Death toll on popular beaches rises again
World roundup reports rising drownings at Bondi Beach Sydney where riptides threaten beachgoers. Nightingale warns tourists of dangers while overseeing Backpacker's Rip. The brief also notes extradition ruling delay in France for Ira Einhorn and Khmer Rouge refugee repatriation in Cambodia.
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Mideast leaders gather to boost peace process
In Tel Aviv a gala gathered over 350 current and former diplomats and politicians, including Desmond Tutu Kissinger and Gorbachev, to bolster the peace effort amid Netanyahu's government and a four month election campaign. Arab turnout exceeded expectations as Amr Moussa pressed Israel to stop delaying the Wye accord and move toward a Palestinian state.
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Amr Moussa
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Supreme Court weighs school duty to stop student harassment
The Supreme Court hears a broad sexual harassment dispute affecting U S schools from nurseries to colleges. Justices will decide by July if schools violate Title IX when ignoring peer harassment in view of officials. A Georgia district case argued the law does not apply to student on student abuse.
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Thalidomide returns to treat deadly cancers in new era
Elizabeth Narcessian with brain cancer credits thalidomide for tumor shrinkage after her doctor prescribed the drug once banned for causing birth defects. Regulators approved it in July for a leprosy complication, and doctors increasingly use it for aggressive cancers though conclusive efficacy tests are still pending.
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Tori Cameron
Lorraine Cameron
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Connery laments snub for knighthood amid independence push
Sean Connery criticizes Britain for denying him a knighthood, calling it lacking class amid Scotland’s independence push. The SNP had accused the government in February of blocking recognition due to his stance. The piece also touches on NBA attendance concerns and Broadway casting news.
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Court reinstates jail term for former Detroit officer
The Michigan Court of Appeals revived Walter Budzyn's four to 15 year sentence for the beating death of Malice Green. Budzyn could be ordered back to prison in about 21 days pending a parole board hearing after the ruling.
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Michigan Court of Appeals
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Malice Green
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Thomas Jackson
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