Mothers of brain cancer victims vindicated in Florida
In Port St. Lucie Florida mothers whose calls for a health study sparked controversy now see validation as the state health department begins a major cancer cluster investigation. Since 1981 about 29 local children have been diagnosed with rare brain cancers, a rate higher than normal, with families describing devastating outcomes and long illnesses. nationwide childhood cancer rates have risen since the 1970s, with about 8000 new cases annually. Experts cite untested chemicals as a possible factor.
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Wei Jingsheng freed on medical parole in Beijing
China releases prominent democracy campaigner Wei Jingsheng two weeks after Jiang Zemin’s Washington visit. Wei, 47, flown to the United States for hospitalization, is in fair but stable condition and treated for hypertension. Rights groups call it hostage politics, noting thousands remain jailed.
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Jiang's China frames role as world leader and reform hopes
The article portrays China's rising global stance under Jiang Zemin with a $1 billion currency fund pledge and wartime diplomacy at the UN over Iraq. It notes a push to rival Japan and the West in stability and culture while preserving Communist rule, contrasting liberal reformers' past disappointments with Deng Xiaoping's era and the imprisonment of Wei.
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