States grapple with how to spend tobacco money
Kansas lawmakers face a clash over the $2.77 billion state share from the Big Tobacco settlement. Anti tobacco advocates push for vaccines and school anti drug programs while funds are intended for children’s services, with July 1 budget timing looming.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John Pepperdine
American Cancer Society
Dinosaur footprints found in Utah yard draw crowds
About 200 million years ago a herd of dinosaurs walked through Sheldon Johnson's yard. In February he leveled a sandy hill and flipped rocks revealing 150 footprints from several species with detailed scales. Thousands visit Johnson's home to view the rare early meat-eater track record and possible unknown species tracks.
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ST. George
Utah
Sheldon Johnson
Johnson
Gore defends Earth Day stance as environmental focus grows
Vice President Al Gore brushes off attacks as an environmental extremist. He says the criticism fuels his badge of honor as auto industry tech advances back his position. Gore trails Bush in energizing activists amid polls showing education crime and economy dominate voters' concerns.
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Washington
al Gore
Gore
George W. Bush
Charlotte zoning ruling halts shopping center plan
In Charlotte North Carolina 17 neighborhood opponents sued after failing to reach city officials by fax and phone. Superior Court Judge Ben Tennille ruled fast track zoning illegal ordering hearings with City Council as judges delaying 50 projects from expansions to apartments. Judy Jeffries led the homeowners asserting protection of their homes.
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Charlotte
N.C
America
Superior Court
Ben Tennille
Judy Jeffries
Prince Andrew seen dining with Ghislaine Maxwell in New York
Prince Andrew spent time with Ghislaine Maxwell at Nello's on Madison Avenue, reportedly avoiding photographers after lunch. Police recovered Don Johnsons stashed Mercedes after a chase and arrest of suspect Robert Lee Gibson. Arlen Specter appeared on Daily Show praising McCain on removing the Confederate flag.
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Prince Andrew
New Love New York
Ghislaine Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
New York Post
Nello’s
Madison Avenue
Don Johnson
Johnson
Las Vegas
Vigna
Robert Lee Gibson
Gibson
Gary Schofield
Arlen Specter
Daily Show Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Comedy Central
Daily Show
Pennsylvania
Sen
John McCain
South Carolina State House
McCain
Specter
Revisionist History of Common Food Items
Conflicting studies challenge conventional medical wisdom as new evidence shifts views on everyday foods. The piece surveys evolving stances on several items and explains how scientific understanding can overturn long held beliefs.
Health studies whip up doubt on diet heart harms
A critical look at how health rules shift as new findings emerge. Experts from Harvard and Boston University challenge fixed beliefs about salt eggs estrogen and diet while noting media hype and premature conclusions. They emphasize weak data and missionary zeal in science and reporting.
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Boston
Ews
Walter Willett
Harvard School of Public Health
Dillon County man charged with murder in woman's death
Dillon County police charged 33 year old Michael Townsend with murder in the beating death of 49 year old Clara Baines found in her Dillon apartment. Paramedics found her body last Wednesday and investigators say she died days earlier.
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Dillon County
Dillon
Michael Townsend
Harold Grice
Clara Baines
Baines
Grice
Columbia
Richland County
Thelma Hampton Green
Frank Barron
Green
Barron
FBI accused of ignoring equipment offer before Waco siege end
In a 58 page motion the Branch Davidians claim the FBI spurned Flamechek International offer of a remote controlled armored firefighting tank weeks before the 1993 Waco fire. They say on scene commanders failed to prepare for a possible fire despite Reno directives.
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Washington
FBI
California
Waco
Branch Davidians
Janet Reno
FBI Special
Jeffrey Jamar
Congress
Texas
Flamechek International
Flamechek
Mira Slovak
Red wolf returns to Bull's Island after week on the run
A female red wolf released on Bull's Island spent five days pursuing a mate, escaped into Wild Dunes, and was tranquilized under a house after being tracked by Cape Romain officials. She weighed about 43 pounds at capture, down from release weight, and is now confined on Bull's Island with extra food.
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Charleston
Bull’s Island
Dunes
George Garris
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Isle of Palms
Brian King
Bull's Island
Sarah Dawsey
Cape Romain
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
North Carolina
Garris
Dawsey
Wild Dunes
Wayne Taylor
Charlestowne Landing Park
Taylor
King
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