Prank in Roswell draws heavy police response and charges
Donna Clark recalls a prank that felt real to bystanders as more than a half dozen APD officers plus detectives and crime scene unit responded. Police spent over $1,000 in salaries. James Smith faced $1,600 cash bond and multiple misdemeanors while Cole posted $500 bond. Restitution possible if found guilty.
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Cole
RPD
Holley
Mattarco
Roswell-Record.com
Federal judge revives stem cell suit against funding rules
The ruling allows plaintiffs James Sherley and Theresa Deisher to challenge NIH guidelines on embryo destruction and stem cell lines. The decision contests expanded funding for embryonic research while highlighting legal limits on taxpayer support for embryo destruction. Proponents warn of slowed progress in treatments for diabetes spinal injuries and Parkinsons.
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James Sherley
Boston Biomedical Research Institute
Theresa Deisher
AVM Biotechnology
U.S
Royce Lamberth
Sherley
Deisher
National Institutes of Health
Obama
George W. Bush
NIH
Lamberth
Congress
ESC
Alliance Defense Fund
Steven H. Aden
ADF
Sean Tipton
American Society For Reproductive Medicine
SBA disaster loans favored wealthy areas in Katrina response
An AP investigation based on 200 interviews and FOIA records shows 55 percent of SBA disaster loan applicants were turned away after Katrina and Rita. Of 318,953 applications, 175,463 were rejected and 143,490 approved. only 6 percent of approved funds were repaid. Wealthier, white areas had higher approval rates, while many borrowers quit due to delays and complexity.
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Associated Press
SBA
Gulf Coast
The
Gale Martin
Martin
Lakeview
New Orleans
9Th Ward
St. Bernard Parish
Pearce calls for jobs, taxes in Roswell town hall
Pearce argues tax increases kill jobs while pressing for spending cuts and Social Security reform. He targets opponent Rep. Harry Teague and invites him to join future town halls as residents seek fundamental changes. Candy Spence Ezzell praises Pearce while attendees wish him a happy 63rd birthday.
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Harry Teague
D-N.m
Teague
Pearce
Candy Spence Ezzell
Roswell
Town Hall
Ezzell
Jeanette Schaffer
Mattarco
Chile mine collapse traps 33 miners deep underground
Rescue officials describe a 33 man team entombed 2 200 feet below ground after a tunnel collapse. Luis Urzua leads the group while doctors plan mental health care and ongoing communication as engineers reinforce the borehole and prepare to lower supplies and oxygen.
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Luis Urzua
Jaime Manalich
Paola Neuman
Medical Rescue Service
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Chaves County
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Andre Sougarret
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