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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2003
Page
20
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican effort to cap damages in class action lawsuits nationwide. The bill would have moved most cases from state courts, which often award multimillion judgments, to federal courts seen as less likely to award large sums, likely ending the measure for the year.
New Delhi unveiled major proposals to ease decades of tension with Pakistan. The plan includes allowing cricket fans to travel freely to matches, permitting fishermen to trade without arrest, and resuming air and rail links. It also envisions bus links between the capitals of divided Kashmir.
A farmer uncovered a 26 inch fishlike fossil in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. Museum paleontologist Jim Gehling says it is at least 560 million years old, about 30 million years older than any known vertebrate. The find location remains undisclosed.
In Hebron a wounded person is comforted after a shooting attack as Israel vows ongoing barrier building despite UN calls to dismantle it. Vice Premier Ehud Olmert says the fence will be built to keep suicide bombers out, while Palestinians view it as land seizure. Police minister Tzachi Hanegbi toured a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, calling the visit coordinated with Muslim administrators. the tour ended without incident.
Virginia Beach report says sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad paused self representation in his death penalty trial after one day of cross examining witnesses. Circuit Judge LeRoy Millette Jr. allowed standby counsel to resume, while prosecutors argued Muhammad relied too much on them.
In Clearwater Florida the life support fight for brain damaged Terri Schiavo intensified as Gov Jeb Bush ordered rehydration after the Legislature acted. The move sparked legal challenges as her husband Michael argues the action violates rights and could be unconstitutional. Doctors say she may die soon without sustenance while her parents seek different care.
Uma Thurman says gossip about her marriage to Ethan Hawke is hard to ignore though she plans to take a break with the kids and see what happens. Stephen King criticizes Bennifer coverage in Entertainment Weekly, while Clay Aiken tops the album chart with Measure of a Man debuting at number one.
Cape Girardeau residents report millions of orange Asian ladybird beetles covering buildings, cars, and people amid warm weather. Experts say swarming will ease once temperatures cool, with a week likely before they vanish. In British Columbia a mummified monkey remains puzzle until found in a downtown store, described as mostly skeletal with dried fur.
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