House passes 6.9 billion home ownership bill for workers
The House approved a 6.9 billion measure by 417 to 8 to ease barriers to home ownership for teachers police officers and firefighters and other municipal employees. The bill would allow smaller down payments for FHA insured loans and let communities use block grants to target educator and first responder home ownership incentives with vacant distressed homes offered locally at discount in select areas.
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Isuzu Trooper Defect Case Cleared for Consumer Reports
A federal jury cleared Consumer Reports magazine of liability over a 1995 96 Isuzu Trooper tipping story while finding eight of 17 challenged statements false. It held seven were not proven false before publication and deemed one line a reckless disregard for truth, yet no damages were awarded. Isuzu had accused Consumers Union of rigging tests.
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City Hall protest curbs struck down as First Amendment violation
Federal Judge Harold Baer ruled a law restricting protests and gatherings on City Hall steps unconstitutional. He said the ban created two standards for assembly, targetting demonstrators and city-sponsored speech, and noted the 25 participant limit from February 1998 was later extended to all events.
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Biotech firm claims edge in decoding human DNA code
Celera Genomics asserts it has beaten a government project to read the entire human genome though scientists say the company has only read fragments and must reassemble them. The public and private efforts aim to map three billion genetic letters and guide new drug development, with June eyed for a rough draft.
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New Jersey Court Extends Parental Rights to Lesbian Partner
The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled a lesbian partner who helped raise her lover's twins is a psychological parent with visitation rights. The decision upholds weekend access for V.C. but denies joint legal custody due to four years of noninvolvement in upbringing decisions. Legal advocates hailed the ruling as a landmark expansion of parental rights for same sex couples.
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Massacre allegations surface in Vietnam village memories
Eyewitnesses in Binh An recount February 1966 killings by South Korean troops allied with the U S during the Vietnam War. Villagers say 380 were killed and up to 1,600 civilians perished in raids in three coastal provinces, with bodies left to rot in heat. The claims emerge amid renewed discussion as Vietnam marks the war’s end anniversary.
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Fans send gifts to Letterman in protest over St Cloud
Minnesota residents truck a quirky parade of tokens from 75 pound papier mache cart to a stuffed chicken aboard a bus bound for Manhattan. The stunt aims to draw Dave Letterman’s attention as he has joked about small towns during 17 years on air.
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Phi Wilke Compiles J-W Wire Reports Summary
Phi Wilke compiles the Juarez-Wire service digest from wire reports. The column aggregates concise items, brief updates, and quick notes sourced from multiple wires for a compact daily briefing.
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