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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 2007
Page
4
In Panama City Fila eight former boot camp workers were acquitted of manslaughter in the death of a 14 year old boy videotaped being punched and kicked. Jurors spent 90 minutes before ruling it not a crime prompting anger outside the courthouse as a bystander shouted murder at former guard Henry Dickens.
A Houston judge declared a mistrial in the case of former Texas Southern University president Priscilla Slade after a four day jury deadlock over alleged misspending of school funds to lavishly decorate homes. The Los Angeles segment reports a separate probe into doctors and pharmacies. In Virginia, outbreaks of staph infections hit schools nationwide causing cancellations and hospitalizations. Madison details a carbon monoxide tragedy killing two children and grandparents ahead of a horse show.
State media say up to 4 million people may be moved due to riverbank erosion and landslide risks from the Three Gorges Dam as officials warn of potential catastrophe if action is delayed. United Nations agencies and the World Bank report 536000 maternal deaths in 2005 from pregnancy and childbirth complications, down from 576000 in 1990, with most deaths in sub Saharan Africa and South Asia.
The IRS refunded about half of the 8 billion dollars owed to taxpayers for the telephone excise tax tied to long distance and bundled services from 2003 to 2006. Created in 1898, the tax had faced lawsuits over its legitimacy before the refund program began.
FDA to look into claims by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics that some red lipsticks exceed 0.1 ppm lead, a limit set for candy. FDA notes no lipstick lead standard and says past similar claims were not confirmed. Independent lab tested 33 red lipsticks bought in Boston and San Francisco.
The FDA said concerns about lead in lipstick have appeared in print and online but are not generally supported by its analyses. Spokeswoman Stephanie Kwisnek noted the agency will verify reports independently to determine any needed public health action.
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