Court battle over Bahia Emerald ownership unfolds
A court in Los Angeles weighs competing claims to the 840 pound Bahia Emerald after Anthony Thomas asserts ownership by paying 60 000 for the gem found in Brazil. The stone has toured California Las Vegas and New Orleans, endured a Katrina flood and is now held by the sheriff's department as various parties press their rights.
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Knife pulled from head after three years in Brazil
Edeilson Nascimento, a 29 year old tire repairman, is recovering after surgeons removed a four inch blade stuck in his head for three years following a bar fight in 2007. He expects release from a Recife hospital next week after a three hour operation.
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Flood threat eases briefly as Minnesota Wisconsin flood area calms
In southern Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin residents brace after a storm dumped nearly six inches of rain. Owatonna evacuates 70 homes with 200 sandbags deployed around Cindy Dorsey’s home on the Straight River. Arcadia sees declines in downtown flooding as crews manage rising water and 20 residents flee a senior housing complex. Local volunteers and residents monitor river levels and await further rain.
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