Philadelphia teachers reach tentative contract ending city school strike
In Philadelphia the city and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers announced a tentative agreement to end a near two decade high stakes strike. Schools and buses will run as teachers return to classrooms with details pending. Mayor Street said instruction would proceed and hoped for a cooperative school day.
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Ted Kirsch
Wenden Residents Restore Flood Damaged Gas Station
Arizona residents battle flood aftermath as Michael Friedle returns to his Wenden gas station to remove mud and water after two flash floods ravaged 200 buildings. A broken dike in Aquila upstream and weekend rains add to nearly eight million dollars in prior damages. officials warn of more rain with few new home figures.
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Michael Friedle
Arizona
Friedle
Aquila
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Six hurt as deck collapses at Bethel Baptist service
In Lakeland Florida during Bethel Baptist Church's 137th anniversary a 25 by 40 foot wooden deck collapsed outdoors as the choir ended the hymn sending six women, including Ann Ashley age 66 who suffered a fractured knee, and 36 others plunging about 10 feet into a retention pond. About 500 worshippers watched while Pastor Larry Taylor and a keyboard player were on the deck. They were treated and released from Lakeland Regional Medical Center with mostly minor injuries.
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Sterling Ivey
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Ivey
Ann Ashley
Larry Taylor
Man in trailer park kills three then shoots self in Tennessee
A man opened fire in a Tellico Plains trailer park fatally wounding two men and a woman and injuring a fourth before killing himself. Neighbor accounts say Cleo Colvin, 60, fired with two guns after returning home and discovering his girlfriend moving out with three men present. Victims are Mary Ann Presley, 41, Garland Charles Stamey, 59, and Ronald Scott Guiliames, 31. Tom Stamey, 30, is in critical condition.
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Mary Ann Presley
Garland Charles Stamey
Ronald Scott Guuliames
Tommy Stamey
Amnesty clash stalls on immigration and spending talks
Amid fiscal year budget fights and looming veto threats, lawmakers push immunity for undocumented immigrants amid heavy partisan tension. Republicans condemn amnesty while Clinton-backed measures seek relief and funding for Commerce, Justice, and Statistics departments.
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White House
Tom DeLay
Texas
Larry Craig
Idaho
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