National News Roundup Involving Jets Duke Lacrosse Case and More
A Navy F18C pair collided over Fort Hunter Liggett injuring one pilot, with the other in good condition after ejection. Duke lacrosse player David Evans convicted on a separate noise charge. he must pay court costs. Oglala Sioux plan roadblocks on Pine Ridge to curb beer sales from Whiteclay stores. World Trade Center rebuild financier seeks court ruling to preserve insurer payments for the towers.
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Lemoore Naval Air Station
San Francisco
Dennis McGrath
Durham
Duke Lacrosse
David Evans
Cocaptain
Evans
Sioux Falls
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Whiteclay
Neb
New York
World Trade Center
Larry Silverstein
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Manhattan
State Supreme Court
Jury clears welding rod makers in Solis health case
A Cleveland jury found welding rod makers not liable for the health problems of Ernesto Solis, a Corpus Christi Navy base worker who alleges manganese exposure caused a neurological disorder. The verdict affects about 3,800 consolidated claims in the MDL under U.S. District Judge Kathleen O'Malley.
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Ernesto G. Solis
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Kathleen O'Malley
Sunken ships proposed as hurricane flood barrier in Louisiana
Louisiana scientists and officials propose sinking aging ships along the shore to form a steel barrier against hurricane flooding. Using obsolete tankers and cargo vessels could offer a rapid defense while levees and marsh restoration lag. LSU expert Paul Kemp notes environmental safety and cites Florida’s artificial reef sinking as precedent.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Uncle Sam
Paul Kemp
Louisiana State University
School of the Coast
Florida
Scientists give thumbs up to Gore film An Inconvenient Truth
Washington top climate scientists largely rate An Inconvenient Truth five stars for accuracy with most agreeing Gore conveyed science correctly. Nineteen who viewed the film or read the book praised its key material though some noted oversimplified causal links. One scientist quipped his wife slept while he stayed alert.
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al Gore
New York City
Florida
Associated Press
Gore
William Schlesinger
Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences
Duke University
The
Scripps Institution Geosciences
Jeff Severinghaus
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