High level delegation to China to restore defense ties
Defense Secretary Perry said a U S delegation led by Joseph Nye will visit China in November to rebuild defense contacts severed after Beijing protested the U S visit to Taiwan. The move aims to repair strained military channels between the two nations.
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Screenwriter Terry Southern Dies at 71
New York writer Terry Southern author of Dr. Strangelove Easy Rider collapsed at Columbia University where he taught. He died Sunday night at St Luke's Hospital after a long career with credits including The Cincinnati Kid and Barbarella.
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Crossing safety task force ordered after Fox River Grove tragedy
Transportation Secretary Federico Pena ordered a federal task force to study railroad crossing design and safety, with a report due to Penn by March 1, following the Fox River Grove bus train crash that killed seven students. The Interior Department also noted ongoing declines among many Endangered Species Act protected species despite the act preventing extinctions.
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Dow Chemical hit with $10 million punitive award in implant case
A Reno jury ordered Dow Chemical Co. to pay $10 million in punitive damages to Charlotte Mahlum for alleged health problems from silicone gel breast implants made by Dow Corning. The verdict also awards $3.9 million in compensatory damages to Mahlum and $200,000 to her husband. Dow Chemical plans appeals after Dow Corning bankruptcy.
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Supreme Court weighs racial bias in federal crack case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether data is enough to trigger a probe into alleged race based selection of crack defendants for federal prosecution. Five black defendants from Inglewood faced federal crack trafficking and firearms charges with harsher penalties than state laws.
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Internet use climbs in United States and Canada
A Nielsen Media Research poll for CommerceNet finds about 37 million people in the United States and Canada have access to the Internet, roughly 17 percent of those over 16. About 24 million signed on in the last 90 days, with women making up about one third of users and 16 to 34 year olds the majority. most users connect from work and fewer than a third log on more than once daily.
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Fort Bragg gunman Kreutzer hailed as quiet neighbor
Army Sgt William Kreutzer 26 held at Camp Lejeune after Friday sniper ambush at Fort Bragg killing one and wounding 18. Neighbors say he was clean cut and computer smart with family visits every two to three months. Psychiatric problems noted by officials amid uncharged military case.
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