Rise in anti Muslim discrimination alarms leaders
The Council on American-Islamic Relations reports a 15 percent rise in anti Muslim discrimination complaints in the past year. Workplace and school bans on hijab and beard shaving, prayer timing issues, and religious accommodations are common concerns amid rising Muslim numbers in the United States.
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Helms Announces He Will Not Seek Re election in 2002
Sen. Jesse Helms, 79, says age prompts departure after 30 years in the Senate. He notes his 2003 term would end his sixth term if re elected, and the decision comes as Bush praises him. Helms spoke at WRAL TV ahead of a private gathering with family.
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Kennedy and Webb clash over moon priority in 1962 tape
Newly released White House tapes reveal President Kennedy pressed NASA head James Webb to set beating the Soviet Union to the moon as the agency's top goal. The exchange timed by November 1962 shows Kennedy insisting on space race leadership.
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No link found between IUDs and infertility in study
A federal study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that never pregnant women using modern IUDs did not have an increased risk of blocked fallopian tubes. Researchers note Dalkon Shield not included and caution against broad conclusions.
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Court approves Ochoa extradition to the United States
Colombia's Supreme Court approved extradition of Fabio Ochoa a top Medellin cartel figure pending presidential approval. Ochoa linked to Pablo Escobar and was among 31 arrested in a 1999 crackdown. He faces a Florida indictment for alleged international cocaine smuggling of about 30 tons per month.
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