Lawmakers agree to ease Cuba embargo for food sales
Congress and farm-state House members reach a deal to allow US food sales to Cuba for the first time in nearly four decades. The agreement bars federal government and US banks from financing such sales, prompting praise from Rep. George Nethercutt and sharp criticism from Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The accord contrasts with a May provision that would have allowed private US financing, risking a clash with the embargo framework.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
George Nethercutt
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
R-Fla
Castro
House Appropriations Committee
Menendez details on Christopher VP search and candidates
Rep. Bob Menendez recounts a May 22 discussion with Christopher about the vice presidential search led by Christopher. He notes the focus on ethnicity gender and religion for a ticket and names potential candidates including Graham Feinstein Lieberman and Slater.
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Warren Christopher
Menendez
Christopher
Washington
California
Capitol Hill
al Gore
New Jersey
Bob Graham
Florida
Dianne Feinstein
Joseph Lieberman
Connecticut
Transportation
Rodney Slater
Fungus Patented To Kill Kudzu And Weeds In Louisiana
Louisiana Tech professor Lynn Walker won a patent for a microbe that kills kudzu and other weeds such as sicklepod. The research, coordinated with the US Department of Agriculture, aims to offer an alternative to chemical pesticides now being restricted. Walker and two graduates first secured the patent in 1998 and seek a new patent focused on kudzu with USDA support.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Lynn Walker
US Department of Agriculture
Walker
USDA
Mexico election touted as the fairest in history
Mexico City AP reports the Sunday presidential vote is hailed as the fairest and most open in the nation's history after a long, incremental political opening since 1946. Experts note gradual reforms and the slow emergence of non PRI candidates, with greater opposition access over decades.
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Mexico
Roderick al Camp
Claremont-McKenna College
California
Congress
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
ONeal defends Disneyland ad amid actors strike
Shaquille ONeal faces criticism from SAG AFTRA for filming a Disneyland commercial during the actors strike. He says he is a team player and notes two prior work stoppages, with his fee going to charity after Lakers' NBA title win on June 19. Damone cancels Atlantic City shows amid illness on Farewell tour. Masry weighs a Thousand Oaks City Council bid with ambitions to win one of two seats in November.
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LOS Angeles
Shaquille O'Neal
Disneyland
Los Angeles Lakers
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Masry
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Ed Masry
Julia Roberts
Erin Brockovich
Westlake Village
Genome milestone promises bright medical future
Scientists report that the public Human Genome Project has mapped 97 percent of the human genome and sequenced 85 percent, while Celera Genomics says 99 percent of its sequence is complete. The announcements mark a watershed moment in biology as researchers aim to order 8.12 billion base pairs and identify thousands of genes. The work could transform cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and susceptibility to heart disease, with results unfolding over decades.
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Francis Collins
White House
Collins
Celera Genomics
Rockville
Celera
Jen
Nifer Nyborg
Colorado State University
Craig Venter
The Patriot draws fans to Carolina historic sites
Mel Gibson film The Patriot boosts regional tourism as officials expect a 25 percent rise at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells. The exhibit features muskets and cannonballs while York County officials anticipate broader interest in the Revolution and local sites where the movie filmed near Rock Hill Chesnee and beyond. Benjamin Martin is portrayed as a South Carolina farmer swept into war.
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Mel Gibson
Carolinas
Brattonsville
McConnells
Huck
Jeannie Marion
York County Cultural & Heritage Commission
Bunker Hill
Lexington- Concord
Farrell Saunders
Lowpens National
Chesnee
Gibson
South Carolina
Benjamin Martin
Erosion threat grows along U S coastlines says FEMA study
A FEMA study warns that about 87,000 buildings within 500 feet of U S coastlines face erosion risk over 60 years. The report cites rising seas and intensified storms, with Atlantic and Gulf coasts most affected. If unchecked, annual erosion costs could exceed $500 million.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Great Lakes
FEMA
James Lee Witt
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Upstate South Carolina faces ozone rule compliance
Anderson Greenville Spartanburg and York counties may miss new EPA air quality standards. Officials warn of limits on future development and note billions in planned transportation projects could be affected. DHEC will supply data to EPA while seeking delay until Supreme Court ruling.
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Anderson
Greenville
Spartanburg
York
Environmental Protection Agency
John Garman
Anderson Area
Upstate
Ricketson
Rick Caldwell
Department of Health and Environmental Control
U.S. Supreme Court
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EPA
DHEC
State Health Agency
Supreme Court
Renee Shealy
Caldwell
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