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TheRepublic.com 

Scientists forecast Gulf dead zone the size of New Jersey

NEW ORLEANS — Federal scientists say this summer could see the third-largest dead zone ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico: a New Jersey-sized area with too little oxygen to support marine life. Over 32 years, those hypoxic zones have averaged 5,300 square miles (13,700 sq. kilometers), about the size of Connecticut. The National Oceanic

«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

OJ Simpson gets July 20 parole hearing date in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson has a July 20 parole hearing that could have him released from a Nevada prison on Oct. 1, a state parole official said Tuesday.

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

OJ Simpson gets July 20 parole hearing date in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson has a July 20 parole hearing that could have him released from a Nevada prison on Oct. 1, a state parole official said Tuesday.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

OJ Simpson gets July 20 parole hearing date in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson has a July 20 parole hearing that could have him released from a Nevada prison on Oct. 1, a state parole official said Tuesday. Simpson, now 70, has served more than eight years of a nine-to-33 year sentence imposed after he was found guilty in 2008 of armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges stemming from a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers at in a Las Vegas casino hotel room in September 2007. Simpson is due to appear... Читать дальше...

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Jury to resume deliberations Wednesday in ex-cop trial

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The prosecutor who charged a former Milwaukee police officer with first-degree reckless homicide in the killing a 23-year-old black man told jurors Tuesday the man was defenseless and "looked like a child" when he was fatally shot…

BusinessInsider.com 

4 common misconceptions about how drugs get to the US through Mexico and Central America

REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

The issue of illegal narcotics flowing from Latin America into the US through Central America and Mexico has come to the fore in recent months, as policymakers in Washington turn their attention to the US border and the movement across it.

Along with that renewed focus, a number of misconceptions and inaccuracies about what drugs move through Mexico and Central America, who is moving them, and what is being done to stop them have gained traction as well.

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Mail Online (Sport) 

Frankie Dettori absence hits Royal Ascot hard

JONATHAN MCEVOY AT ROYAL ASCOT: News of Frankie Dettori's absence from this year's Royal Ascot reached its most important recipient at the customs desk of Heathrow airport.

TheRepublic.com 

Player testifies against 3rd ex-teammate on trial in rape

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A teammate has testified against a third former Vanderbilt football player on trial in the 2013 dorm room rape of an unconscious female student. On Tuesday, Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie confirmed a video showed his friend and teammate Brandon Banks assault the woman with a water bottle. McKenzie has testified against two other

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Utah blaze caused by torch used to kill weeds

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged another while forcing hundreds of people to evacuate a Utah ski town was started by somebody using a torch to kill weeds, Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday.

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Utah blaze caused by torch used to kill weeds

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged another while forcing hundreds of people to evacuate a Utah ski town was started by somebody using a torch to kill weeds, Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Utah blaze caused by torch used to kill weeds

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged another while forcing hundreds of people to evacuate a Utah ski town was started by somebody using a torch to kill weeds, Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday.

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Tropical Storm Cindy threatens Gulf Coast; Bret in Caribbean

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico, hovering south of Louisiana as it churned tides and spun bands of heavy, potentially flooding rain onto the central and eastern Gulf Coast.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Tropical Storm Cindy threatens Gulf Coast; Bret in Caribbean

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico, hovering south of Louisiana as it churned tides and spun bands of heavy, potentially flooding rain onto the central and eastern Gulf Coast.

TheRepublic.com 

At least 10 people hurt when United flight hits turbulence

HOUSTON — At least 10 passengers aboard a United Airlines jet were injured when the plane hit turbulence during a flight from Panama to Houston. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says the Boeing 737 encountered turbulence about 80 miles east of Cancun, Mexico. Weather satellite images showed storm clouds in the area in the wake