Mushrooms Poison Hundreds Across Russia and Ukraine
Poisonings have reached at least 193 cases with 23 deaths in Russia near the Voronezh nuclear plant and 400 illnesses with 40 deaths in Ukraine. Scientists seek toxins and possible mushroom mutations as public warnings spread across CIS. Local vendors report dropping sales while foragers persist in gathering wild mushrooms.
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Russia
Ukraine
Los Angeles Times
Moscow
Commonwealth of Independent States
Voronezh
Star- Tass
Ivan Chekalev
Chekalev
Sri Lankan general among 10 killed in land mine blast
In Sri Lanka a land mine killed Maj. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa and nine other top officers on Kayts Island near Jaffna. The blast, claimed by LTTE spokesman Lawrence Thilakar, shocks the military amid recent gains against the Tamil Tigers.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
the Tigers
Lawrence Thilakar
Defense Ministry
Harry Goonatilleke
Kayts
Jaffna Peninsula
Denzil Kobbekaduwa
Vijaya Wimalaratne
Wimalaratne
Kayts Island
Kobbekaduwa
Crowds Rush to Buy New Shares in Shenzhen Stock Market
Tens of thousands of Chinese shoppers gathered in Shenzhen for a chance to buy shares as the fledgling market opened sales for applications. A Hong Kong TV report showed security clashes and lines snaking across 300 locations with five million forms on sale and a lottery selecting 10 percent for up to 1000 shares each.
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Shenzhen
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China Daily
China
Shanghai
Hong Kong
TVB
Conservatives urge Bush to back tax cut plan at GOP convention
A group of Republican conservatives led by Jack Kemp urges President Bush to adopt an immediate across the board income tax cut at the Republican National Convention. The memo calls for a flatter lower simpler tax system with rates dropping from 15 to 12 percent and top rate capped at 28 percent.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Bush
Housing and Urban Development
Jack Kemp
Rep
Vin Weber
Minn
Houston
Kemp
Weber
House
Newt Gingrich
Counselors Resist Court Order for Records in Rape Case
In Traverse City Michigan counselors refuse to surrender confidential sessions with a 14 year old rape victim citing privacy laws. The Michigan Supreme Court ordered a judge to review records for evidence potentially undermining the conviction of Mark Stanaway who was found guilty of statutory rape. The hospital complied but the Women's Center and a mental health center resist subpoenas citing admissibility rules and victim protections.
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Suzanne Kensington
Women’s Center
Marquette
Mark Stanaway
Negaunee
Stanaway
State Supreme Court
Edward Quinnell
Quinnell
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