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Florida could soon overturn 400 prisoners' death sentences

BusinessInsider.com 

Reuters/Jason Reed

Months after the United States Supreme Court ruled Florida's death-sentencing process unconstitutional, the state's judges are evaluating what the decision means for the hundreds of inmates who remain on death row.

According to the Washington Post, Florida's highest court has been hearing arguments for the case of convicted felon Timothy Lee Hurst, who received the death penalty for the 1998 murder of his coworker Cynthia Harrison. Hurt's criminal case was central to SCOTUS' January ruling... Читать дальше...

Evans woman gets 16 years for stabbing man she met online

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

According to the Loveland Reporter-Herald (http://goo.gl/4yrozF ), Jenessa Rosenbach pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree assault, just two weeks before her trial was set to begin. Rosenbach, who struck a deal with prosecutors, originally faced attempted murder and first-degree assault charges in connection with the stabbing in Loveland on July 5.

Counselling for abortion tough

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Bhavesh Chavda (24) and his wife Sanjna were on the verge of divorce after she gave birth to thalassemia major child in 2014.

70-storey buildings to be a reality in SUDA areas

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Developers would now be able to construct 70-storey buildings in 1,351 sq km area that falls under Surat Urban Development Authority's (SUDA) jurisdiction.

Drones Follow a Family of Orcas

Sputnik International 

Drones following a pod of Orca whales ploughing through the sea have filmed them on and below the surface of the water.

Halep’te ölüm kalım savaşı

Sabah 

İdlib’deki çadırkente düzenlenen saldırı bütün dünya tarafından kınanırken, Halep’te rejim ve muhalifler arasında şiddetli çatışmalar yaşanıyor. Toplam ölü sayısı 70’i geçtiDevamı için tıklayınız

Ex-Oklahoma lawmaker charged for alleged travel scheme

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma House leader accused of paying for travel expenses from his campaign account and getting reimbursed by the state for the same expenses was charged with 44 felony counts Friday in Oklahoma County District Court. Prosecutors filed charges of making false claims against the state, perjury and embezzlement against Gus Blackwell, 60, a Republican from Laverne who represented the Panhandle in the state House for 12 years before being term-limited in 2014. Investigators... Читать дальше...



Obama calls on Sen. Paul to drop objections to tax treaties

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Treaties cannot go into force unless ratified by the Senate, and the objection of any one senator halts action on legislative business pending in that house of Congress, as Paul has done in this case. "An individual's bank account is the epitome of who they are as a private citizen," Paul wrote McConnell, a fellow Kentucky Republican, adding that the account can reveal where someone shops, where they eat, what medicines they take, who their doctors are and where they travel. Bulk collection tax... Читать дальше...

Hardik's letter from Lajpore jail arouses passions

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel, who is lodged at Lajpore Central Jail here on sedition charges since last year, has written yet another letter to members of his community from his prison cell.

Obama enters the 2016 campaign fray

MSNBC 

Chris Hayes talks to former Obama campaign pollster Cornell Belcher about what the President's role will be in the 2016 election.

Two arrested in high-speed diesel smuggling racket

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons in connection with a multi-crore high speed diesel smuggling racket from Delhi.

50 begins at 70 for Daly in his Champions debut

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

John Daly shot a 2-under 70 on Friday in his PGA Tour Champions debut, leaving him four strokes behind leader Mike Goodes in the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands, Texas. Daly had four birdies and two bogeys at the Woodlands Country Club, playing alongside friend Fuzzy Zoeller and Peter Jacobsen. Even when I didn’t hit it good, it was going in the fairway, and I gave myself a lot of chances, a lot of chances to hit greens and a lot of opportunities. Defending champion Ian Woosnam opened with a 73. Читать дальше...

'I don't court controversies, I only state facts' : Jwala Gutta

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

"I don't court controversies, but when I state facts, which are hard to digest for male-dominated authorities, they call them squabble," said Jwala Gutta, 32-year-old Indian badminton player, who has qualified for Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro.

Rusland: wapenstilstand in Aleppo met drie dagen verlengd

Tubantia 

Het staakt-het-vuren in de Syrische stad Aleppo wordt nog eens met 72 uur verlengd. Dat heeft het Russische ministerie van Defensie in de nacht van vrijdag op zaterdag bekendgemaakt, aldus persbureau AFP.

11-year-old's slaying spreads grief far beyond Navajo Nation

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — She was a budding musician and talented artist, a girl whose death at the hands of a man who authorities say lured her into his van spread grief far beyond her home on the Navajo Nation.

First time in Surat, bone of brain dead man donated

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The city recorded its first bone donation thanks to a brain-dead patient here on Friday.Fifty-eight-year-old farmer Dhansukh Patel was hit by a motorcycle near a canal here when he was returning from a gymnasium on May 3.

Federal grant will restore passenger rail to western Vermont

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Amtrak passenger trains could be rolling into the state's largest city in about four years after the final upgrade is completed on a 75-mile stretch of track between Rutland and Burlington, transportation officials said Friday.

Federal grant will restore passenger rail to western Vermont

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Amtrak passenger trains could be rolling into the state's largest city in about four years after the final upgrade is completed on a 75-mile stretch of track between Rutland and Burlington, transportation officials said Friday.

Federal grant will restore passenger rail to western Vermont

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

(AP) — Amtrak passenger trains could be rolling into the state's largest city in about four years after the final upgrade is completed on a 75-mile stretch of track between Rutland and Burlington, transportation officials said Friday. Passenger rail service to Burlington ended about half a century ago although the Amtrak Vermonter passes through Essex Junction, 7 miles northeast of Burlington, which has more than 40,000 residents and is the state's biggest city. The new project will improve highways crossings... Читать дальше...

One killed in house collapse

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

A part of a two-storeyed building collapsed in Bhavani Wad near Bhavani Mandir here on Friday evening.The incident occurred around 8.30pm.





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