Five Massachusetts men convicted in New England armored car heists
A federal jury in Concord NH convicted Stephen Burke Patrick McGonagle Anthony Shea Michael O Halloran and Matthew McDonald of 55 crimes across four robberies including the 1994 Hudson New Hampshire armored car raid that left two dead. The defendants face life without parole.
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Concord
N.H
New Eng
Massachusetts
U.S
Hudson
Stephen Burke
Patrick McGonagle
Anthony Shea
Michael O'Halloran
Matthew McDonald
Mississippi court upholds De La Beckwith conviction in Evers’ death
The Mississippi Supreme Court refused to overturn Byron De La Beckwith’s murder conviction for killing civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963. The ruling allows the case to proceed to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing a fair third trial despite delayed witnesses and lost evidence. Black activists hope prosecutions resume in old civil rights cases.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
U.S. Supreme Court
Mississippi
Medgar Evers
State Supreme Court
Bvers
Evers
Mississippi Naacp
Beckwith
NASA to lay off 600 workers over budget shortfall
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Budget woes force NASA to cut 600 jobs including 500 at Kennedy Space Center ground operations and 100 at Shuttle Logistics Depot Cape Canaveral The $100 million shortfall affects 10 percent of the 6000 person United Space Alliance workforce a Lockheed Martin Boeing venture handling shuttle operations for six years and a $7.2 billion project
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Shuttle Logistics
United Space Alliance
Lockheed Martin
Boeing
Officers Convicted in Sting Robberies Of Dealers
Four officers were convicted of conspiracy, attempted robbery, depriving individuals of civil rights, and illegal firearm use for staged robberies of suspected dealers. Prosecutors say the four stole 23000 dollars in late 1996. the sting operations were recorded by agents posing as dealers. Sentencing set by U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle Jr. for March 23.
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U.S
Charles Norgle Jr
Nichols jury ends day five with no verdict
Jurors in the Terry Nichols and Tim McVeigh case completed a fifth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict on the April 19, 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing. Judge Richard Matsch released the panel after 3 3 1 4 hours of talks with no questions since Wednesday.
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Nichols
Denver
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma City
Richard Matsch
Matsch
Timothy McVeigh
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
U.S
Feds link illegal workers to T-shirt plants in Georgia and Alabama
U.S. Attorney John Kelly says a smuggling ring recruited illegal workers from central Mexico paying up to 1000 each to cross into New Mexico and be taken to plants in Trenton Georgia and Henegar Alabama, triggering indictments against a Georgia Alabama T-shirt maker.
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Albuquerque
N.M
United States
Mexico
U.S
Hatch
Georgia
Alabama
Theouthwest
John Kelly
Central Mexico
New Mexico
Trenton
Henegar
Ala
Southern California hit by chill as winds topple trucks
Strong winds roared across Southern California on Monday, toppling six trucks and triggering icy conditions. Temperatures in the 30s produced wind chills as low as 10 to 20 degrees below zero in mountains, with gusts up to 67 mph. Six cars crashed on icy highways. two routes were closed for up to four hours as the National Weather Service and California Highway Patrol reported minor injuries. Malibu logged 42 mph gusts, Van Nuys 45 mph, and Lancaster 30 mph with notably low wind chill at 14 degrees.
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Los Angeles
California
National Weather Service
San Bernardino
Riverside
State Highway Patrol
Malibu
van Nuys
Lancaster
Japanese Titanic survivor faces lasting shame and doubt
Masabumi Hosono, the sole Japanese survivor, escaped the Titanic in a lifeboat and faced decades of national scorn for not dying with the ship. His diary, found by his granddaughter, reveals his fear and humanity amid posthumous controversy and a revived effort to clear his name.
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Tokyo
Masabumi Hosono
Hosono
Titanic
Japan
James Cameron
San Francisco
Stanley Lord
California
Lord
Japanese Transport Ministry
Yuriko
Hosong
Congress Gifts to Itself Show Vast Perks and Costs
An exposé details congressional perks funded by taxpayers including generous pensions for ex members, exclusive health plans, free hospital care, travel incentives, free parking and cars, life insurance, credit union loans, and franking privileges. It notes lack of centralized accounting and criticizes the perks as undermining democracy.
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Tom Foley
Congress
Washington
Bethesda
Walter Reed
United States
Pat Schroeder
Colorado
House Commerce Committee
House
Senate
Congressional Credit Union
Visa
Capitol Complex
Washington, D.C
Capitol Police
National
Dulles
D.C
Representatives
U.S
National Taxpayers Union
Capitol
National Gallery of Art
Congressional
Congressional Accountability Project
U.S. Treasury
Gary Ruskin
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Chicago
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Matt Taylor
Mario Biaggi
New York
Dan Rostenkowski
Andy Jacobs
Indiana
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