Settlement reached in WTC insurance case
A long running dispute over World Trade Center insurance funds ends with a multi billion dollar settlement. New York state and seven insurers provide more than 4.5 billion dollars to rebuild ground zero with Port Authority and Silverstein. The agreement follows years of litigation and will finance five new towers including the Freedom Tower.
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Larry Silverstein
All-American Kris Parrot Memories From Fort Lewis Family
Kris Parrott, last stationed at Fort Lewis Washington, was remembered by family as a good looking reliable All-American who loved the military and family. He returned home in March before deployment with his 4-year-old daughter Kace and spoke to Kaleb’s Nimitz Junior High class, leaving a lasting impression on students and relatives alike.
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Memory of fallen soldier Kris Higdon and local tributes
A local Odessa area memorial honors Kris Higdon, a Permian graduate and JROTC member who died in service. Friends and teachers recall his dedication, with boilerplate notes on burial wishes and a family seeking military cemetery honors. Kaleb Higdon and others speak of his love and loyalty.
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Craddick faces bid to oust Texas House speaker
In the final week of the Texas legislative session an attempt to oust Speaker Craddick grows as Republicans and Democrats echo calls for change. The 63-year-old Midland native wields broad power to set agendas, with coup plots surrounding his leadership amid a tense floor scene and TV cameras aiming at the dais. If a majority votes to vacate, Craddick would lose the speakership for the first time since 1871.
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Texas Youth Commission eyes gender split of lockups
The Texas Youth Commission plans to separate juvenile detention centers by gender for the first time in years. Brownwood’s Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex will become all girls, while Giddings State School will house only boys. With 11 girls left at Giddings and most Brownwood boys relocated, officials consider moving Corsicana services or sharing with Ron Jackson.
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Marines defend delay in fielding mine resistant vehicles
In February 2005 Marine units in Iraq requested mine resistant ambush protected vehicles but no supplier could quickly meet the need. The Marine Corps bought over 2,900 Humvees with extra armor, a stopgap as insurgents grew more capable. Officials say the force plans to buy as many as 3,700 MRAPs with a V shaped hull, leveraging marketplace capacity.
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