AIDS Drug Cuts HIV Transmission From Mothers at Birth
A landmark study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows AZT reduces mother to child HIV transmission by about two thirds during delivery. Risk rises with higher maternal HIV levels, with no clearly safe threshold identified. In Virginia CIA officer Harold Nicholson pleaded innocent to spying for Russia and a gag order was issued.
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Witness list unveiled in Simpson wrongful death trial
Santa Monica report shows plaintiffs named 32 witnesses including Al Cowlings Robert Kardashian and Ron Shipp to challenge O J Simpson demeanor and testimony. The list aims to bolster claims of abuse and murder in ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman case.
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African poverty climbs in southern Africa report says
The World Bank reports up to half of southern Africa’s 590 million people live on less than $1 a day, despite over 50 years of anti poverty work. Zimbabwean World Bank vice president Isto Madavo warns Africa faces rising poverty while other regions see declines.
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EPA Proposes Broad Rules to Cut Smog and Soot Nationwide
The EPA unveils standards aiming to cut smog by a third and limit fine particles. Browner says 20 000 premature deaths could be prevented while costs run 6.5 to 8.5 billion yearly, with potential savings of 120 billion through health care and productivity gains. Industry officials call it junk science and fear economic harm.
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Judge blocks Prop 209 enforcement in California suit
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking Gov. Pete Wilson and A G Dan Lungren from enforcing Proposition 209 until a December 16 hearing. The ruling finds civil rights groups show a strong probability of success and notes the law may burden minorities and women despite neutral wording.
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Court to rule on immunity for private prison guards
The Supreme Court will decide if guards at privately run prisons have the same qualified immunity as state prison guards. A Tennessee private prison case prompted the review, as lower courts split on whether private guards are protected from lawsuits for good faith actions. The decision, expected by July, aims to resolve the conflicting rulings nationwide.
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