Lie detector ban upheld by court in military trials
The Supreme Court ruled that lie detector evidence can be banned in trials, citing lack of scientific consensus. The decision allows courts to maintain or adapt policies, while leaving open the possibility that favorable polygraph results could be admitted in future cases.
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Supreme Court weighs decency test for federal arts grants
Justices heard whether government can use decency standards when funding art and cultural programs. A lower court ruled such criteria violate First Amendment free speech, while justices questioned if the 1990 law guiding the National Endowment for the Arts can be challenged on free-expression grounds.
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Supreme Court
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City observes minute of silence for school tragedy
Jonesboro Arkansas marks a solemn hour as diners and shoppers pause at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday. Radio stations go quiet and stores halt as the city observes a minute of silence exactly one week after five students and staff were killed in a school shooting.
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Clinton spots monitor lizard on African safari
President Clinton saw a monitor lizard during an African safari but could not catch or take it home. The remark highlights his brief encounter with wildlife during the trip.
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Izard
Clinton
KU submits wish list for campus additions
Kansas University proposes a $7 million library archive and $3.9 million for electrical system upgrades in fiscal 2000. A planned $55 million laboratory east of Malott Hall would house chemistry, physics and astronomy, biological sciences, and geology, with $3 million requested for design funds. Rich Givens notes demand growth in biological sciences. The Board of Regents, governor, and Legislature must approve before projects proceed.
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Nine year old debunks therapeutic touch study
Emily Rosa a Loveland Colorado fourth grader conducted a test with 21 practitioners and found they could not detect the energy field they claim to manipulate in therapeutic touch. The Journal of the American Medical Association published her results noting the technique shows no health benefit and is groundless.
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Journal of the American Medical Assny
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US Male Birth Ratio Declines Slightly 1970 to 1990
A study reports the male birth share in the United States fell from about 51.34 to 51.21 percent between 1970 and 1990, a drop of one male per 1,000 live births, with Canada showing a larger decline. Researchers cite prenatal pesticide exposure and industrial chemicals as possible factors, noting concurrent rises in some male birth defects and cancers.
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Canada
Devra Lee Davis
World Resources Institute
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Journal of the American Medical Assn
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