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[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] TUESDAY $1.00 THENATION’SNEWS Appleavoidspaying billionsintaxes,3B Poll:Scandalstarnish ObamaandGOP,1A uMoreviolentweathercould beapproaching, 2A uInMoore,Okla.,thenight- marereturns, 2A 05.21.13 uHarrowingimagesfrom schoolrescue, 3A 40MINUTESOFTERROR PAULHELLSTERN,THEOKLAHOMAN,VIAAP Scoreskilled;oicialsstrugglewithrescueaftertornadodevastatesOkla.area andtheOklahomastatemedicalex- aminerreportedthat51werecon- firmeddeadasof8:48p.m.,withthe deathtollexpectedtorise. Areahospitalsreportedtreating morethan120injured, including about70children. Televisionhelicopter footage showedMoore,Okla.,directlysouth ofOklahomaCity,inruins,withat leasttwoelementaryschoolsde- stroyed.Flamescouldbeseenfrom somestructures. Rescuecrewsandvolunteers workedtopullstudentsoutofthede- brisofwhatwasoncePlazaTowers ElementarySchool,wheresomechil- drenwereshelteredasthetornado passedthrough.Asecondschool,Bri- arwoodElementary,was also destroyed. Severalchildrenwerepulledout alive,accordingtotheAssociated Press,whosephotographerwit- nessedtherescue.Morethan60peo- pleweretreatedatareahospitals, includingadozenchildren. PresidentObamaspokebyphone withOklahomaGov.MaryFallin.The WhiteHousesaidtheadministra- tion,throughFEMA,“standsready toprovideallavailableassistance.” TheNationalWeatherServiceis- suedapreliminaryestimatethatthe tornadowasanEF-4ontheen- hancedFujitascale,thesecondmost- powerfultypeoftwister,withwinds upto200mph. Thedevastationhadafamiliarfeel formany.MoorewasstruckbyaMay 3,1999tornadothatpackedthehigh- estsurfacewindseverrecorded,302 mph.Itkilled36peopleandcaused $1billionindamage. OklahomaDepartmentofEmer- gencyManagementspokesmanJerry WilliamM.Welch, DonnaLeinwandLeger andDoyleRice USATODAY ResidentsofsuburbanOklahoma Cityarepickingthroughrubbleto- dayafteramonstertornadomore thanamilewiderippedthroughwith 200mphwinds,killingatleast51 people,demolishingtwoschoolsand flatteningentiresubdivisions. Oicialswerestrugglingwithres- cueefortsasdarknessfell.TheNa- tionalGuardwascalledintohelp, PAULHELLSTERN,THEOKLAHOMAN,VIAAP AteacherandchildhugMonday afterstorminOklahomaCity. v STORYCONTINUESON 3A Poll:IRS,Benghazi NEWSLINE WaysYahoo couldfumble Tumblrdeal Amonghurdles:Howto advertiseonblogplatform withoutoffendingusers. 1B u UnfamiliarwithTumblr? LetBaigintroduceyou. 2B CHANGEAGENTS Medicaldevice inspiredby‘Trek’ HandheldScanadutakes vitalsigns,aggregates dataonapp. 4B scandalscutbothways Ontheotherhand,evenmoreof thosesurveyedarecynicalaboutwhy Republicansarepursuinginvestiga- tionsintotheattacklastfallthatleft U.S.AmbassadorChristopherSte- vensandthreeotherAmericans dead.Sixin10sayRepublicansare holdinghearingsonitmoretoscore politicalpointsagainsttheDemo- cratsandObamathantofindwaysto preventfutureattacks.Evenathird ofRepublicanssaythehearingsare drivenbypolitics. “WiththeRe- publicansclearly inapostureof drivingapolitical agenda,there’sa lotofriskfor them, justas there’sriskfor the president,” saysTadDevine, aDemocraticstrategistwhowas amongagroupthatmetwithWhite HousechiefofstafDenisMcDo- noughlastweektodiscusshowthe administrationshouldmoveforward. GOPpollsterDavidWinston,an advisertoHouseSpeakerJohnBoeh- ner,pointstotheinclinationby Americanstoallotsomeoftheblame fortheIRSscandaltoObama.“It meanstheyaren’tbuyingthePfeifer narrative,”hesays.SeniorWhite HouseadviserDanPfeiferonfive TVtalkshowsSundaysaidthepresi- denthadn’tknownaboutthetarget- ingofconservativegroupsandacted appropriatelywhenhelearnedofit. WinstonacknowledgedGOPprob- HalfsayObama deservessomeblame forIRScontroversy OBAMA’S SECOND-TERM WOES Sexscenesdon’t getanyeasier “BeforeMidnight”stars EthanHawkeand JulieDelpysaytheir friendshipjust“makesit weirder.”Interview, 1D AUSATODAYpollaskedAmericans theirviewsontheIRS,theattackin Libya,andthefederalsubpoenaof journalists’phonerecords. 7topmistakesin retirementplans Tostayontrack,advisers offerkeyquestionstoask yourself. 1B SusanPage @susanpage USATODAY Doyouthink theObama administration wasinvolvedin apolitical coverupabout theBenghazi attack? Willthecontro- versiesinvolv- ingBenghazi andtheIRS makeitharder forPresident Obamato accomplishhis goalsforhis secondterm? WASHINGTON Americansaredivided overwhethertobelievetheWhite HouseoncontroversiesovertheLib- yanattackthatkilledaU.S.ambassa- dorandtheInternalRevenueService targetingofTeaPartygroups,but theyoverwhelminglyagreeonthis: Thefurorsaregoingtomakeitmore diicultforPresidentObamatoget thingsdoneinhissecondterm. AUSATODAYpollconductedby PrincetonSurveyResearchfinds nearlythreeoffourAmericanssay thecontroversieswillmakeitharder forthepresidenttoaccomplishhis goals;nearlyathirdsaytheywill makeitmuchharder.Justoneinfive believetheywon’thaveanimpact. Thenationwidepoll,takenThurs- daythroughSunday,findsskepticism aboutsomeofObama’sexplanations ofwhathappened.A53%majority saytheIRSdecisiontosingleout conservativegroupsforextrascruti- nybeforegrantingtax-exemptstatus wasmadeforpoliticalreasons,some- thingtheadministrationflatlyde- nies.By50%-44%,theysayObama deservesatleastalittleoftheblame, thoughtheWhiteHousesayshe didn’tknowaboutituntilthescandal wasinthenews. Adviser knewof IRSissue inApril Defendskeep- ingreportfrom Obama, 6A Woods,Garcia spatcontinues Bothsaytheyhaveno intentionofmakingup withtheotherafter incidentatThePlayers Championship. 3C USA SNAPSHOTS © Decline in new inmates Newprisonadmissions(intostateor federalfacilities)arethelowest since2002: 747,031 703,798 668,800 NEWSPHOTOS QRREADER ScanwithaQRreader; AT&Tcodescanner availableatscan.mobi. Getcodesforyour businessatatt.com/mcode. 660,576 Makeitmuch harder 31% Makeitalittle harder 42% Won’tmakeit anyharder 21% Don’tknow/ refused 6% Yes 40% No 45% Don’tknow/ refused 15% HOMEDELIVERY 1-800-872-0001 USATODAYSERVICE.COM QIJFAF-02005y(c)L ©COPYRIGHT2013USATODAY,adivisionofGannettCo.,Inc. 2002 2006 2010 2011 1 Source USATODAYpoll,conductedby PrincetonResearchSurveyThursday- Sunday,of1,002U.S.adults.Marginoferror: ±3.6percentagepoints. JULIESNIDER,USATODAY 1–latestavailable Source BureauofJusticeStatisticsreport inDecember2012 ANNER.CAREYANDPAULTRAP,USATODAY v STORYCONTINUESON 6A STATE-BY-STATE4AMARKETPLACETODAY4DPUZZLES4DUSAMARKETS5BWEATHER10AWHATTOWATCH5DYOURSAY9A USATODAY TUESDAY,MAY21,2013 NEWS 2A NATION CATASTROPHE VISITS MOORE AGAIN ThekillertornadothatravagedMoore,Okla.,onMondaytookasimilarpathtothemonstroustwisterthatobliteratedportionsofthecityonMay3,1999,killingdozensofpeople. U.S. tornadoes, by year 3 240 2010 1,282 South Oklahoma City 35 LakeStanley Draper 2011 1,691 Moore 2012 939 44 Path of destruction MooreMedicalCenter 2013 304 1 PAULHELLSTERN,THEOKLAHOMAN,VIAAP 1–IncludespreliminarydataforMarch,AprilandMay. 0 5 Miles U.S. tornado deaths, by year 45 Kan. 2010 Newcastle Mo. 35 44 Okla. 2011 553 OklahomaCity Rescueworkerssearchfor survivorsatPlazaTowers ElementarySchoolinMoore 40 9 40 Tornado track May 1999 Area of detail 2012 70 Ark. SUEOGROCKI,AP Texas 2013 9 2 35 Source NationalWeatherService ALEJANDROGONZALEZ,JULIESNIDER,DOYLERICEANDVERONICABRAVO,USATODAY 2–IncludessixdeathsinTexasonMay16.Numbermaychange. Note DoesnotincludeMonday’stornado Killertwistersendquietstormseason Moreviolent weatherseen onhorizon killedonlythreeAmericansin2013, accordingtotheStormPrediction CenterinNorman,Okla.Butinthe pastweek,59peoplehavediedin stormsinTexasandOklahoma.That numberincludesthe51theOklaho- mastatemedicalexaminer’soice saidhaddiedintheMooretornado, butthatnumbercouldriseasfirstre- sponderscontinuetorecovervictims ofMonday’stwister. AsofSunday,304tornadoeshad beenreportedacrossthenation,far belowthetypicalaverageof714.Be- forethispastweek,anunusuallycool springhelpedtoholdbackthenum- berof tornadoes,AccuWeather reported. AccuWeathermeteorologistMike SmithsaidtheUSAhadbeen“a monthbehindontemperaturesthis spring.”Headdedthatalackofmois- turehasplayedarole. Inthepastfewdays,though,the elementscametogetherthatprovide theclassicfuelfortornadoesandse- verethunderstorms—coolairfrom thenorthcollidingwithwarmhumid airinaclashoverthePlains. Unfortunately,additionalsevere thunderstormsarepossibletodayas thesystemadvancesslowlytothe EastfromeasternTexasnortheast- wardtotheMiddleMississippiValley andsouthernGreatLakes,the WeatherChannelreports. “Verylargehail,damagingwind gustsandafewtornadoeswillbe possible,”theStormPredictionCen- terforecastonline.Citiesatgreatest riskforseverestormsandtornadoes todayincludeShreveport,La.,and LittleRock.Othercitiesatriskin- cludeChicago,Dallas,Indianapolis andSanAntonio. ThethreatwilllessenbyWednes- day,butsomestormsarepossiblein theOhioValleyandtheeasternGreat Lakes. AsforMonday’stornado,neither thelocationnorthetimeofyearis unusualfortornadoestoform. OklahomaCityis“probablythe largest,mosttornado-prone,urban areaintheworld,”accordingto ChristopherBurt’sbook Extreme Weather. “Sittinginwhatispracticallythe epicenterofNorthAmerica’smost active‘tornadoalley,’OklahomaCity hasbeenstruckbytornadoes112 timessincethecity’sfirstrecorded twisterin1893,”hewrites.“Resi- dentsmayexpectadamagingtorna- dotohitsomewhereinthemetro areaaboutonceeverytwoyears.” Mayishistoricallythemostactive monthfortornadoesintheUSA. “Thepeakperiodfortornadoesin thesouthernPlainsisduringMay intoearlyJune,”theStormPredic- tionCenternotesonitswebsite. Mooreisthesamecommunity thatwasdevastatedbyanF5tornado onMay3,1999,killingdozens,injur- inghundreds,andcausingabout $1billionindamages.Mooreisafew milessouthofOklahomaCity. Thepreliminaryratingofthetor- nadothathitMooreonMondayisat leastanEF4,accordingtotheNa- tionalWeatherService.EF4torna- doeshavewindspeedsfrom166mph to200mph. DoyleRice @USATODAYWeather USATODAY Theviolenttornadooutbreaksof thepastseveraldays,includingthe killertwisterthathitMoore,Okla., onMonday,haveshatteredthecalm ofwhathadbeenaveryquiettorna- doseasonsofar.Moreviolentstorms appeartobeonthewayfortoday. Asofaweekago,tornadoeshad SameOklahomaCitysuburb wreckedbytornadoesin’99 MelanieEversley USATODAY track. “It’soneI’llneverforget,”hewrote inthestation’sblog. Reachedbytelephone,Lucie calledMonday’sstorm“uncanny.” “Exactlywhatwe’rewatchingnow isexactlywhathappenedthen,”Lu- ciesaid.“I’mhavingatoughtime graspingthisbecausethesesame peoplearetheoneswhowere afected.” Herememberedthewatertower seeninMonday’simagesbeing prominentinhismemoriesfrom 1999,too.“Formonths,therewasstill justapaththatwaswipedaway,”he said. Luciesaidheandotherstudents hadbeentrackingthestormfrom 10o’clockthatmorning.“Itwasover- cast.Thetemperaturesjustskyrock- eted.Thehumiditywashigh,”he recalled. Somestudentsfigureditwasthe chanceofalifetimetochasethe storm,sotheydid.Luciesaidhe couldnotbecausehehadtostayin- sideandstudy.Forthosestudents whodidgoout,itwasprobablythe largest-magnitudetornadotheyhad everchased,hesaid. “Ijustprayforthebestcomingout ofthis,”Luciesaid.“Thatareahas gonethroughthisbefore.Thistime around,peoplewillbealittlemore prepared,andthereshouldbemore plansinplace.Ifeverybodymakesit outoftherealive,Iwillbesurprised.” Lucieadded,“Ifthere’sanyone whocanmakeitthroughthis,it’sthe peopleofOklahomaCity.” Thefastestwindspeedeverre- corded–318mph–wasgeneratedby oneoftheOklahomaCity-areator- nadoesonMay3,1999,accordingtoa USATODAYstorypublishedthen. Beforethen,thefastestwindspeed everrecordedwas286mphlogged onApril26,1991,duringatornadoin RedRock,Okla. Formany,Monday’stornadoout- breaksbroughtforthanightmarish formof déjàvu . Seventy-fourtornadoestouched downacrossOklahomaandKansas onMay3,1999,inlessthan21hours, includingtheveryareahitMondayin Moore,asuburbofOklahomaCity. Whenthewindsdieddown,46died, 800werehurtandpropertydamage totaled$1.5billion,accordingtothe NationalOceanicandAtmospheric AdministrationNational Severe StormsLaboratoryinNorman,Okla. DevonLucie,meteorologistwith WJLAtelevisioninArlington,Va., wasameteorologystudentatthe UniversityofOklahomawhenthat 1999stormhit.Hewasinaroom withotherstudentsonthe12thfloor ofthemeteorologybuildinginNor- man,justsoutheastofthetornado’s FILEPHOTOBYJ.PATCARTER,AP HomeswerereducedtorubbleinMoore,Okla.,afterastringoftor- nadoesslammedtheregioninMay1999.Thestormsleft46dead. INBRIEF Corrections&Clarifications USATODAYiscommitted toaccuracy.Toreachus, contactStandardsEditor BrentJonesat800-872- 7073ore-mailaccu- racy@usatoday.com. Pleaseindicatewhether you’rerespondingto contentonlineorinthe newspaper. gardingDodson’stestimonytoCon- gress,tobestrongindicatorsofhis stateofmind.”—KevinJohnson LATEASTRONAUTSALLYRIDE TORECEIVEMEDALOFFREEDOM RALLYAGAINSTHATECRIMES BALLOONCRASHESINTURKEY SallyRide, thefirstAmerican femaleastronauttotraveltospace, willbeawardedaposthumousPresi- dentialMedalofFreedom,President ObamaannouncedMonday. Themedalisthenation’shighest civilianhonor. “WerememberSallyRidenotjust asanationalhero,butasarolemodel togenerationsofyoungwomen,” Obamasaid.“Sallyinspiredusto reachforthestars,andsheadvocated foragreaterfocusonthescience, technology,engineeringandmath thatwouldhelpusgetthere.” Ridediedlastyearofpancreatic canceratage61.Obama’sannounce- mentcamethesamedayRidewas honoredattheKennedyCenterin Washingtonforhercontributionsto scienceandeducation. JODIARIASTAKESSTANDTODAY FORHERSENTENCINGHEARING ComplainingthatJodiArias’sen- sationalmurdercasehasbecomea modern-day“witchtrial,”herlaw- yerstriedtoquitduringthedeath- penaltyphaseMonday, thensaid theywillcallonlyonewitness:Arias. WhenAriasaddressesthejuryto- day,thebigquestionwillbewhether shepleadsformercyorrepeatswhat shetoldaTVreporterminutesafter shewasconvicted:thatshewould ratherbeexecutedthanspendthe restofherlifeinprison. ThejurythatfoundAriasguiltyof murderlastweekinthe2008shoot- ingandstabbingdeathofboyfriend TravisAlexanderwashearingevi- denceonwhethersheshouldgetthe deathpenaltyoralifesentence. Thedefenseplannedtocallaswit- nessesafemalefriendandanex-boy- friendofArias,tohelpconvincethe juryherlifeisworthsaving.Butde- fenseattorneyKirkNurmisaidthe femalewitnessrefusedtotestifyaf- terreceivingthreats. 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ThememowasdraftedbyATF AgentJohnDodson,whosecriti- cismshelpedexposehowtheagency allowedabout2,000firearmstofall intothehandsofcriminals. “AlthoughBurkedeniedtocon- gressionalinvestigatorsthathehad anyretaliatorymotiveforhisactions, wefoundsubstantialevidencetothe contrary,”thereportsaid.“Wefound thetimingofthedisclosure,coupled withBurke’sapparentfrustrationre- againstaformerBPexecutiveac- cusedofconcealinginformation fromCongressabouttheamountof oilspewingin2010fromtheblown- outwellintheGulfofMexico. DefenseattorneyReidWeingarten calleditahugevictoryforDavidRai- ney,whowasBP’svicepresidentof explorationfortheGulf. ThechargeofobstructingCon- gressthrownoutMondaybyU.S.Dis- trictJudgeKurtEngelhardt“was perhapsasmuchas90%ofthegov- ernment’sevidence,”Weingarten said.Raineystillfacesonecountof makingfalsestatementstolawen- forcementagents. EX-ARIZ.PROSECUTORLEAKED INFOINGUNCASE,PROBEFINDS Aformerprosecutorimproperly disclosedinformationtoareporter aboutabotchedMexicangun-traf- fickinginvestigationto“undermine” afederalagentwhohadpublicly criticizedtheguncase,aninternal JusticeDepartmentinquiryfound. DennisBurke,whoresignedasthe topfederalprosecutorinArizona duringaninquiryin2011intothe traickinginvestigationknownas JUDGETOSSESCRUCIALCHARGE AGAINSTBPEXECINGULFSPILL Afederaljudgedismissedacharge thatisthebackboneofthecase Compiledfromstafandwirereports NEWS 3A USATODAY TUESDAY,MAY21,2013 NATION Online TODAY Whatwe’refollowing Alookaheadtonews, features,photosand videoswe’llbepostingtodayat usatoday.com andonourfree appsforallmobiledevices. J.SCOTTAPPLEWHITE,AP u NEWS The IRS scandalis frontandcentertodaybe- forethe SenateFinance Committee asitexamines theagency’sincreasedscruti- nyofcertaingroupsseeking tax-exemptstatus.Testifying areformerIRScommissioner DouglasShulman ,above, andactingIRScommissioner StevenMiller ,whowas forcedtoresignlastweek. Followwhathappensat usatoday.com/news . u NEWS TeaParty groups aroundthecountryplanto protest IRS officestodayat noonasdetailscontinueto emergeabouttheagency’s targetingofcertaingroups. Watchwhathappensat usatoday.com/news . PAULHELLSTERN,THEOKLAHOMAN,VIAAP TeacherscarrychildrenawayfromBriarwoodElementaryafterMonday’skillertornadodestroyedtheschoolinsouthOklahomaCity. Schools,hospitaltake ‘directhit’inOklahoma v CONTINUEDFROM 1A MARTINBERNETTI,AFP/GETTYIMAGES Lojkasaidrescuersare“goinghouse tohouseandblocktoblocktotryand findanysurvivorsthatareoutthere andtrapped.” Hesaidrescueefortswilltake daysbecausetheareaofdestruction issovast. “Wecanonlyimaginethatthere arestillmanyotherstherethatare unaccountedfor,”hesaid. Lojkasaidemergencymanage- mentoicials,workingfromanun- dergroundcommandcenter in OklahomaCity,donotknowhow manystudentswereinthetwoele- mentaryschoolsinMoorethatwere destroyed. “Wecan’tconfirmhowmanystu- dentswereinthere.Wedon’tknow howmanywererescuedorifthey havebeentransported.Unfortunate- ly,there’ssomuchunknowninfor- mationatthispoint,”hesaid. Thetwisterwasonthegroundfor 40minutesandcutapathoneanda quartermilewide. u NEWS LosAngeles voters headtothepollstodayto decideonthreecompeting measuresonhowthecity shouldregulate medical marijuana .Votersdecide whethertolimitthenumber ofdispensariesorallownew ones.Lookfortheresultsat usatoday.com/news . KEVORKDJANSEZIAN,GETTYIMAGES u TECH Microsoft islikelyto revealitsnext-generation Xbox todayatitsheadquar- tersin Redmond ,Wash.Eight yearshavepassedsince MicrosoftunveiledtheXbox 360.Wehavelivecoverage ofthe1p.m.ETannounce- mentat usatoday.com/tech . “We’vebeen throughthis before.Our citizensare resilient.” SteveEddy ,Moorecitymanager SUEOGROCKI,AP AfireburnsintheTowerPlazaadditionMondayinMoore,Okla.,afteratornado. “AbouttwominutesafterIgot there,theschoolstartedcoming apart,”saidRushing,whosehome wasvirtuallydestroyed. HollyPorterandherhusband, Tracy,loadeduptheirtruckwithwa- terandblankets,hitcheduptheir horsetrailerandheadedtoMoore, 40minutesfromtheirhome,after thestorm.Thetornadosuckedaway barnsandfencinginanareawhere manyhorsesarekept.Residentsmay havenowheretokeeptheiranimals, shesaid. “Wehave60acresandwecantake cowsandhorses,”shesaid.“We’re justgoingtohelpanyonewecan.” “Searchandrescueefortswill continuethroughthenight,aslong astheyneedbe,”MoorePoliceChief JerryStillingssaidinanevening newsconference. “We’vebeenthroughthisbefore,” citymanagerSteveEddysaid,refer- ringtothe199tornadoandothers overtheyears.“Ourcitizensare resilient.” DouglasShermanrushedtwo blocksfromhishometohelprescue survivorsatthePlazaTowersschool. “Justhavingthosekidstrappedin thatschool,thatreallyturnsthetable onalotofthings,”hesaid. TifanyThronesberrysaidshegot analarmingcallfromhermother, BarbaraJarrell,afterthetornado. “Igotaphonecallfromher screaming, ‘Help,help!Ican’t breathe.Myhouseisontopofme!’” Thronesberrysaid. Shehurriedtohermother’shouse, wherefirstrespondershadalready pulledherout.Hermotherwashos- pitalizedfortreatmentforcutsand bruises. “Ittraversedtheentirewidthof thecityofMoore,”Lojkasaid.“We’re talkingaboutamassivestorm.” Amongmorethan60patients treatedfortornadoinjuriesatNor- manRegionalMedicalCenteris9- year-oldKaileighHawkins.Kaileigh, whowasatoneoftheschoolshitby thetwister,isdoingfine,sayshospi- talspokeswomanKellyWells,but hospitaloicialshavebeenunableto locateherparents. Theinjuriesfloodingtheemergen- cydepartmentincludebrokenbones, lacerationsandinternal injuries, Wellssaid.Somepatientsareincriti- calcondition,butWellssaidthepa- tientsarecominginsoquicklyand thesituationischangingsorapidly thatshedoesn’thaveanaccurate countoftheinjuriesandconditions. Thehospitalalsohadtorelocate 30patientsattheMooreMedical Center,Wellssaid. “Ittookadirecthit,”shesaid. Theyhaveaccountedforallpa- tientsandstaf.Thepatientshave beentransferredtotwolocalhospi- tals,includingoneinNorman,the nextcitysouthofMoore,shesaid. PoliceCapt.DexterNelsonsaid downedpowerlinesandopengas linesposedariskintheaftermathof thesystem. AtPlazaTowersschool,rescuers liftedchildrenoutofrubbleand passedthemdownahumanchainto atriagecentersetupintheschool’s parkinglot. JamesRushing,wholivesacross fromtheschool,heardreportsofthe approachingtornadoandrantothe school,wherehis5-year-oldfoster son,Aiden,attendsclasses.Rushing believedhewouldbesaferthere. JEFFCHIU,AP u MONEY AppleCEOTim Cook testifiestodayabout thetechgiant’soffshoretax practicesbeforethe Senate PermanentSubcommittee onInvestigations .Cookgets grilledabouthowAppleuses foreignsubsidiariestoreduce itsU.S.taxbill.Findmoreat usatoday.com/money . FREDERICJ.BROWN,AFP/GETTYIMAGES u MONEY Quarterlyfinancial earningsreportsouttoday: BestBuy , HomeDepot , Saks and TJX .Checkthenumbers —andyourportfolio—at usatoday.com/money . What’spopularonline: u Florida,nationawait $590.5MPowerballwinner u McCainbillwouldcreate ‘alacarte’cablepricing u KenBurns:Nationalpark systemagifttounwrap SUEOGROCKI,AP AchildispulledfromtherubbleoftheTowerPlazaElementary SchoolonMondayafterthetornadoinMoore,Okla. Contributing:MichaelWinter,USATODAY; TheAssociatedPress 4A NEWS USATODAY TUESDAY,MAY21,2013 STATE-BY-STATE NewsfromacrosstheUSA mentcampaignthroughJune2. MultnomahCountysherif’sdepu- tieswillpayextraattentiontochild passengerstomakesuretheyare properlyrestrained. HIGHLIGHT:FLORIDA ALABAMA Montgomery: State communitycollegesareexpanding courseoferingsthatpreparestu- dentstostartandruntheirown businesses.TheAlabamaCommuni- tyCollegeSystemplanstoaddclass- esinentrepreneurshipandsupport programs,Al.comreported. Quadriplegicpushesforhelpatpumps PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg: Acity mayoralcandidateintoday’sprimary electionisfacingchargesstemming fromallegationsthathespraypaint- edthecampaignsignsofoneofhis Democraticcompetitors.The chargesagainstLewisButtsinclude criminalmischiefandcriminalcon- spiracyforallegedlydefacingthe campaignsignsofcandidateEric Papenfusewithblackspraypaint. ArekSarkissianII TallahasseeDemocrat ALASKA Kenai: A$150,000state grantexpectedfromthestateLegis- laturewillallowtheKenaiPeninsula Boroughtohelpassessgroundwater contaminationnearNikiski. The PeninsulaClarion saysresidentsare concernedaboutgroundwatercon- taminationcausedbypastpollution connectedtothepetroleumindustry. TALLAHASSEE About20yearsago, J.R.Hardingwassurroundedby peoplewillingtohelpafteranauto- mobilecrashlefthisbonesbroken andhisspineseveredforthesec- ondtime. Now,Harding,anAmericans withDisabilitiesActconsultantand quadriplegic,islookingforhelp again—thistimetopumpgas. Heispushingforanordinancein LeonCounty,whereFlorida’scapi- talislocated,torequiregasstations tosetspecifictimeswhenanatten- dantwillbeabletopumpgasfor thosewhocannotdoitthemselves. “Justlikethose20yearsagoaf- termycrashandeverybodycame outtohelp,thecommunitycould comeoutandsupportmeandmy communitynow,”Hardingsaid. “It’stherightthingtodo.” ThefederalAmericanswithDis- abilitiesActdoeshaverules,inef- fectforaboutayear,thatrequire anygaspumpnottohavecontrols morethan54inchesabovetheroad surface.Everythingonnewpumps mustbelowerthan48inches.That givessomepeoplebetteraccessibil- itytopumpgas—butnotall. Aservicestationorconvenience storedoesn’thavetoprovidefuel- ingassistanceforapersonwitha disabilityifitisoperatingpumps onremotecontrolwithasingleem- ployee,accordingtofederallaw. Butthosewithmorethanoneat- tendantarerequiredtoprovideas- RHODEISLAND Providence: State healthdepartmentoicialsareen- couragingbabyboomerstogettested forhepatitisC,sayingadultsborn between1945and1965arefivetimes morelikelytocontractthedisease. SOUTHCAROLINA Columbia: UniversityofSouthCarolinaPresi- dentHarrisPastidesexpectstode- cidethissummerwhetherthe campuswillgosmoke-freeasrecom- mendedbyacampustaskforce. MIKEEWEN,TALLAHASSEEDEMOCRAT J.R.Hardingaimstomakeassistanceavailableatgasstations regularly—atspecifictimes—forthosewhocan’toperatepumps. sistanceforthosewhoneedit. ThetroubleforHardingisknow- ingwhenthatmightbe. Forinstance,oneCircleKconve- niencestorepostedstickersalert- ingdisableddriverstohonktwice forservice.Harding,whohaspar- tialuseofhisarms,gaveupaftera 20-minutewait. Hardinghopeshecanconvince politiciansoftheimportanceof havingassistanceatgasolinesta- tions.Currentlyonlyahandfulof stationsaregearedtowardthiskind ofhelp. “Thatordinancewouldbejust thestartofwherewe’regoing.We wanttomakeitaseasyaspossible forpeoplewithdisabilitiestogetto thepump,”saidNickMaddox,the LeonCountyCommissionchair- man.“Butatthesametime,wealso needtotakeintoconsiderationthe operationsatgasstations.” Federallawallowsadisabled persontofileacomplaintwiththe JusticeDepartmentiftheyarede- niedassistance.Ortheycanfilea lawsuit.NewJerseyandOregonare theonlystatesthatbanself-service gasstations. LeonCountyCommissioner KristenDoziersaidshelikesHar- ding’srecommendationtosetspe- cifictimeswhenpeoplecancount onfullserviceatagasstation. SOUTHDAKOTA PineRidge: The OglalaSiouxTriberevokedthebuild- ingleasefortheonlygrocerystoreon thePineRidgeIndianReservation becauseofcontinuedcomplaints aboutspoiledfood.TheHi-Way20 companyhasoperatedtheSioux NationShoppingCenterformore thanaquarter-century. ARIZONA Phoenix: MayorGreg Stantonwantsthecitytospend $1.5millionofstatetransportation fundingonmakingthecitymore bicyclefriendlybyaddingmorebike lanesandlaunchingabike-share program, TheArizonaRepublic reported. TENNESSEE Maryville: Maryville CollegeprofessorFrancesHen- dersonisthefirstAfrican-American womantobeawardedtenureatthe EastTennesseeschool,accordingto TheDailyTimes . ARKANSAS LittleRock: TheLittle RockSchoolDistricthonored80 highschoolseniorsatAcademic SigningDayonMondayattheAr- kansasGovernor’sMansion.Aca- demicSigningDayismeantto mirrorathleticsigningdays,when topathletessignlettersofintentto competeatthecollegiatelevel. ordinancethatwouldmakeiteasier tokeepbeehivesinthecity.The ordinancewouldeliminatethere- quirementthatabeekeeperhaveat least5acresoflandanditwould createabeekeepingpermit,the SouthBendTribune reported. isrecoveringatChildren’sHospital afterengaginginadangerousactivity withfriends.DevoliaWilsonwarned parents—the“chokinggame”isno gameatall.Wilsonsaidherdaughter, Rajahnae,playedtheso-calledgame Wednesday;onThursday,shefelt dizzyandshaky,andbynightfallhad amassive,seizure-likeepisode. class,14,302fromtheNewBruns- wick-Piscataway,NewarkandCam- dencampuses.Theuniversitysystem hasawardedmorethan513,000 degreessinceMatthewLeydttook homeitsfirstdegreein1774when theschoolwasQueensCollege. CALIFORNIA SanFrancisco: A proposedstateballotmeasurewould requiredoctorstoberandomlysub- jectedtodrugandalcoholtesting. The SanFranciscoChronicle reported the“PeeintheCup”initiativeis beingpushedbyBobPack,atechnol- ogymogul.Hisyoungsonanddaugh- terwerekilledadecadeagobya driverundertheinfluenceofalcohol andprescriptionpills.Pack’scam- paignistogetthemeasureonthe November2014ballot. IOWA DesMoines: Gov.Branstad,a Republican,hasappointedretired colonelRobertKingasheadofthe IowaDepartmentofVeteransAfairs. NEWMEXICO SantaFe: NewMex- icoisswitchingitshealthinsurance exchangeplans.Exchangeboard chairmanJ.RDamronsaidNew Mexicowillfocusonhavingastate- runinsuranceexchangereadyfor smallbusinessesthisfallandwilluse afederallyoperatedexchangeto oferinsurancecoveragetoindivid- ualsforthenextyear. MISSISSIPPI Natchez: Natchez- AdamsSchoolDistrictoicialsare lookingfornearly$900,000inbud- getcutsontopofthe$1millionit alreadycutinanticipatedexpenses. KANSAS Topeka: Amanbeingsued bythestateforchildsupportafter donatinghisspermto acouplewantsanew judgeinthecase. WilliamMarotta’s attorneyfiledamo- tioncallingforJudge MaryMattivitodis- qualifyherselffrom thecase, TheTopeka Capital-Journal reported. TEXAS CorpusChristie: Anew watertaxiserviceacrosstheShip Channelisaimedatbolsteringtour- ismintheSportsEntertainmentArts District.HarborWaterTaxiwill operatestartingJune1throughthe summerandrunfromtheCongress- manSolomonP.OrtizInternational CentertotheStateAquarium. COLORADO ColoradoSprings: Policearecontinuingtheirinvestiga- tionofahomemadebombmadewith commercialfireworksthatwasfound blocksfromaparkandanelemen- taryschool.Policesaysomeonespot- tedthedevicearound10a.m.Sunday. Abombsquaddisarmedthedevice withouthavingtodetonateit. MISSOURI Ozark: ChristianCountyplans toallowonlinevisitsto inmatesinthecounty jail.Sevenvideoconfe- rencingkioskswillbe installedinJune.That wouldallowanyone withInternetaccessto visitaninmate,Spring- field’s News-Leader re- ported.The videoconferencescost30 centsaminuteplusaservicefee. NEWYORK Bufalo: TheOhio- basedLongabergerbasketcompany openedafacilityandisteamingwith NiagaraCeramicstomakeWoven Traditionspottery,whichwas launchedin1992andhasbeenmade overseassince2005. UTAH SaltLakeCity: Mountain views,fastertakeofsandworkout equipmentareafewthingsSaltLake Cityoicialsareconsideringasthey drawupplansforanearly$2billion remakeofthecity’sairportby2024. CONNECTICUT Hartford: Foxwoods ResortCasinowantstoexpandinto Massachusetts.Operatorsofthe biggestcasinoinNorthAmericaare proposinga$1billion,300,000- squarefootresortofI-495inMil- ford,40milessouthwestofBoston. NORTHCAROLINA Charlotte: The city’scommunityrelationsboardis urgingresidentstoinvitesomeoneof adiferentracetolunchonMay29, tomarktheMay29,1963,lunchthat civilrightsandwhitebusinesslead- ersheldtodesegregatethecity’s upscalerestaurantsandhotels. KENTUCKY Louisville: LongtimecoaloperatorBillSmith announcedheisplanningtoopen sevenminesintheeasternKentucky coalfieldsinaventureexpectedto createmorethan250jobs.Smith saidmostofthecoalextractedin PikeCountybyhisHighRidge MiningoperationwillgotoChina. MONTANA Hamilton: Anaerial surveybystateoicialsshowsan increaseinelkintheBitterrootVal- ley. TheRavalliRepublic reported thisyear’sspringcountfound7,373 elkinthefivehuntingdistrictssur- roundingtheBitterrootValley. VERMONT Montpelier: Vermont becamethefourthstateMondayto allowdoctorstoprescribelethal dosesofmedicinetoterminallyill patients.TheEndofLifeChoices law,signedbyGov.Shumlin,aDemo- crat,wasefectiveimmediately. DELAWARE Newark: TheUniversity ofDelawareandthecityhave launchedtheseventhUDon’tNeed It?program.Studentsmovingout candropoffurnishingsandhome goodsattheformerCurtisPaperMill sitetobegivenfreetocharities. NORTHDAKOTA Fargo: Morethan two-thirdsofthestate’spublicschool districtsfailedtomeetfederaleduca- tionstandards.TheAnnualYearly Progressreportshowsthat126ofthe 177districtseitherfailedtomeetthe goalsformathorreading,didnot haveenoughparticipationintesting orshowedsubstandardgraduation rates.Ofthestate’s456schools,267 failedtomeetstandardsofthefeder- alNoChildLeftBehindAct. LOUISIANA Doyline: Authorities haverevokedtheexplosiveslicenses ofacompanyaccusedofimproperly storingmillionsofpoundsofamil- itarypropellantthatwasblamedfor theevacuationofthistownlastyear. ExploSystem’sstateexplosivesli- censeswillremainrevokedpending civilandcriminalinvestigations. NEBRASKA Omaha: Billionaire WarrenBufettspenthisdayMonday listeningtobusinesspitchesfrom kids,ages7-16,whoarefinalistsina contesttiedto TheSecretMillion- aire’sClub ,acartoonnarratedby Bufettthatteacheskidsaboutfi- nance.Thewinningindividualand teameachreceive$5,000. VIRGINIA Winchester: TheWin- chesterEconomicDevelopment AuthorityandTaylorPlazaarepart- neringonthe$3.6millionrenovation ofthehistoricformerTaylorHotel. Theprojectincludesrestaurant, retailandresidentialspaceanda grassyentertainmentpavilion. DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA: Metrois launchinganewweeklyshort-trip passthatSmarTripuserscanaddto theircardstosavemoney.The$35, seven-daypassisgoodfortripsupto $3.50duringpeakhoursandunlim- itedtripsduringof-peakhours. MAINE Portland: Former2009 MaineteacheroftheyearGloria Noyesmaysoonfindherselfoutofa job.Noyes,nowafirst-yearassistant principaloftheFredP.HallEle- mentarySchoolinPortland,isonthe listofasmanyas49teachersand administratorswhowillbelaidofat theendoftheschoolyear. WASHINGTON MountVernon: StudentsatCentennialandLittle Mountainelementariesarewalking orridingbikestoschooltotestwhat happenswhenthedistricteliminates schoolbusstopswithin1mileof school.Apilotprojecttotestschool safetyzonesstartedMonday,the SkagitValleyHerald reported. HAWAII Honolulu: HawaiionMon- dayjoinedAlaskaandWestVirginia asthelateststates(37totalalong withtheDistrictofColumbia)given permissiontoignorepartsofthe federalNoChildLeftBehindlawin favoroftheirownschoolimprove- mentplans,EducationSecretary ArneDuncanannounced. NEVADA CarsonCity: Statelaw- makershavescrappedaplantoallow parimutuelwageringonelectionsfor president,U.S.SenateandtheHouse ofRepresentatives. OHIO Middletown: MiamiUniver- sity’sbranchcampusistakingregis- trationsforChinesestudentstotake classesthisfallinapilotprogramto expanditsglobalconnections. NEWHAMPSHIRE Hooksett: Start- ingThursday,driverswhouseE- ZPassstartingwillbeabletohead throughNewHampshire’sHooksett TollsonInterstate93athighway speedswithoutstopping. OKLAHOMA Cushing: Enbridge Energyisplanningtobuilda600- milepipelinetocarrycrudeoilfrom Flanagan,Ill.,throughMissouriand Kansastoitsterminushere. MARYLAND Flintstone: Lakes EntertainmentofMinnetonka, Minn.,willopenacasinoWednesday atthenewlyrechristenedRockyGap CasinoResort.Thestate’sfourth casinowilladd250jobsattheresort. WESTVIRGINIA Welch: StateSu- premeCourtChiefJusticeBrent BenjamincametoMcDowellCounty Mondayfortheopeningofthe16th juveniledrugcourt,whichdivert non-violentyoungofendersfrom thejuvenilecourtprocessandinto individualizedtreatmentprograms. IDAHO Pocatello: Anautodealer- shiphasapologizedandpulleda radiocommercialthatincludeda derogatoryreferenceaboutspecial needschildreninasalespitchfor trucks.Theadvertisementsays,“Are youdrivingawimpytruck?Doyour kidstaketheshortbussotheywon’t beseeninit?”KIFI-TVreported ColeChevroletpulledtheadsandis alsoteamingupwiththeSpecial OlympicsofEasternIdaho. OREGON Portland: Lawenforce- mentagenciesaretakingpartinthe “clickitorticket”seatbeltenforce- NEWJERSEY Piscataway: Rutgers Universityhasgraduateditslargest MASSACHUSETTS Boston: TheMay Institute,anon-profitthatcontracts withMassachusettstoprovideser- vicestoresidentswithautismand otherdevelopmentaldisabilities, shouldrepay$350,000in statefundsthatitused improperlytopaystaf, AuditorSuzanne BumpsaidMonday. TheMayInstitute saidinastatement thatitisreviewing theaudit. INFOCUS: GEORGIA TOWN’SGUNLAWTARGETOFLAWSUIT WISCONSIN Superior: Superior EntryLighthouse,listedontheNa- tionalRegisterofHistoricPlaces,is freeforthetaking.Nolongerneeded bytheU.S.CoastGuard,thelight- houseisbeingoferedtoanyeligible groupthatwoulduseit—andpayfor itsupkeep—foreducation,recre- ational,culturalorhistoricpreserva- tionpurposes.Constructionofthe lighthousebeganin1911. NELSON Agroupthatsupportsgun controlhasfiledafederallawsuit againstthistown,situatedabout50 milesnorthofAtlanta,becauseit recentlypassedalawrequiringgun ownership. TheWashington,D.C.-based BradyCentertoPrevent GunViolenceclaimsthe lawisunconstitutional. Thesuitcontendsthe SecondAmendment doesn’trequireanyone tohaveagun,andgov- ernmentcannotrequirecitizensto armthemselves. “Forcingresidentstobuyguns theydonotwantorneedwon’t makethecityofNelsonoritspeo- pleanysafer,andonlyservesto increasegunsalesandgunindustry profits,”JonathanLowyofthe BradyCentersaidinastatement. Cityoicialshavedeclinedto commentonthelawsuit. Councilmemberspassedthe ordinanceApril1requiringevery headofhouseholdinthetownof 1,300tohaveagunandammuni- tion,butthereareexceptions. Thelawexemptsany- onewhoopposesgun ownershiporhascertain disabilities. Cityleaderssaidthe lawwasmostlysymbolic, isn’tbeingenforcedand includesnopenalty. Supportersofthelawsaylight policepatrolsleavecityresidents unprotectedformostoftheday. Theordinanceissimilartoalaw thatpassedinnearbyKennesaw, Ga.,in1982. ILLINOIS Chicago: An employeeofNavy Pierhasbrokenthe recordforthelong- estFerriswheel ride.Parkopera- tionsmanager ClintonShepherd spent48hours,8 minutesand25 secondsridingNavy Pier’sFerriswheelover theweekend.Guinness WorldRecordsallowed himtohaveone five-minutebreak eachhour. in America WYOMING Cheyenne: Gov.Mead andfirstladyCarolMeadsaythey hopeanewmediacampaignwill reducedrunken-drivingfatalitiesand injuriesinthestate.Wyomingsaw 954alcohol-relatedcrashesin2012. Gov.Mead,aRepublican,saysthose crashesresultedin41deaths. MICHIGAN De- troit: Thethree- daySynesthesia startstodayattheRed BullHouseofArtinthe EasternMarketto explorehowseven artistsworkinboth fineartandelectronicmusic. Compiledfromstafandwirereportsby RobertRobinsonandDennisLyons.Design byMichaelB.Smith.GraphicsbyAlejandro Gonzalez. INDIANA SouthBend: TheCity Councilisconsideringaproposed MINNESOTA St.Paul: ATwinCities mothersaidher13-year-olddaughter TheAssociatedPress NEWS 5A USATODAY TUESDAY,MAY21,2013 NATION Steeringclearof‘Carmageddon’ Afterderailment, Conn.commuters findworkarounds roadswereonlyalittlemoreclogged thanusual,andthetrainrideintothe cityfrombucolicWestport,Conn., wassmooth—justlikeanyotherday, saidNathanLewis,whoarrivedat GrandCentralTerminalat10:46 a.m.,afterthetypicalrushhour.The seatnexttohimwasempty. “Ididn’tnoticeadiferenceatall,” hesaid,andcreditedtheMetro- NorthRailroadwithdoing“aphe- nomenaljob”ofcrisismanagement. TheWestportstation,hesaid,had noneofthepredictedchaos—“ev- erythingwasflowingsmoothly.” Thathadseemedunlikelyaftera trainfromNewYorktoNewHaven derailedFridayjustoutsideBridge- portandwashitbyatrainheadingin theotherdirection,injuring72. HillyDunnofStamford,Conn., tookanearliertrainintoGrandCen- tralthannecessaryfora12:30p.m. meetingbecauseshefeareddelays. Thereweren’tany.Althoughsheex- pecteda“mobscene”attheStam- fordstation,hertrainwasonthe track,shehoppedonandarrived closetothescheduled11:07a.m. Sunday’swarningamountedtoa self-negatingprophesyfortworea- sons:Saturationnewscoverageal- lowsoicialstowarntravelersof beforeapotentialtraiccrisis,and flexibleworkplacearrangementslet workersstayhomeandstillproduce. Cameron,ofthecommutercoun- cil,acknowledgedthattailoringpub- lictravelwarningscanbeperilous. “MaybeIwasexaggeratingslight- ly,”hesaidofhistalkofCarmaged- don. “Butafterwhathappened Friday,itwasclearwehadabigprob- lem.Ifwe’dsaid,‘Everythingwillbe normalMonday,’itwouldhavebeen adisaster.Butpeoplesawwhatwe weresaying,andtheirbossessawit.” Sofarsogood,agreedSamuel Schwartz,theformerNewYorkCity traiccommissionerwhogoesbythe nickname“GridlockSam.”Hehad thiscaveat:“AftertheDayOneefect, there’stheDayTwoefect,whenpeo- pleseethatthingsweren’tsobadand decidetodrive.” NoteveryonewascrazyaboutDay One.GaryMaddinofMilfordsaidit tookanhourtomakewhatisnor- mallya20-minutedrivefromhome totheBridgeportstation. Notalltravelersinconvenienced bythetraincrashwerecommuters. TheStrueelfamilyfromGermany, Amtrakticketsinhand,wasreadyto headfromNewYorktothehomeofa friendinProvidence,onlytofindno AmtrakservicebetweenNewYork andBoston. PascalStrueel,travelingwithhis fatherandsister,saidtheyoptedfora veryAmericansolutiontotheirrail dilemma:“Greyhound.” LauraPetrecca,CharisseJones andRickHampson USATODAY NEWYORK Ifyouwanttofightgrid- lock,predictthattheworstwillhap- pentoensurethatitwon’t. Thistactichasworkedduring storms,constructionprojectsandpo- liticalconventionswiththehelpof videoconferencing,thelaptop,the cellphoneandsociety’sall-news-all- the-timemode.Anditworkedagain Monday,thefirstworkdayaftera Connecticuttraincrashlastweek crippledcommuterservice. Therush-hourdrivebetween ManhattanandsouthwesternCon- necticut,alwaysslow,wasslower thanusual.Sometripstookroughly twiceaslongasnormal.But“our worstnightmaredidnotcometrue,” saidJimCameronoftheConnecticut RailCommuterCouncil,aconsumer groupcharteredbythestate. Commuters,hesaid,haddodged— foraday,atleast—whathe’dwarned ofonSunday:“Carmageddon.” Therewasmoregoodnewslate MARKLENNIHAN,AP CommuterstransfertoshuttlebusesinBridgeport,Conn.,onMon- day.Friday’strainderailmenthasleft2,000feetoftrackindisrepair. Monday:Transitauthoritiessaid commuterrailserviceinConnecticut isexpectedtoresumeinfullbyrush hourWednesdaymorning. Cameronhadn’tbeentheonlyone makingdirepredictionsaheadof Monday’scommute.Connecticut Gov.DanMalloy,aDemocrat,said thatiftoomanyofthe30,000com- mutersstrandedbytheinterruption inservicetriedtodrive,theresult wouldbe“aparkinglot.” Hesuggestedworkersworkat home;thosewhoneedtobeinNew Yorkeachdaythisweek,hesaid, shouldconsiderstayingovernight— aniceideaifyou’vegota pied-à-terre , $400forahotelorabrother-in-law inQueenswithalivingroomcouch. ButonMondaymorning, the Contributing:TheAssociatedPress Morestatescrackingdownondrunkenboating oldfordrivers;italsoenactedharsh- erpenaltiesforthoseconvictedof boatingwhiledrunk.“Webelieveget- tingadrunkboaterofthewatergets adrunkdriveroftheroads,”said HarrisBlackwood,directorofthe state’sGovernor’sOiceofHighway Safety.“That’sbecausethey’reeven- tuallygoingtoheadbacktoshore andmostlikelygetintheircar.” u TheIllinoisLegislaturejust passedabillthatauthorizesthestate tosuspendaperson’sdriver’slicense ifthepersoniscaughtoperatinga motorboatwhileintoxicated;itex- tendstheconceptof“impliedcon- sent”totestsuspectedintoxicated boatersinvolvedinaccidentscausing injuryordeath. u WashingtonGov.JayInslee,a Democrat,onThursdaysignedinto lawabillthatalignsthestate’sboat- ingundertheinfluencelawwithits DUIlaw.Thebilladdspenaltiesfor boatersfoundtobeunder theinfluenceofmarijuana andextendstheimplied consentconcepttoboaters. Efortssuchastheseof- tenfollowhorrificdrunken boatingcrashesthatgal- vanizepublicopinion. Georgiabecamethe47 th statewiththesameblood- alcoholcontentthreshold forboatersasfordriversaf- teradrunkenboatingcrash onLakeLanierlastJunethatkilled twoboys. GriinPrince,13,andhisbrother, Jake,9,werewithfamilyandfriends onapontoonboatwhenitwas rammedbyafishingboatoperated byPaulBennett,whowasindictedin Augustonchargesincludinghomi- cidebyvesselandboatingunderthe influence;histrialispending.Jake waskilledinthecrash;Griin’sbody wasfoundinthelakeafter anine-daysearch. DemocraticstateSen. JulieMorrisonsaidshein- troducedtheIllinoisbillaf- terher10-year-oldnephew, Antonio“Tony”Borcia,was killedlastsummeronPet- iteLake.Hewasbeing towedonaninnertubeby hisfatherdrivingapontoon whenhefellintothelake. Threeofhissiblingsandhis fatherwatchedinhorrorasa29-foot powerboatoperatedbyDavidHatyi- naslammedintotheboy.Hatyina pleadedguiltytooperatingaboatun- dertheinfluenceofalcoholandco- caine;heistobesentencednext month. “Youtalkaboutcollateraldamage, thisAll-Americanfamilyisdevastat- ed,”Morrisonsaid.“Thekidsand theirdadhadgonetothelakeand Momstayedathome.Shegotacall fromtheboattellingherthather childisdead.Thisfamilyisgoing throughthat.” Withherbill,Morrisonsaid,“We aregoingtotrytochangethe culture.” Thecultureisalreadychangingto somedegree,saidWashingtonSen. MikePadden,aRepublicanwhoin- troducedhisstate’snewbill.“There ismoreandmoreofanawareness,” hesaid.“Idon’tthinkwe’reinthe sameplaceaswithdrunkdriving,but itgetscloserandcloser.” Onlythreestates—Michigan, NorthDakotaandWyoming—still havea.10CQblood-alcoholcontent thresholdfordrunkenboating;every otherstatenowusesthesame.08 standardasfordrunkendriving,ac- cordingtotheLexington,Ky.-based NationalAssociationofStateBoating LawAdministrators. LarryCopeland @ByLarryCopeland USATODAY It’snotjustthehighways:Withthe summerrecreationalboatingseason justgettingunderway,severalstates aremovingtocutdownonboating undertheinfluence. Alcoholuseistheleadingcontrib- utingfactorinfatalboatingacci- dents,accordingtotheU.S.Coast Guard.Itwasthemainfactorin17% ofthe651deathsinvolvingregistered recreationalvehiclesin2012;that wasaslightuptickfrom16%theyear before. 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