California Gov. Davis signs embryonic stem cell bill
Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation to allow embryonic stem cell research in California challenging federal limits. Actor Christopher Reeve joined at the ceremony. The bill, authored by Sen. Deborah Ortiz, allows embryo destruction and donation for research with consent and bans sale. Davis also made permanent a ban on reproductive cloning.
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France sends reinforcements to Ivory Coast amid coup unrest
France deployed reinforcements and helicopters to Abidjan to protect Westerners as a coup attempt threatened to split Ivory Coast. Bouake residents pledged allegiance to rebels amid clashes that killed at least 270, including a cabinet minister and a former ruler. The U.S. urged citizens to defer travel and avoid Abidjan Bouake and Korhogo.
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Woman Beat Child in Parking Lot Lost Her Temper
Madelyne Gorman Toogood 25 says she lost her temper over a failed refund and struck her four year old daughter Martha on the head and back and pulled her hair in a Kohl's parking lot. She turned herself in and Martha was placed in foster care with no visible injuries reported. Authorities say the incident was captured on surveillance video and widely televised.
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