Appeals race the clock before two Florida executions
RAIFORD Fla UPI Lawyers for two Death Row inmates rejected by the Florida Supreme Court pursued 11th hour federal appeals to halt Wednesday morning executions. John Spenkelink and Willie Darden lost in several courts Monday as their lawyers filed petitions. Speakelink set to die at 7 am EDT, Darden later that day.
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Billiards Adopted By Louis XIV On Doctors’ Advice
Louis XIV took up billiards as exercise to help shake down the elaborate Versailles dinners. Doctors advised the activity to improve health and restore balance after extravagant meals at the court.
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Supreme Court to hear life term for $230 theft case
The Supreme Court agreed to review Texas inmate William James Rummel’s life sentence under the habitual offender law. Rummel, 36, says the rule for three felony convictions amounts to cruel and unusual punishment for nonviolent offenses totaling $230.11. He forged $28.36, used a stolen card for tires worth $80, and cashed a $120.75 repair check.
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Power station explosion blacks out much of Boston
A fiery blast at a Boston power station caused a five hour blackout affecting about 125000 residents and several suburbs. Police hurried to the scene while crews worked to restore electricity by shortly after midnight. No injuries were reported and Boston Edison attributed the outages to unrelated events.
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