American hostage Lori Berenson begins hunger strike in Peru prison
Lori Berenson an American serving life for treason in Peru has begun a hunger strike to protest her conviction. A prison notice says she will forgo solid foods starting Jan 11 while continuing liquids. Her father Mark Berenson filed the family statements from New York.
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Lima
Peru
Lori Berenson
New York
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tupac Amaru
Congress
Mark Berens
National Penitentiary Institute
Berenson
Appeal Rejected in Weiz Detention Extradition Case
Jerusalem judge refused to hear Daniel Weiz's appeal against continued detention on Canada’s arrest warrant for the November 14 Toronto park beating death of 15 year old Dimitri Baranovski. Weiz, 19, born in Israel, moved to Canada in 1993, then returned to Israel to serve in the army. He was arrested December 21 at his army base under the Canadian warrant as part of extradition proceedings.
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Jerusalem
Daniel Weir
Canada
Toronto
Jerusalem District Court
Eliahu Ben-Zimra
Weiz
Dimitri Baranovski
Israel
Pakistan presses U S on Kashmir dispute
In Islamabad the Pakistan government urged visiting U S senators to press for a more active role in solving the Kashmir dispute with India. The four senators led by Tom Daschle and including Christopher Dodd Harry Reid and Daniel Akaka met military leaders to seek a democratic timetable while Kashmir talks dominated discussions. The long-standing conflict has fueled two wars since 1947 and tensions rose after nuclear tests in 1998, elevating international concern.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
United States
India
Kashmir
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Christopher Dodd
Connecticut
Harry Reid
Nevada
Daniel Akaka
Hawaii
Dust-mite products pulled by SC Johnson from shelves
SC Johnson of Racine said it advised stores nationwide to remove AllerCare Dust Mite Carpet Powder and Aller Care Dust Mite Allergen Spray after reports that fragrance strength caused reactions. Carrie Claire said the move was voluntary and not a recall. Cynthia Georgeson noted fewer than 0.5 percent reported problems.
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Racine
Wis
SC Johnson
Carrie Claire
Cynthia Georgeson
Chelsea Clinton reads aloud at Escondido Elementary visit
Chelsea Clinton visited Escondido Elementary School on December 10. She read "A Visit From St. Nicholas" to first graders and teachers, restricting media access to the classroom event at a Chelsea coffee house.
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Chelsea
Palo Alto
Calif
Chelsea Clinton
Escondido
St. Nicholas
Haitian migrants reunite with mother as 90 day asylum review begins
After protests by thousands of Haitian Americans over U.S. policy, two children of Yvena Rhinvil will live in Florida for 90 days while her asylum claim is evaluated. Rhinvil, 88 and four months pregnant, was separated from her children after a boat carrying 411 passengers ran aground off Florida on New Year’s Day.
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Miami
U.S
Florida
Yvena Rhinvil
Haiti
Rhinvil
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Cheryl Little
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center
Carrie Meek
Marc Dieubon
Germaine Dieubon
Port-au-Prince
Meek
INS
Coast Guard
Elian Gonzalez
Rhinvis
Lauderdale Lakes
Fort Lauderdale
Paintball land mine found in yard in Drayton
A land mine in a front yard box turned out to be a paintball game device. Sheriff Lt. Ron Gahagan said deputies and investigators are unsure how it arrived there and no injuries were reported.
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Drayton
William Sanders
Ron Gahagan
Sanders
Gahagan
Sanders’ Yard
South Carolina Kids Count Tracks Young Adults Progress
A South Carolina Kids Count Young Adult Report shows improvements in education completion rates and steadier marriages among 18 to 29 year olds, with rising drug use and violence. Overseen by the State Budget and Control Board, the three year study links education, economy, family, health and crime to independence.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Budget and Control Board
A. Baron Holmes
Holmes
Annie E. Casey
Faithful See Virgin Mary in Melted Ice Cream at Houston Complex
Faithful from across the country flock to a Houston apartment complex courtyard where a melted ice cream stain on the cement is said to resemble the Virgin of Guadalupe. Crowds, cameras, candles, prayer, and a makeshift frame preserve the image as residents debate future steps.
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Virgin Mary
Houston
Gloria Castro
Virginia Hernandez
Miami
Seattle
Canada
Smog Threat Prompts Health Warning in South Carolina
A study by Public Interest Research Group Clean Air Network and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League reports about 2,500 South Carolinians were treated in emergency rooms from April to October due to smog. The report says air failed federal health standards on 39 days during the previous smog season.
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Public Interest
Clean Air Network
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
Jennifer Giegerich
Rou Fal
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