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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Open Burns, Ill Winds |
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The Pentagon's handling of munitions and their waste has poisoned millions of acres, and left Americans to guess at the threat to their health. In the United States, outdoor burning and detonation is still the military's leading method for dealing with munitions and the associated hazardous waste. It has remained so despite a U.S. Senate resolution a quarter of a century ago that ordered the Department of Defense to halt the practice “as soon as possible.” It has continued in the face of a growing consensus among Pentagon officials and scientists that similar burn pits at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan sickened soldiers. Federal records identify nearly 200 sites that have been or are still being used to open-burn hazardous explosives across the country.
Abrahm Lustgarten, National Public Radio 07/24/2017    |
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| Austin Dentist Involved in Toddler Death Files Libel Lawsuit |
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An Austin dentist whose toddler patient died while under anesthesia has filed a lawsuit alleging libel and slander. The dentist filed suit against Nancy Grace and several other national media outlets and broadcast personalities over their reports of the case. The 14-month-old girl died while undergoing a procedure at the dentist's office on March 29, 2016. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Travis County state district court alleges that the defendants committed slander and libel by broadcasting an allegedly inaccurate report by Dr. Robert Williams, an independent forensic dental examiner.
Ryan Autullo, Austin American-Statesman 07/19/2017 |
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| Chicago Settles Red Light Camera Lawsuit for $38M |
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The city of Chicago has reached a $38.75 million settlement of a lawsuit over its use of red light cameras. The lawsuit alleged that the city failed to give adequate notice to red light camera and speed camera violators. Since 2002, the city's system of 350 cameras has raised $500 million from $100 tickets. Under the settlement, up to 1.2 million people may be eligible for receiving half of the amount paid to the city in red light camera and speed camera tickets.
John Byrne, Chicago Tribune 07/20/2017 |
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| California Priest Accused of Sexually Assaulting Assistant |
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A priest from Orange County, California, has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his assistant. The lawsuit was filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by the priest at an Irvine parish. The complaint states that the priest was transferred to the parish despite a similar prior accusation against him. The plaintiff accuses the priest of sexually assaulting her several times at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, forcing her to take a leave of absence to avoid the abuse.
Richard Winton, LA Times 07/20/2017 |
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| Driskill Hotel, Star Bar Facing Suit Tied to Drunk Driving Crash |
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A bar and a well known hotel on Sixth Street in Austin are both facing a lawsuit accusing them of over serving a woman who hit a cyclist last month. The father of Jo Jo Mckibben is suing The Driskill Hotel, Star Bar and the driver claiming the lawsuit claims the businesses served Katie Bykowski too many drinks when she was clearly intoxicated. Mckibben was rushed into emergency surgery after she was hit last month. She suffered a traumatic brain injury and several fractures and she's still recovering. Police say Bykowski ran a red light on 6th Street and Lamar Blvd., hit a van and then spun into McKibben at the light. Bykowski is facing intoxication assault charges.
KXAN News, KXAN Austin News 07/24/2017 |
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| Family of One Teen Lost at Sea Accuses Other Teen's Parents in Lawsuit |
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The parents of one Florida teen lost at sea with his friend have filed a lawsuit against the family of the other boy. The parents filed suit against the other family on Friday alleging that the family was responsible for allowing the teens to go out on the water in dangerous conditions. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants allowed both boys to go fishing alone despite the fact that the plaintiff's son was not allowed to do so. The teens have been missing for two years and have long been presumed dead.
Juliana Rose Pignataro, International Business Times 07/24/2017 |
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| Happy 100th Birthday! There Goes Your Life Insurance |
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When Gary Lebbin turns 100 years old in September, hanging over any celebration will be one very costly fact: His life insurer aims to cancel two policies totaling $3.2 million in death benefits. It is a standard feature of permanent life insurance, a product combining a tax-deferred savings component with a tax-free death-benefit. The provision calls for the termination of the death benefit and payout of all of the built-up savings when the policy holder reaches the specified age. The limits weren't an issue in the many decades when very few people lived beyond 100. But they increasingly are a problem for the U.S. life-insurance industry as more people become centenarians.
Leslie Scism, WSJ Blogs 07/24/2017 |
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| Feds Arrive to Inspect APD Fleet in Carbon Monoxide Case |
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Inspectors for Ford Motor Company and investigators from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be on the ground in Austin this week trying to figure out what is causing carbon monoxide to leak into police sport utility vehicles, city officials confirmed to the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV Sunday. The visit will be the second time officials have traveled to Austin since the city in March began reporting that the poisonous gas was leaking into the Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles, a modified version of Ford Explorers. Austin has become the epicenter of the problem, which also has been reported in other departments nationally.
Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman 07/24/2017 |
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