Massive drug sweep targets Omar Rocha Soto network
Federal agents arrested 77 people in 14 cities including Cleveland in Operation Southwest Express aimed at a top 200 drug trafficking network. The group allegedly moved cocaine and marijuana from Mexico to Chicago Cleveland New York and Boston with shipments across the Southwest border and into the East and Midwest. Seizures included 14 kilograms of cocaine two Ferrari cars a Land Rover seven weapons and over 1.15 million dollars in cash while warrants were issued for 190 arrests.
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Chicago
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Boston
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Tenn
Workers settle for 30 million over fatal Mexico bus crash
Victims who sued Salant Corp after a bus crash en route to a Mexican textile plant settled for 30 million dollars. Fourteen died and 12 were injured when the bus left a rain slick road near Valle Hermosa, about 25 miles south of Brownsville, Texas. Lawyers claimed unsafe bus conditions and untrained drivers. the suit went to trial in Eagle Pass before settling.
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Swastikas Deface Columbine High Walls on Return
At Columbine High School swastikas were etched on restroom walls and a brick exterior on the first day back after the massacre anniversary. Officials removed four Nazi symbols and vowed full disciplinary action. parents described the mood as a taunting challenge to the community.
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Mysterious celestial object stumps Caltech astronomers
A pinpoint light detected three years ago in the northern sky remains unexplained. Caltech's Palomar Observatory team led by George Djorgovski notes the spectrum does not match known patterns and its distance is uncertain. Some scientists speculate it may be a new quasar class powered by matter near massive black holes.
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Palomar Observatory
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