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• The judge issued the ruling during a bench trial Tuesday in Amarillo for Clayton F. Osbon, noting he suffered from a "severe mental disease or defect." Osbon's attorney, Dean Roper, declined to comment.
• Osbon was indicted on one charge of interfering with a flight crew after the March 27 incident on a flight from Las Vegas to New York. Passengers said they wrestled him to the floor after he ran through the plane's cabin yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida.
• U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson ruled that Osbon, who recently was found mentally competent to stand trial after a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, be sent to a federal mental health facility for further examination until another hearing on or before Aug. 6. The judge will decide then whether he can be released or should be committed to a mental facility.
• Next month's hearing puts the burden on Osbon to show "by clear and convincing evidence" that his release would not pose future danger, according to the court records.
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KISS unleash their 'Monster' book on the UK public
• LONDON (AP) -- American glam rockers KISS are unleashing their "Monster" on the UK public.
• The band -- Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer-- was in London on Tuesday to launch its new retrospective book, "KISS Monster," and to hold a news conference.
• The limited edition book -- which is three feet (1 meter) tall -- features unseen photographs from the band's 40-year career.
• "A band that is bigger than life deserves a book that's bigger than life. You could call it a coffee table book, but if you put legs on it, it is a coffee table," joked Stanley.
• Only 1,000 copies of "KISS Monster" will be on sale and each one will be signed by the band. It will retail at a staggering >2,742 ($4,299).
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Deron Williams agrees to move with Nets to Brooklyn for five-year, $98 million deal
• NEW YORK (AP) -- Deron Williams is moving to Brooklyn with the Nets, instead of back home to Dallas.
• The All-Star point guard said on his Twitter page Tuesday night that he "made a very tough decision today" and posted a picture of the Nets' new team logo that ac (Continued on page 30)
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