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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2008
Page
15
Vermont considers letting 18 to 20 year olds buy alcohol under certain circumstances, arguing the 21 age has not stopped underage drinking and drives it underground on campuses. State Senator Hinda Miller says laws are failing and lead to binge drinking and unsafe situations.
Washington data show consumer spending in January rose 0.4 percent only due to inflation, while real spending stalled for a second straight month. Confidence sinks as energy costs and weak home prices push the economy toward recession signals.
A man hospitalized in critical condition in Las Vegas tested positive for ricin after vials were found in his Extended Stay America motel room. Police said there was no link to terrorism. Seven people involved were decontaminated and examined with no ricin exposure evident.
In the Bahamas off Nassau and in other regions, divers argue over feeding sharks for thrill versus safety. Austrian Markus Groh, 49, was fatally bitten after a Sunday dive linked to feeding practices. Critics warn that feeding and unprotected dives heighten risk, while supporters say dives educate and aid conservation.
In Kabul Afghanistan refugee children press through a makeshift dwelling as they endure displacement from Pakistan. The scene underscores ongoing regional refugee crisis pressures and humanitarian concerns affecting families and communities.
A Friday report says Afghanistan now produces 93 percent of the world's opium and the Taliban controls a large drug operation while local governors look away. The surge in insurgent violence, including roadside and suicide bombings, killed over 6,500 people in 2007, the bloodiest year since 2001.
In Iraq the three member presidential council confirmed the death sentence for Ali Hassan al Majid known as Chemical Ali for aiding gas attacks on Kurds. The ruling, approved by Talabani and the Sunni and Shiite vice presidents, is expected to lead to execution within the month amid a violent climate that leaves survivors subdued.
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