Deaf man shot by Detroit officer sparks NAACP backlash
A deaf 30 year old man Errol Shaw Jr was shot dead by a Detroit police officer who did not hear commands to halt. The NAACP calls the shooting horrifying and sickening while Police Chief Benny Nav Jeon orders a thorough internal inquiry. The officer who fired is reassigned as the department investigates the case.
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Rain cheers Montana as fires slow with drizzle
In Red Lodge a 2,500 acre blaze wet with a light drizzle. Jeff Gildehaus of the Forest Service said the rain helps fight a drought fueling the nation’s worst fire season in decades. Montana has 30 large fires burning across 656,991 acres, per the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.
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Federal judge orders new sentencing for death row inmate
A Dallas federal judge overturned the death sentence of Delma Banks Jr. after nearly 20 years on death row for the 1980 killing of 16 year old Wayne Whitehead. Judge David Folsom gave Bowie County prosecutors 120 days to conduct a new sentencing trial or reduce the sentence, citing undisclosed information about a paid police informant. Banks, now 40, was convicted for the Texarkana restaurant slaying.
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Experts to determine if shark killed swimmer
A man in his late 60s died from injuries in Boca Ciega Bay off Florida's Gulf Coast. Fire officials said wounds on the armpit and thigh prompted a medical examiner to seek a marine biology expert to confirm shark bites.
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Gas company to test Chicago area homes for mercury
Nicor Gas announced a plan to test 200000 homes in Chicago northern and western suburbs for mercury contamination. Initial inspections target homes with regulators replaced in the last five years, after a July spill linked to a contractor work. About one sixth showed elevated mercury levels after 255 homes inspected.
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Darwinian design builds simple robots with evolving blueprints
Computer scientists at Brandeis University and NASA note that a computer guided by natural selection designed and produced small, autonomous robots with minimal human input. The process used evolutionary computing to create locomotion types, later prototyped, paving the way for versatile, cheaper robotics and potential space applications.
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Jordan Pollack
Brandms University
Pallack
Maja J. Matari
University of Southern California
USC Robotics Research Labs
Clinton wraps Colombia trip with push for Plan Colombia
Clinton ends a 12 hour Cartagena visit urging global support for Plan Colombia to fight drugs boost economy and reform judiciary. He pledged 1.3 billion in U S aid alongside international contributors and emphasized a global response to drug trafficking amid security and human rights concerns.
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Janet Reno
National Drug Policy
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Battle lines form over military readiness debate
Washington discourse heats as Bush claims a declining military invites a Republican Iran or global risk. Gore allies Cohen and Perry counter, Powell backs Cheney, while Democrats cite long term spending trends and recent pay raises. The clash highlights partisan framing of readiness and defense policy.
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Study finds postal workers face no more violence than others
A 249 page report led by Joseph Califano found postal workers are not more likely to face workplace violence than the national workforce and are only one third as likely to be murdered on the job. The study, based on 12,000 postal workers and 3,000 others, notes high grievance levels and urges outside counseling and mediation to reduce tensions.
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