Mississippi votes to keep Confederate emblem on flag
Mississippi voters approved retaining the 1894 flag with the Confederate emblem by about 65 percent with 311,573 votes counted, while 165,456 backed a new design. Gov Musgrove and leaders urged change, linking it to economic progress and moving beyond a segregated past.
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Utah loses bid over overseas missionaries census counts
A three judge federal panel dismissed Utah’s claim that census counts of Mormon missionaries overseas would have given Utah a congressional seat. The panel ruled missionaries abroad are a small share of Americans abroad and counting them would skew representation. In Cincinnati angry residents packed a City Council meeting to condemn the police shooting of an unarmed black man Timothy Thomas.
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Archer Steps Down as Detroit Mayor After 2 Terms
In a surprise move Dennis Archer said he will not seek re election this November ending his bid to reshape Detroit through casino gambling and urban renewal. He cited lacking personal life as a factor in stepping away from public office.
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Detroit
Dennis Archer
Investigators urge new rules for dietary supplements
Federal investigators say dietary supplements lack premarket safety review and adverse events are underreported. The inspector general urges FDA registration of products and mandatory adverse event reporting, noting missing labels and manufacturing origins in many reports. The council for responsible nutrition disputes the critique.
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Health and Human Services Inspector General
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Council For Responsible Nutrition
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Annette Dickinson
Council
St John’s wort fails to ease major low mood
A Chicago study finds St John’s wort ineffective for moderate to major depression, contradicting earlier European research. Vanderbilt psychiatrist Dr. Richard Shelton cautions against recommending the herb for mood disorders while Pfizer funded the study. mild depression effects were not assessed.
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Chicago
St. John's Wort
Europe
Richard Shelton
Vanderbilt University
Journal of the American Medical Association
Pfizer Inc
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