Monthly Archives: September 2009

British citizen on Texas death row has appeal rejected

By Calvin Palmer A British citizen on death row in a Texas prison had her appeal turned down by a U.S. federal court yesterday. Linda Carty, 50, was born on the Caribbean island of St Kitts and has British citizenship … Continue reading

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‘Person of interest’ released by police after giving DNA samples

By Calvin Palmer Animal laboratory technician Raymond Clark III, described as a “person of interest” in the killing of Yale University doctoral student Annie Le, has been released from police custody after providing DNA samples. Police today served two additional … Continue reading

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The latest white whine in Ponte Vedra — Chateau Sour Grapes

By Calvin Palmer They like to drink the occasional bottle of wine in Ponte Vedra, usually a strange vintage from a Republican-owned vineyard, which employs minority workers and pays them a pittance. As a consequence, the grapes are sour but … Continue reading

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Police take lab technician into custody in Annie Le murder investigation

By Calvin Palmer A “person of interest” in the disappearance and murder of a female Yale University student whose body was found stuffed in a cable duct behind a wall has been taken into custody. Raymond Clark, 24, who has … Continue reading

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Fight at Florida high school ends in fatal stabbing

By Calvin Palmer A fight at a South Florida high school this morning left one student dead after he was stabbed by another student. The attacker was immediately arrested at Coral Gables Senior High School. His name has not been … Continue reading

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Poll shows majority of physicians in favor of ‘public option’ in health care

By Calvin Palmer Most doctors in the United States approve of President Barack Obama’s “public option” to supplement private health care insurance, according to a poll published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Of the physicians who participated … Continue reading

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Missing Yale student’s body found stuffed behind a wall

By Calvin Palmer The killing of a female Yale student, missing since last Tuesday, was probably not a random act, police said today. The body of 24-year-old doctoral student Annie Le was found yesterday afternoon stuffed into a cable duct … Continue reading

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Blood-stained clothing found where missing Yale student worked

By Calvin Palmer Blood-marked clothes have been found above a ceiling tile in the building where a 24-year-old Yale student, missing since Tuesday, was last seen, a police source said yesterday. The body of doctoral student Annie Le has not … Continue reading

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Yale offers reward to help find missing student

By Calvin Palmer Yale University has offered a $10,000 reward for help in finding a female student who disappeared on Tuesday. The reward was posted as more than 100 local, state and federal law enforcement officers continued searching for 24-year-old … Continue reading

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Gunman shoots anti-abortion activist outside high school

By Calvin Palmer An anti-abortion activist was shot and killed while protesting outside a high school in Michigan this morning. Anti-abortion activist Jim Pouillon, 63, was regular fixture outside Owosso High School, holding up graphic signs of aborted fetuses. Police … Continue reading

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