Texas executes convicted murderer for 1986 killing
Richard Wayne Jones, 40, was executed by injection for abducting and fatally stabbing Tammy Livingston, 27, and setting her body on fire. He admitted burning Livingston but denied responsibility for 17 stab wounds. Jones, on parole for 4 1/2 months, claimed innocence as he spoke from the death chamber. This marked the 30th Texas execution of the year.
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Mayors and Sheen clash over gun maker ads in D C
U S gun control dispute heats up as mayors sue gun makers for equal airtime to rebut ads. Actor Martin Sheen alleges the voice in the spot is his brother Joe Estevez, and says gun makers use deception to tie patriots to crime while defending industry and attacking administrators and mayors.
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Martin Sheen
Joe Estevez
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Estevez
National Shooting Sports Federation
Gettysburg
Normandy
Mekong Delta
New York Adopts Pesticide Spraying Warning Law
New York passes groundbreaking pesticide spraying rule requiring companies to give at least 48 hours notice to neighbors within 150 feet of spraying sites. Five counties have adopted the conforming legislation since Gov. Pataki signed the bill, touted as a national first. The article also notes a mild tornado season with 741 reports through July, compared with higher totals in prior years.
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Nicole Hudson
Farmingville
Hudson
New York
George Pataki
National Weather Service
Joseph Schaefer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administatio
Cener
Brdgestone Firestone to fly tires from Japan to ease recall shortage
Bridge stone Firestone said it will ship tires from its Japanese plants to speed replacement of 6.5 million recalled tires. First shipment leaves today with at least 10 more planned through Sunday as Ford halts three plants to free up 70,000 tires for replacements amid NHTSA investigations into 62 deaths and 100 injuries. Mastoshi Ono pledged to beat the spring recall schedule with help from Ford and other manufacturers.
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Nashville, Tenn
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc
United States
Japan
Bridgestone
Firestone
Decatur, Ill
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Con
Mastoshi Ono
U.S
Ford
Ford Motor Co
St. Paul
Minn
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Edison
Lincoln
Mercury
Plea deal in Flint school shooting case reaches no contest
Jamelle James, 19, pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 6 year old Kayla Rolland after storing a handgun used in the February incident. Prosecutors seek a sentence not to exceed two years with sentencing set for Sept. 11. The case centers on a semiautomatic pistol found in a shoe box in James' room and a home described as a flophouse where drugs were present. The 6-year-old victim was killed at a Flint, Michigan school. the younger boy involved was not charged due to age limits.
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Flint, Mich
Jamelle James
Kayla Rolland
James
Robert
Polasek
Tam
Arthur Busch
Fiji
Sir Marcus
Michigan
Microsoft asks appeals court review for antitrust case
Microsoft Corp. again seeks to have a federal appeals court hear the massive antitrust dispute, arguing that a comprehensive appellate review benefits the process more than direct Supreme Court review. The company denies delaying tactics and says prompt resolution is vital, as Justice Department concerns about harming competition remain. The Supreme Court term begins Oct. 2, with unclear timing on whether direct review will be granted.
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Microsoft Corp
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Microsoft
Justice Department
U.S
Thomas Penfield Jackson
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
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