SUV Crash at Florida Winter Wonderland Kills Two
A 54 year old man driving a sport utility vehicle lost control and slammed into a crowd at The Villages Winter Wonderland festival in Lady Lake Florida. Two people died and 17 were injured as the vehicle struck a traffic director a tent and revelers before the driver was beaten by onlookers. Police are investigating whether a seizure caused the crash.
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Alan Tomlinson
Cathy Thurmann
Orlando
Ex-workers allege Lilly backed mailings in Prozac push
Three fired Eli Lilly & Co. employees filed a defamation lawsuit claiming the drug maker supported a campaign to revive Prozac sales through unsolicited mailings in south Florida. Lilly disciplined eight workers in July after an internal probe. the company apologized and said it did not sponsor the program. The suit maintains corporate backing and multiple earlier mailings went unchallenged.
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Eli Lilly & Co
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New York moves toward tough smoking restrictions in bars
New York officials reached a deal to broaden indoor smoking bans in bars and restaurants aiming to curb second hand smoke. Mayor Bloomberg and City Council say the plan protects workers and will pass amid opposition from smokers and bar owners. Some venues may retain smoking in ventilated rooms or outdoor areas. private clubs and certain facilities are exempt.
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New York
Michael Bloomberg
Gifford Miller
American Legion Halls
Infant found unharmed after SUV theft ends missing child case
Nine month old Brodyunique Dunn of Omaha was in a sport utility vehicle stolen from a gas station in Council Bluffs Iowa. The SUV was found in Omaha hours later after an anonymous tip. No arrests were made and a man was questioned and released. Both states issued alerts and motorists reported hundreds of tips.
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Neb
Brodyunique Dunn
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Kimberly Lewis
Jerry Mann
Missouri River
Mann
Nebraska State Patrol
Mike Meyer
Lewis
Interstate 80
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department
Bush to offer smallpox vaccine to all Americans
President Bush announced a voluntary plan to make smallpox vaccination available to all Americans. Military personnel will be ordered to begin the shots, with emergency workers and response teams to follow within weeks, and the public likely in 2004 once stockpiles are licensed.
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Five US soldiers die in Honduran helicopter crash
In central Honduras five U S soldiers aboard a U S Black Hawk from Soto Cano Air Base were killed when the helicopter went down during routine training near San Pedro Sula. Officials say it is a training accident under investigation.
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Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Honduras
U.S
Soto Cano Air Base
Bill Costello
U.S. Southern Command
Miami
Costello
Arnold Espinal Gutiérrez
Radio Hrn
Espinal
San Pedro Sula
Tegucigalpa
North Korea to reactivate plutonium based nuclear program
North Korea, citing the U.S. halt of oil shipments, says it will immediately resume a plutonium based nuclear reactor and continue building other facilities. KCNA quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman pledging to lift the nuclear freeze and resume operations for electricity generation.
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North
KCNA
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