Carter debates human rights with Castro in Havana
Former President Jimmy Carter spoke with Fidel Castro on human rights and democracy in Havana after sparking U.S. doubts over Cuba’s involvement in weapons programs. Carter visited a school for social workers and planned a major speech broadcast live, advocating freedom of expression and assembly.
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Israeli general convicted of sharing nuclear secrets
Brig. Gen. Yitzhak Yaacov a retired Israeli with American citizenship was found guilty in a closed trial of disclosing nuclear weapons secrets while acquitted on a separate charge of intending to harm state security. He led Israel’s weapons development unit until 1973 and later wrote memoirs and fiction.
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Census shows more Americans speak Spanish at home
Census 2000 data released for 13 states indicate a growing trend of Spanish spoken in homes as the Hispanic population rises. In Santa Ana California three-quarters of residents are Hispanic and 70 percent age five and older speak Spanish at home, up from 59 percent in 1990.
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Growth of Spanish at Home Surges in Indiana and California
Census data show nationwide a 58 percent rise in Hispanics to 35.3 million in 2000 with Indiana Spanish speakers more than doubling to 185,000 and California reporting 12.4 million residents speaking a non English language at home of whom 65 percent spoke Spanish. Oregon notes a drop to 46 percent who speak English very well among Spanish speakers.
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Lawmakers land nuclear arms deal
Bipartisan lawmakers praised a new US Russia treaty that would cut deployed long range warheads to 1700 to 2200 per side by 2012. The agreement to be signed May 24 in Moscow aims to reduce stockpiles and enhance national security, with Senate Foreign Relations Committee oversight. Senator Joseph Biden commended President Bush and Putin for leadership and partnership.
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Diabetics at Risk From Metformin Prescriptions
A JAMA study finds many Type II diabetes patients receive metformin despite kidney disease or heart failure warnings. Researchers reviewed 100 outpatient Glucophage prescriptions at a UNC hospital and charts, noting possible undercount of contraindications and unclear clinician awareness of black box warnings.
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