Death sentences show bias toward nonwhite convicts
A New YorkSEND analysis notes racial disparity in capital punishment with 2,066 of 3,859 executed since 1930 identified as Black. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund cites that Blacks, 13 percent of the population, accounted for about 53.5 percent of executions, with South rape cases predominantly Black. Experts question fairness and constitutional grounds amid court changes.
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Stanford University
Anthony Amsterdam
San Quentin
Quinton Duffey
Jeff Mintz
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Legal Defense Fund
U.S
Mintz
South
Doug Lyons
Lyons
Supreme Court
Visas Open Burma Mandalay Road Reopens to Tourists
Foreign travelers can now obtain seven day Burmese visas to visit Upper Burma. Tourists reach Mandalay and the 12th century ruins of Pagan, experiencing a traditional world where ox carts and pagodas define daily life as authorities plan to boost tourism.
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Mandalay
Burma
Nea
Pagan
Rangoon
Gon
Upper
Upper Burma
Mindon
Thibaw
Mahamuni
Burmas
Anawrahta
Assaults By Students On Teachers Becoming Common Nationwide
A Bronx physical education teacher, Georgette McNair, 24, survived an assault by three underage girls after she warned parents of poor student performance. The incident mirrors a national rise in attacks on teachers, with almost two per day in New York and a surge over last year, including threats, stabbings, theft, and even rapes in schools as logged by the Board of Education.
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New York
NEA
Georgette McNair
Miss McNair
Public School 73
Bronx
Board of Education
NYC Board of Education
New Cure Ad Promises Fast Relief for Itchy Skin
A drug ad touts Strong quick drying T-4 L claims to stop itch and burning on a 59c back and says within 3 to 5 days infected skin will slough off while healthy skin reappears, advertised at Cohen Drug Store.
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Cohen Drug Store
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