BP chief Hayward to step down as BP CEO
A senior U.S. official says Tony Hayward will leave as BP chief after a series of gaffes that intensified Gulf spill fallout. BP faces stopping the leak, cleaning up millions of gallons, handling claims, and repairing stock and reputation amid ongoing crisis.
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Tony Hayward
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Road crash over turns forces Abbe Road closure
A single car rollover on Abbe Road in Sheffield sent an Elyria man to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. The crash around 10 p.m. closed Abbe Road between French Creek Road and Colorado Avenue as a white Pontiac Bonneville drifted off the road for about 200 feet at 45 mph. Police saw no brake signs.
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Abbe Road
Elyria
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
French Creek Road
Colorado Avenue
DogGone Poker Run aids Friendship APL
About 250 bikers joined the DogGone Poker Run to support the Friendship APL. Becki Maynard of Lorain held Oreo the Jack Russell, available for adoption at the Murray Ridge Road shelter. Twins Summer and Sierra Stevens donated 50 dollars from lemonade sales, while their father Mike runs Lake Erie Harley-Davidson, the event sponsor.
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Maynard
Lorain
Friendship Apl
Oreo
Murray Ridge Road
Summer
Sierra Stevens
Mike
Lake Erie Harley-Davidson
Ohio prison system criticized for fragmentation and churn
A study by the Council of State Governments Justice Center says Ohio's probation agencies lack uniform rules and that many inmates serving short sentences are released with no supervision. It notes high churn, with six month minimums for some felonies, and finds many short-sentence inmates have low reoffending risk.
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Columbus
Ohio
Council of State Government Justice Center
Ed Latessa
University of Cincinnati
Associated Press
California
Texas
Automakers and Government Target Electric Car Range Anxiety
Car makers and the government push to expand charging stations to ease range anxiety as Nissan Leaf and other EVs hit markets. Public grants totaling over 115 million dollars fund thousands more chargers in cities including San Diego Detroit Washington DC and Bellevue Washington.
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New York
Nissan
San Diego
Detroit
Washington
D.C
Bellevue
Wash
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