Stetson shuts down The Reporter after prurient April Fools issue
Beadaland, Deland AP Stetson University suspended publication of its student newspaper The Reporter and fired the editorial staff after an April Fools edition contained profanity racist jokes and a sex column advocating rape and domestic violence The Reporter founded in 1887 and billed as the state's first college paper was shut down for the rest of the school year Staff was told to clear belongings in 15 minutes as locks were changed while officials said the issue crossed a line from humor to harm.
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Deland, Fla
Stetson University
Reporter
Fugitive given three-year term for 1970 fatal crash
Jamie Thomas, 50, who fled before his 1971 sentencing for killing a couple in a drunken driving crash, was tracked down last month and received the maximum three-year sentence under 1970 laws in Woodbury New Jersey. Prosecutors sought six years, arguing the two deaths could have been handled separately.
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Woodbury
N.J
Jamie Thomas
Chester County
Woodbine
Superior Court
John Tomasello
Thomas
Sniper suspect may have been exposed to nerve gas claim
John Allen Muhammad's attorney says he may have been exposed to nerve or chemical agents during the Persian Gulf War. Defense cites specific information but declined to detail. Muhammad faces capital murder charges for the Oct. 9 shooting of Harold Meyers in Manassas, with a trial set for October. His former companion, Lee Boyd Malvo, is charged in the Oct. 14 shooting of Linda Franklin and has a trial date of Nov. 10.
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John Allen Muhammad
Jonathan Shapiro
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Muhammad
Harold Dean Meyers
Gaithersburg
Lee Boyd Malvo
FBI
Linda Franklin
Fairfax
Atkins in coma after icy fall in Manhattan
Dr. Robert C. Atkins, 72, fell on an icy sidewalk near his Midtown Manhattan center, hit his head, and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot. He remains in critical condition on life support with his wife Veronica at his side. experts question the diet’s long term health effects while Atkins’ advocates cite weight loss studies.
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New York
Robert C. Atkins
Richard Rothstein
Atkins
Veronica
Atkins Center For Complementary Medicine
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Manhattan
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
Dr. Atkins
Cloning Humans Faces Deep Obstacles in Monkey Studies
University of Pittsburgh researchers report that primate cells fail to divide properly in cloning attempts, creating chromosomal defects that prevent pregnancies. The finding, published in Science, suggests a fundamental barrier to human cloning and follows unverified claims by a cult group.
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University of Pittsburgh
Science
Gerald Schatten
Dolly the Sheep
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Dolly
Schatten
Pittsburgh
Duane Kraemer
Texas A&m University
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