Marines' water report hid benzene at Camp Lejeune
An AP review finds the Marine Corps underreported benzene levels in Camp Lejeune tap water during a federal health review process. Initial well readings rose from 380 to 38 parts per billion, while a 1994 final report omitted benzene entirely, tying to leaks from fuel tanks on the North Carolina coast.
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N.C
Camp Lejeune
Associated Press
Marine Corps
North Carolina
North Carolina Innocence Commission Frees Greg Taylor
Greg Taylor, jailed 16 years for a 1991 murder, was exonerated by a three judge panel urged by the North Carolina Innocence Commission. The ruling found no guilt, debunked the prosecution case, and highlighted the commission’s nationwide model for investigating innocence claims.
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Greg Taylor
N.C
Innocence Commission
Raleigh
North Carolina
Taylor
Jacquetta Thomas
Superior Court
Howard Manning
North Carolina Innocence Commission
Thomas
North Carolina System of Justice
Joe Cheshire
Innocence Agency
Commission
Chris Mumma
N.C. Center
Happiness linked to lower heart disease risk study says
A Columbia University study followed 1700 adults in Canada, showing happier individuals were 22 percent less likely to develop heart problems over ten years. Lead author Dr. Karina Davidson says to act cheerful if not naturally happy. The study, funded by NIH and others, appeared in the European Heart Journal.
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London
Columbia University
Canada
European Heart Journal
Karina Davidson
Columbia University Medical Center
U.S
Joep Perk
Sweden
Kalmar University
European Society of Cardiology
Perk
States consider bills to ban imitation marijuana
Missouri and Kansas lawmakers consider bills to criminalize possession of K2 Spice a synthetic drug sold as incense. The substance sprayed with a THC like compound varies by brand and remains unregulated in the United States though banned in Europe.
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China
Korea
Europe
United States
Missouri
Kansas
Huffman
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
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