Rights report faults Russia and China for abuses
The State Department’s annual human rights report accuses Russia of disproportionate force in Chechnya, harsh prison conditions, beatings, and hazing of recruits, while noting difficulty distinguishing political killings from crime. China is labeled an authoritarian state with wide abuses including incommunicado detention, torture, press and political repression, and Tibet restrictions.
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State Department Today
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House panel backs bill for 10.5 billion prison build
The House Judiciary Committee voted 23 11 to send a Republican measure to the full House. It would spend 10.5 billion on prison construction and add 2.5 billion beyond the 1994 law with conditions to favor states that imprison violent criminals at high rates and for longer periods.
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News Updates Line for National World Coverage
National updates hotline directs callers to J W Access numbers for breaking national and world news with separate extensions for national and world coverage.
Canadians cling to metric limbo in daily life
Canadians remain divided over metric adoption after a generation since official conversion. People cite distances in kilometers while many still use feet for ballparks and Fahrenheit or Celsius for weather. The piece contrasts practical uses of both systems in everyday Toronto life.
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Canada Holds On To Imperial While Weighing Metrics
Canada remains split over metric adoption with shops listing metric measures yet still labeling many items in imperial. The housing, construction, and sports sectors cling to old units while highways and temperatures turn metric. prices mix units to suit local habits and language, illustrating a gradual but uneven transition.
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Sporting Goods
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Buchanan
McDonald’s
Canada’s metric shift stalls after 1984 moratorium
Canada's move to the metric system, announced in 1970, faced opposition and a 1984 pricing rule moratorium that persists. Schools began teaching metric, but there is little political will to press on, with most blaming the United States for the delay. The United States Burma and Liberia remain non metric nations. The Clinton era is mentioned in context.
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OJ Simpson best seller jumps to top in four days
Four days after release, OJ Simpson's I Want To Tell You rises to the top of best seller lists. Published by Little Brown, the 208-page non fiction account of the murder case claims innocence. The book sold 500000 copies in initial printings and rapid reprint, with mixed reader reactions across bookstores.
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O.J. Simpson
Little, Brown & Co
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Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Los Angeles
Little, Brown
Beth Davey
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Wall Street Journal
Oxford Books
Atlanta
Jennifer Wright
Oxford Review Newsletter
Temperature Extremes Hit Nation From North to West
The Associated Press reports a high of 85 degrees in Monrovia California on Tuesday and a low of 6 degrees in Roseau Minnesota on Wednesday marking sharp national temperature swings across regions.
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Lawrence Weather and Lake Reports for Tuesday
Readings show high 61 and low 31 with an overnight 31. Record highs and lows are noted from 1992 and 1905. Lake Clinton at 37 degrees and level 875.61, Clinton normal 875.5. Perry Lake 36 degrees, level 891.86, normal 891.5. Road-access numbers provided for Kansas agencies and a Call-Journal World access line. Moon phases list last half, new, first half, full dates.
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Weather outlook with cool nights and mild days ahead
Tonight partly cloudy with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and a low around 40. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer with north winds, a high near 60 and a low near 30. Friday through Saturday stay warm and dry with highs in the 50s and overnight lows around 30, then Sunday cools to the 40s with similar overnight lows.
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