Lightning strikes threaten new fires in West as crews gain ground
Interagency Fire Center in Boise logged 24,782 lightning strikes across Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Nevada in 12 hours, sparking concern for tomorrow. Despite cooler, rainy days helping containment, 268 new fires burned 7,800 acres, far below the prior 24 hours. Bell Helicopter Textron faces a criminal probe and reduced payments as the Army audits alleged fraudulent spare parts billing.
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62nd Death Linked to Infected Cheese in California
A fetus stillborn to a 34 year old woman marks the 62nd death or stillbirth in a California listeriosis outbreak tied to contaminated Mexican style cheese and Listeria monocytogenes. Four new cases were reported as authorities expand the investigation across states.
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Ring smuggling ring cracked amid Iran parts shipments
Baltimore News American reports a major smuggling ring shipped military spare parts to Iran including radar for the F-14. About 20 suspects, possibly including U S military members, are involved. several arrested in San Diego and an Iranian was seized in England. Navy officials in England confirmed the cargo targeted Iran’s F-14 fighters.
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Actor Dan Haggerty Hurt In Motorcycle Crash
Los Angeles police report Dan Haggerty was seriously injured when he lost control of his motorcycle on a canyon curve and slammed into a peel car. He suffered a compound fracture of his left leg and multiple cuts after being thrown 80 feet in the 8:30 p.m. incident. He did not wear a helmet.
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Corrections policy notice for Syracuse Herald Journal readers
Readers are urged to report factual inaccuracies in coverage. The notice provides contact details including a telephone number and mailing addresses for corrections and subscription matters, reflecting standard newspaper policy and subscriber service. The garbled text includes rates and postal information from the Syracuse Herald Journal in New York.
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Police, troops clamp on Irish riots in Ulster showdown
Thousands of police and British troops were on alert as Protestant parades across Ulster sparked clashes with Catholics. At least 46 officers injured and 28 people arrested as Portadown saw daylong violence surrounding a ban on a 1690 Battle of the Boyne march. Police fired rubber rounds. organizers vowed to press ahead amid widespread unrest. Reverend Ian Paisley protested the ban.
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Neighbors cut naturalist’s weedy lawn riles Kenney
Stephen Kenney, a 31 year old doctoral student, returns from a business trip to find neighbors have chopped his wildflower filled lawn. He defends beauty as in the eye of the beholder while his case has drawn national attention and irritated local residents in the Buffalo suburb.
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Kuwaiti envoy kidnapped in Beirut amid wave of abductions
Unidentified gunmen abducted Wajed Ahmed Doumani, 55, a longtime press attaché at the Kuwaiti embassy in Beirut, pulling him from his car near his home after a routine doctors visit. The family and embassy say he is Lebanese, not Kuwaiti, and a resolution is hoped soon. No group claimed responsibility.
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El Salvador rebels raid prison free 104 inmates
In a 20 minute battle in northeast San Salvador, leftist rebels used mortars and small arms to attack a maximum security prison and free 104 inmates including 13 political prisoners. One recapture occurred during a search, with three guards injured. Cmdr Escobar said attackers blew a south wall with a mortar round.
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Reagan's Polyp Removal Update Highlights Pre Cancer Signs
The report notes that early cellular changes are pre cancerous and may lead to cancer. Reagan, visiting the hospital Friday, said he felt fine after polyp removal during a routine physical in March. Doctors found no sign of the initial polyp and believed most had been removed. Such growths rise with age and colon cancer remains a major killer.
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Weather forecast and severe conditions across regions
Forecast calls for cloudy intervals with humidity and 40 percent chances of showers or thunderstorms tonight through Sunday. Showers extend from Great Lakes to northwestern Texas, with fog reducing visibility early morning. Utah flash flood warning remains as heavy rain floods canyons and roads. Western states face another heat wave with temperatures near 100. Texas plains to Phoenix and Tucson report extreme heat records.
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