NASA suspends Pluto mission amid cost overruns
NASA chief scientist Edward Weiler orders a stop-work on the Pluto Kuiper Express as budget overruns and technical hurdles threaten planetary program credibility. The move follows cancellations of Jupiter moon Europa and other missions, with Weiler seeking cost cuts or bids from multiple contractors to salvage launches.
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Immigrant detainee struggles at Wicomico jail in Maryland
The Wicomico County Detention Center near Salisbury runs at capacity with INS detainees including 97 immigrants facing possible deportation and 31 others for immigration-law violations. Florin Gacau, a 20 year old stowaway from Romania, remains jailed with restricted family visits and costly phone calls, unable to obtain bond or a court appointed attorney, while a UN refugee official seeks free representation for asylum.
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Kin of slain church women seek retrial in civil case
Families of four American church women, two from Ohio, raped and killed in 1980 by Salvadoran troops ask a federal judge for a new civil trial against former Salvadoran generals Jose Guillermo Garcia and Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova. They allege jury misled by command responsibility instructions.
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