Real estate heir misses court over murder charges
GALVESTON Texas AP a scion of a wealthy New York real estate family became a wanted man after failing to appear for arraignment on charges of killing and dismembering a neighbor Morris Black whose remains were found in Galveston Bay Durst 58 was free on 250000 bail Prosecutor Kurt Sistrunk said there are addresses across the United States for Durst and his location is unknown Durst denies the charges and his attorney said he spoke with him Durst son of late multimillionaire Seymour Durst lived across the hall from Black Police found bloodstains a knife and boots in Durst apartment Authorities connected to two other killings in California and New York are investigating and Westchester County authorities reopened the 1982 disappearance of Durst s wife Kathleen Authorities also linked to the case are Susan Berman found shot to death last Christmas Eve Her death was not linked to Durst s past California authorities have not named Durst a suspect Durst s father headed a major New York real estate firm and the family has been estranged since the early 1990s
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Galveston, Texas
New York City
Robert Durst
Morris Black
Galveston Bay
United States
Durst
Kurt Sistrunk
California
New York
Galveston
Westchester County
Kathleen
Berman
Gas prices drop nationwide by about 20 cents a gallon
AAA reports regular self serve gasoline averaged just over 1.34 dollars nationwide, down from 1.55. declines ranged from 12 to 31 cents across regions, with Great Lakes largest drop to 1.27 and West at 1.61. Lower oil prices, ample supply, and weaker demand drive the slide, based on Oil Price Information Service data.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
Great Lakes
West
AAA
Oil Price Information Service
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
Antarctic ozone hole shows signs of improvement
NASA and NOAA scientists report the Antarctic ozone hole did not grow this year and may be steadier or thicker than last year. Satellite data show a peak around 10 million square miles, with minimum ozone near 100 Dobson units on Sept. 28, suggesting long term declines in chlorine levels and a slow recovery within 30 to 50 years.
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Washington
Antarctic
NASA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Samuel Oltmans
Antarctica
South Pole
Bryan Johnson
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory
Boulder
Colo
Night shift bright lights may raise breast cancer risk
Two independent studies in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute link long term night shift work and bright light to higher breast cancer risk. Researchers report a dose effect with more years of night work, noting risks up to 60 percent, and call for more research before changing schedules.
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Washington
Journal of the
National Cancer Institute
Scott Davis
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle
Francine Laden
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston
Larry Norton
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Norton
Davis
Brigham and Women
Laden
American Cancer Society
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