truck crossed the median on I 65 near Bowling Green, Kansas? Kentucky police said, killing seven people including four children in a three vehicle crash. Two others were injured. six victims were in a Toyota 4Runner and one in a van. The truck driver and another van occupant were hurt.
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13 year old charged with baby's murder in YMCA bathroom
In Eau Claire Wisconsin a 13 year old girl was charged with first degree murder and hiding a corpse for killing her newborn son by squeezing his head and stuffing toilet paper in his mouth. Witnesses reported a bloodstained woman near the YMCA and police found blood on a park bench.
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Elevator blast at grain elevator kills two in Kansas
A grain elevator explosion in Haysville Kansas killed two men and trapped four others amid wreckage. Six workers were injured and a 300 foot crane aided rescues from the top while tunnel passages hampered access. Fire officials confirmed fatalities and noted dangerous weather as rescue efforts continued.
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Man Freed After State Court Finds Not Sexually Dangerous
Napoleon Crepeau Jr., released from prison after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled he did not meet the standard for a sexually dangerous person, had served 16 years for kidnapping and raping a 17 year old in Dartmouth. He had warned he would attack again if released, prompting renewed calls to reinstate civil commitment laws. Crepeau’s release comes amid ongoing debate over public safety and the legality of extended confinement.
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Bridgewater
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Crepeau
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Dartmouth
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Fall River
State Farm to repay auto policyholders in 35 states
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co will return 891.6 million to policyholders in 35 states and the District of Columbia, the second refund in seven months, funded by lower claims and slower growth in medical costs. Refunds vary by state based on policies and claim rates, with checks or account credits issued at policy renewal. Illinois based insurer had previously distributed 651 million to 29 states and DC and has cut rates in 21 states so far this year.
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Bloomington, Ill
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
District of Columbia
Steve Witmer
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