Hospital Staff Takes Precaution to Contain Ebola
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital personnel take extra precaution while investigating and treating the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S.
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Survey: Distracted Teens in Danger on Road
A new survey from Safe Kids Worldwide indicates that the amount of attention teens pay to their mobile devices on the road is reaching dangerous levels.
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Dallas Under 21-Day Watch Period to Stop Ebola
The DMN writer Sherry Jacobson discusses what the city and county of Dallas will have to do to stop the spread of Ebola.
City of Arlington Proposes Center Street Bridge TIM CIESCO and TODD L. DAVIS
The City of Arlington is pushing to build a bridge that would extend Center Street farther south across Interstate 20.
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California has eliminated the sentencing differences between crack and cocaine offenses, as Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Fair Sentencing Act into law on Sunday.
The Act, also known as SB 1010, mirrors the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which narrowed the gap in federal law between the punishments for crack and cocaine offenders. But California’s law goes further, treating cocaine and “cocaine base” (read: crack) the same in terms of punishing drug convicts.
What does this change mean for drug offenders in California?
Higher Penalties for Crack Eliminated
Criminal laws in California and throughout the nation have been amended over the last few decades to address what many saw as a serious criminal threat — crack cocaine. Because of the laws specifically targeting crack, it was possible for a crack dealer to serve substantially more time in prison and be subject to criminal forfeiture for selling half as much crack (by weight) as a dealer selling powder cocaine. As Slate notes, this had the perverse effect of imprisoning more blacks for cocaine-related crimes, which many attribute to the …read more
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Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps was arrested for DUI in Baltimore on Tuesday morning, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.
The 18-time Olympic gold medal winner was pulled over around 1:40am in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on I-95 when an officer clocked him driving 84 mph in a 45 mph zone.
Officers realized Phelps was intoxicated and gave him a field sobriety test, which he failed. He was also seen crossing double lane lines. Authorities say he was cooperative through the incident and he was released soon after he was taken to a transportation station.
Phelps, 29, acknowledged the arrest and made an apology on his Twitter account Tuesday afternoon:
“I understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility. I know these words may not mean much right now but I am deeply sorry to everyone I have let down.”
This is Phelps’ second DUI charge; his first DUI charge was 2004 and was also in Maryland. Phelps received 18 months’ probation and a monetary fine. He was required to speak at three area high schools regarding alcohol awareness.
In 2009, Phelps came under fire when a photograph emerged of him allegedly smoking marijuana …read more
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Air Emirates A380 Arrives at D/FW
Chopper 5 captures the Air Emirates A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, as it arrives at D/FW International Airport from Dubai.
