Senate grills FBI chief on China spying role
Senate Intelligence Committee chair Richard Shelby questioned FBI Director Louis Freeh about missed steps after an FBI intercept showed a Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee contacted a colleague under spying probe for China. Lawmakers pressed why more action wasn’t taken. The probe followed a 1995 intelligence find relating to a USS nuclear warhead.
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Parasite linked to deformed frogs in new Science studies
Two Science reports propose a trematode parasite causes extra legs in tadpoles leading to deformed frogs across the Western United States. Stanley Sessions notes cysts around deformities in frogs he examined, linking trematodes to the malformation rather than ozone or pesticides. In a separate London incident, medics performed pub floor heart surgery to save a stabbing victim.
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Senate to debate flag burning ban before Memorial Day
Senate GOP leaders push a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration toward a floor vote by Memorial Day. The measure has struggled before but gains in 1990s context include new co sponsors and shifting positions from Dorgan, Conrad, and Voinovich as debate extends across party lines while opponents warn against curbing free speech.
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Sex ranked over jobs in US attitudes survey
A Washington based survey shows that sexual satisfaction ranks higher than job satisfaction but lower than family money and religion among American adults. Ninety nine percent consider loving family relationships important or very important, with 82 percent deeming a satisfying sex life important and 86 percent valuing religion. job satisfaction trails at 79 percent.
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Survey finds gender blame patterns in sexual problems
A Columbia NIH coordinated survey of 500 U.S. adults shows 47 percent think women are blamed more than men for sexual problems, 42 percent disagree, and among women 57 percent expect women to be blamed more while 37 percent disagree. Most would discuss issues with a spouse 53 percent, a doctor 30 percent, or discuss with friends or none.
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Long-necked dinosaurs grazed ground level not treetops
Washington AP report summarizes a Science study by Michael Parrish and colleagues at Northern Illinois University. Using computer models of Diplodocus and Apatosaurus neck fossils, they found necks over 40 feet long could not raise heads more than about 9 to 12 feet, contradicting the view dinosaurs fed from high tree limbs. The study notes Sauropods weighed up to 100 tons, stood about 70 feet tall, and lived 200 to 65 million years ago.
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Flockhart skips Today interview over weight talk
Calista Flockhart pulled out of a scheduled Today show interview after producers refused a request to avoid questions about her weight. Her publicist and agent defended her stance, noting she has repeatedly faced weight questions with the same result.
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Phil Wilke compiled a wire report from J-W Wire Reports detailing brief local news items and updates. The dispatch covers multiple compact notes, highlighting community events and figures without extensive detail.
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