Supreme Court lets Cheers actors sue for exploitation
The Supreme Court denied Paramount Pictures bid to own profits from Cheers characters, clearing the way for George Wendt and John Ratzenberger to pursue their Los Angeles jury suit alleging commercial exploitation and potential use of likenesses in marketing talking robots.
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Milosevic refuses to concede in Yugoslav runoff fight
Milosevic defies calls to quit as protesters from miners to students press for Kosutunica victory. He vows a Sunday runoff and accuses opponents of bribery and foreign influence while warning of potential bloodshed. NATO feared, US and EU back Kosutunica amid election deadlock.
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First embryo chosen to save ill sister via bone marrow
In a medical first a six year old with Fanconi’s anemia received a transplant using cord blood stem cells from a newborn brother selected by IVF and genetic screening. Adam Nash was created to match his sister Molly and the procedure extends her expected life.
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