San Francisco ordinance on domestic partner benefits upheld with airline exemption
A federal judge in San Francisco upheld a city ordinance requiring companies doing business with the city to provide benefits to domestic partners of employees, but exempted airlines. The ruling supports local efforts to curb discrimination based on sexual orientation, despite airline industry challenges.
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San Francisco
Air Transport Trade
U.S. District Court
Claudia Wilken
Good Friday rituals span Rome to Philippines with crucifixion rites
Pope John Paul II carried a wooden cross in the Colosseum as thousands watched under umbrellas in Rome. The faith leader echoed Christ's suffering and named the modern causes of harm while a Vatican document urged Jews not be held responsible. Similar processions and reenactments unfolded in Jerusalem Taxco and San Pedro Cutud as Easter approaches.
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Olivier Clement
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Mexico
Philippines
Old City
San Pedro Cutud
AP Pio Amparo Santos
Pampanga
Manila
Santos
Jewish Passover Observed Amid Bomb Threats and Tensions
Israeli families observed Passover with ritual meals and abstention from yeast while ultra-Orthodox crowds in Jerusalem burned bread in bonfires. Markets buzzed with shoppers as troops patrolled amid Hamas threats and disputed claims over a bomb maker’s death.
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Jenusa Lem
Egypt
Jerusalem
Meah Shearim
Avraham Lowenthal
Mahane Yehuda
Hamas
Israel
Mohiyedine Sharif
Sharif
West Bank
Gaza Strip
UK Regulators Lift Circuit Breaker Limits on Wall Street
Regulators and the SEC approve a revamped circuit breaker plan allowing the Dow to fall 10 percent before a trading halt with further pauses at 20 and 30 percent. The changes aim to restore original intent and curb market panic during severe one day declines, replacing the prior 4 and 6 percent triggers.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Arthur Levitt Jr
Levitt
Robert Colby
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
National Association of Securities Dealers
SEC Approves New Stock Circuit Breakers for Sharp Drops
The Securities and Exchange Commission approves stock trading curbs triggered by steep price declines. These circuit breakers take effect April 15 1998 and apply under conditions described for Dow Jones industrial drops throughout the trading day.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Celebrities share memories and milestones in pop culture mix
David Spade recalls learning of Chris Farley’s death and his choice to retreat from early news, while Sandra Bullock vows to wear a thong and shed 13 pounds on a Zone regimen. Pasquale Di Fabrizio teases a tell all about stars and feet measurements, and Oprah Winfrey plans a Maya Angelou birthday cruise with 300 friends. A Diana memorial poll shows broad concern over exploitation by media and commerce. Birthdays listed for Joel Grey, Ethel Kennedy, Louise Lasser, Lisa Stansfield.
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Sandra Bullock
Brazil
Tani
InStyle Magazine
Pasquale di Fabrizio
People Magazine
Elizabeth ‘Taylor
Robert de Niro
Michael Douglas
Burt Reynolds
Uma Thurman
People Mag
Jennifer Aniston
Claire Danes
Cameron Diaz
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Elizabeth
Winfrey
Angelou
Oprah Winfrey
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Fla
Maya Angelou
Palm Beach
Keys
Gallup
Daily Telegraph
Diana
Althorp
Spencer
Phil Wilke Wire Report Compiles Local Dispatches
Phil Wilke assembles flow of wire reports detailing regional events and updates. Highlights include government decisions, community notices, and brief sports items from nearby areas. The digest conveys timely, concise facts with emphasis on named entities and dates where available.
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GlusrHit
Spade
Farley
David Spade
Chris Farley
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Nbc’s
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David Letterman
Joel Grey
Ethel Kennedy
Louise Lasser
Lisa Stansfield
Sullock
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