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On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred with a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania.

This Day in History
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This Day in History

On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred with a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania.

Authorities launch 'interagency operation' at federal jail in New York housing Sean 'Diddy' Combs
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Authorities launch 'interagency operation' at federal jail in New York housing Sean 'Diddy' Combs

  • By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Federal investigators have launched an "interagency operation" at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Sean "Diddy" Combs is incarcerated. Officials say the operation involves the Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department's inspector general's office and other law enforcement agencies. The Bureau of Prisons says the operation is to ensure safety for staff and inmates and comes amid rising concerns over the jail's poor conditions, violence, and several inmate deaths. The Bureau of Prisons says it is committed to addressing these issues and holding accountable those responsible for violence. Specific details about the operation were not disclosed.

Equal justice for all
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Equal justice for all

  • By Matt Grocott

For the Christmas holiday, my wife and I, along with our son Daniel, traveled up to the Sierras to meet up with our other son, Patrick. It was…