New Jersey to Seek Death Penalty in Pizza Killings
Prosecutors in Newton New Jersey said they will seek the death penalty for 19 year old Thomas Koskovich in the April killings of Giorgio Gallara 24 and Jeremy Giordano 22. Koskovich and 17 year old Jayson Vreeland lured the victims to an abandoned Franklin area and shot them after ordering two cheese pies. Authorities cited the motive as the thrill of killing with Vreeland under the age 18 limit for capital cases.
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Newton
New Jersey
Thomas J. Koskovich
Giorgio Gallara
Jeremy Giordano
Koskovich
Jayson Vreeland
Franklin
N.J
Tampa militia founder and followers convicted of threats
In Tampa Florida Emilio Ippolito and six followers of the Constitutional Common Law Court of We the People were found guilty of conspiring to intimidate judges juries and officials. They aimed to stop court actions by obtaining favorable verdicts dismissals and reversals claiming First Amendment protections.
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Tampa
Fla
Emilio Ippolito
Ippolito
Constitutional Common Law Court
We the People
Daniel Daly
Kevorkian Involved in Nearly 100 Assisted Deaths
Detroit attorney Geoffrey Fieger said Dr. Jack Kevorkian has assisted in nearly 100 deaths by his own action. The latest case involved Karen Shoffstall, 34, in a Detroit suburb, marking the 46th public acknowledgment of Kevorkian’s involvement since 1990.
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Detroit
Jack Kevorkian
Geoffrey Fieger
Karen Shoffstall
Long Beach
Kevorkian
Fieger
Michigan
Detroit police arrest suspect in six murdered family case
Detroit police say a 22 year old suspect with prior robbery and drug convictions is in custody after a fatal stabbing at a home. Yolanda Bellamy 21 and her four children ages 5, 3, 3, and 5 were found dead. investigators describe an overnight argument as the probable trigger with no sign of forced entry or theft.
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Detroit
Benny Napoleon
Napoleon
Yolanda Bellamy
Nathan Burns Jr
Marian Burns Lil
Shafontah Bellamy
Delvontay Bellamy
Anger Over Baseball Tax Triggers Shooting
In Phoenix, Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox was shot and wounded outside the county board meeting. The gunman, angered by her support for a baseball stadium tax to fund the Diamondbacks ballpark in downtown Phoenix, said he acted after her vote. She remained in fair condition with a pelvic gunshot wound.
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Phoenix
Maricopa
Mary Rose Wilcox
Wilcox
Arizona Diamondbacks
Mother faces abuse charges in obesity death
Christina Corrigan weighed 680 pounds at 13 and died of heart failure related to obesity in a filthy home in El Cerrito California. Her mother Marlene Corrigan is charged with child abuse over the condition in which the girl was found, while defense argues weight was not the core issue.
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EL Cerrito
Cali
Christina Corrigan
Christina
Marlene Corrigan
Cardoza
Chad
Eleven hikers feared dead in Antelope Canyon flood
A flash flood in Antelope Canyon near Page Arizona swept away 12 hikers as one was rescued. Search dogs, divers and two mini submarines were deployed while authorities expected to recover 11 bodies. A guide survived clinging to rock, and a TrekAmerica group included seven French citizens, two U.S. residents, a Briton and a Swede.
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Page
Ariz
Antelope Canyon
Gil Moreno
Coconino County
Lake Powell
Uary Laud
Trek America
U.S
England
Sweden
Sheriff's Department
Jeff Sandy
TrekAmerica
Rockaway
N.J
Navajo Nation
Leonard Butler
Navak Nation
Ontario to close 7 N-reactors
Ontario Hydro plans a shutdown and overhaul of seven nuclear reactors after a critical report by Carl Andognini found operation below industry standards. The move could cost 5.7 billion dollars with potential staff transfers and no rate impact, while replacing capacity with fossil fuel power raises pollution concerns.
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Toronto
Ontario Hydro
North America
Carl Andognini
Farlinger
Hydro
Ontario
Kevin Jardine
Greenpeace
Clinton adviser meets psychologists on race dialogue
President Clinton's race relations adviser John Hope Franklin meets with psychologists in Chicago to gather research on racism and how to run a national dialogue. He aims to plan town hall meetings and explore group morale and attitudes, noting input on apologies is not required but welcome.
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Franklin
Washington
Clinton
America
John Hope Franklin
American Psychological Association
The
Psychologists’ Group
Chicago
ACT scores rise as college entrance test shows gains
The ACT reports the average score for incoming freshmen rose to 21 from 20.9, marking an eight year trend of improvement with close to 1 million test takers. More students pursued four years of English and math and science coursework, though disparities remained among Black students and those with core-course completion. The SAT results follow later this month.
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ACT
Richard L. Ferguson
The
American College Testing Service
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Page, Ariz
Bill Farlinger
Allan Kupeis
Pickering Station
Bruce
Georgian Bay
Andognimi
Mississippi
William Winter
Rashad Safir
Aren
Judith Winston
Race Board
Winston
United States
Richard W. Riley
Education Department
Midwest
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