Cape Wind’s fate unclear, even in Obama’s hands
BOSTON (AP) – After eight years of review, the future of a controversial wind farm off Cape Cod now rests in what would seem to be friendly hands – an Obama administration that’s pledged to make the U.S. ‘the world’s leading exporter of clean energy.’
But it’s tough to tell if Cape Wind’s prospects just got better or worse.
Obama has never mentioned the project while talking publicly about renewable energy, despite his enthusiasm for the topic and the fact Cape Wind would be the nation’s first offshore wind farm.
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FBI: Man who tried to open airplane door released
DENVER (AP) – A man accused of attempting to open an airplane’s exterior door while in flight has been released after investigators determined it wasn’t a terrorism matter, authorities said Sunday.
The incident occurred Saturday on a United Airlines jetliner en route from Washington, D.C., to Las Vegas. The plane, which had more than 100 people aboard, was diverted to Denver International Airport.
FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright said a passenger tried opening one of the front doors of the airplane and may have tried to open the cockpit door before passengers restrained him. The man was taken into custody, questioned and released for a medical evaluation, she said.
Authorities will decide on charges after reviewing the incident, Wright said.
The man’s last known address was in New York state. Wright declined to release additional information, including the man’s name, citing medical privacy and that the matter remained under investigation.
Passengers told Las Vegas television station KTNV-TV after the plane landed that the man said he was from California and was on the wrong plane.
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Two children swept away by Tijuana River
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A small body believed to be that of one of two children caught in storm-swollen waters may have been spotted near the Tijuana River in San Diego County.
San Diego Lifeguard Lt. Andy Lerum says a 2-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy were swept away by the river in Tijuana Saturday night and have not been seen since.
Migrants near Border Field State Park reported they may have seen a body in the water early Sunday.
Lifeguards, assisted by San Diego Fire Rescue and the Border Patrol, are searching the area.
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Goodwill trips take dentist to Vietnam
HOUMA (AP) – A Cajun country dentist who left Saigon as a 9-year-old orphan returns every year to help other orphans in Vietnam.
Dr. H. Joseph Le was adopted by a Cajun family in Eunice and now practices near Raceland, but said he has never forgotten his roots.
‘Charity is charity, regardless, correct? But to do something for people that can identify with you is different,’ said Le, 45. ‘Direct contact with these people means a lot to me. I was one of them.’
From Feb. 4-27, he will work on the teeth of children at Thien Phuoc, or Holy House, a group of three orphanages in the jungles outside Saigon.
It’s an annual visit.
The Vietnamese government doesn’t assist the orphanages. So along with help from charity and faith-based organizations, children at Thien Phuoc support the house by working when not taking courses in school, trade school and college, Le said.
‘If only we can be half as efficient as they are,’ Le said, reflecting on the vastly different cultures of Vietnam and America. ‘Whatever hardship I have here is nothing in comparison.’
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Navy plance crashes in La. lake; One found, one missing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Coast Guard says a small Navy plane has crash-landed in Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans and that one pilot was rescued and the other is missing.
The T-34 plane crash landed Saturday evening. Air traffic controllers at Lake Front Airport notified the Coast Guard at about 6:40 p.m. to say the plane was no longer visible on radar.
Coast Guard crews on two small boats and an MH-65C rescue helicopter were sent to the scene.
The Coast Guard is searching a 1-square-mile area a couple of miles north of Lakefront Airport.
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