Prostitute HIV Warning Sparks Nationwide Test Outreach
Doctors warn of a prostitute who allegedly had unprotected sex with thousands while HIV positive. Italian media ran a photo of Giuseppina Barbieri as officials urged clients to get tested. Ravenna police reported thousands possibly affected, with estimates up to 5,000 based on unverified Italian reports.
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Giuseppina Barbieri
Ravenna
Rome
ANSA
Filippo Ciccimarra
Barbieri
20000 Demand Better Policing In Brussels March
Twenty-thousand people marched in Brussels demanding political unity and revamped policing after a child molestation murder case. The protest mirrored 1996 to 1997 turmoil and called for streamlined law enforcement ahead of the 1999 elections.
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Brussels
Jean-Luc Dehaene
Accordion returns to popularity across genres and schools
In Holyoke Massachusetts, accordion sales rise as the instrument regains respect in music schools and mainstream media. Enthusiasts cite renewed interest in ethnic styles, popular recordings, and festivals, with university programs expanding after years of decline.
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Holyoke
Mass
Paul Gluck
Jimi Hendrix
Billy Joel
Paul Simon
China
Washington, D.C
Lawrence Welk
Vitalis
Spain
Marc
Savoy
Eunice
Germany
Austria
Gluck
AP Poto
Golden Blue Ribbon Singers
Babies Learn Words In First Year Of Speech
Philadelphia report notes infants begin to distinguish sounds such as cut and cup by seven months. Lila Gleitman of the University of Pennsylvania says babies learn about one word every three days until 18 months, then form two word phrases by 18 months and gradually expand vocabulary to 80,000 to 100,000 by adulthood. Researchers emphasize grammar aids fast word learning and that parental style has little impact in early years.
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Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Lila Gleitman
University of Pennsylvania
Gleitman
Closing arguments in Zamora Graham murder trial
After two weeks of testimony, jurors prepare to choose between two stark portrayals of Diane Zamora, accused killer, and David Graham, her ex Air Force Academy figure. Prosecutors present Zamora as obsessed and vengeful, ordering the killing of Adrianne Jones over a 1995 fling, while defense portrays Zamora as a victim of an abusive, domineering partner who took the fall. The defendants, both 20, face capital murder charges with life imprisonment and parole eligibility in 40 years if convicted. prosecutors declined the death penalty. Jurors were to deliberate after closing arguments.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Naval Academy
Diane Gamora
Ms. Zamora
David Graham
Graham
Air Force Academy
Adrianne Jones
Miss Jones
Diane Zamora
Bill Lane
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