Shell Oil to pay 110 million over underpaid oil royalties
The Justice Department said Shell Oil Co will settle for 110 million, resolving alleged underpayment of royalties on oil from leased federal land from 1980 through 1998. The $392 million total recovery across 12 oil firms comes from a False Claims Act whistle-blower suit filed in U.S. District Court in Lufkin Texas. Two whistleblowers will share a portion of the settlement. The suit claimed 27 million acres across 21 states were affected and royalties based on past well head prices rather than fair market value.
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Shell Oil Co
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Lufkin
Tex
Dismissal sought in last 1966 firebombing case
Prosecutors seek to drop charges against Charles Noble the remaining defendant in the 1966 firebombing of civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer citing a key witness Billy Roy Pitts as too ill to testify Bow ers was convicted in Dahmer murder and is serving a life sentence Nix died before trial Noble faced a mistrial in 1999 and could be retried if a new witness emerges in Forrest County Mississippi.
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Charles Noble
Sam Bowers
Deavours Nix
Bowers
Vernon Dahmer
Nix
Dahmer
Hattiesburg
Noble
Forrest County
Billy Roy Pitts
Bob Helfrich
USDA allows smaller holes in Swiss cheese rules
The USDA announced that Grade A Swiss cheese may have smaller holes to prevent entanglement in high speed slicing machines. The move faced doubt after a White House moratorium on late Clinton era rules, but officials deemed the standard technical and published it as a notice in the Federal Register.
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White House
Clinton
USDA
Federal Register
Statins Boost Survival After Heart Attacks Say Swedish Study
Swedish researchers report that giving cholesterol lowering statins to heart attack patients in hospital or at discharge reduces one year mortality by about 25 percent. In a study of 19,599 patients, 219 statin users died within a year versus 1,307 nonusers, after adjusting for age smoking diabetes and hypertension.
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United States
Ulf Stenestrand
University Hospital of Linkoping
Sweden
American Medical Association
Heart Assn
Red wine not proven heart helper says AHA
Dallas report notes red wine offers no proven heart benefits. Doctors with the American Heart Association urge proven methods: healthy diet, regular exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight. Dr Ira Goldberg cautions no alcoholic beverage replaces conventional measures, per Circulation journal.
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Dallas
American Heart Assn
Ira Goldberg
AHA
Study bolsters benefits of breast feeding babies
A European study of over 16 000 mothers shows strong evidence that breast feeding improves infant health. Babies in an intensive breast feeding program had fewer intestinal infections and eczema, with broader benefits like fewer earaches and asthma. The randomized design, published in JAMA, compared breast feeding intensity and early bottle feeding to assess outcomes.
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Ciicaco
Bush abortion restrictions drew fire from family groups
Washington AP reports critics say Bush limits on U S international aid to groups that provide or advocate abortion will raise teen births in Europe and AIDS spread in Africa. Pathfinder International and Population Action International condemn the policy as a Reagan era holdover, risking broader health services and voluntary family planning programs.
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Washington
Bush
U.S
Europe
Africa
Kate Bourne
Pathfinder International
Pathfinder
Bourne
Reagan
Clinton
Sally Ethelston
Population Action International
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Chris Underwood
Douglas County
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