Grand jury declines to indict Food Lion worker in death
In Raleigh a grand jury refused to indict Daniel Abram Redbourn, a Food Lion employee, for beating learning-disabled Jason Cort to death with a tree limb after Cort stole $130. Prosecutor Howard Cummings urged manslaughter charges but the panel did not indict. Cort died May 10, a day after the incident at the store.
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Raleigh
Howard Cummings
Atty
Colon Willoughby
Food Lion
Daniel Abram Redbourn
Jason Paul Cort
Cort
Rodbourn
Signing bonus may lure teachers in Massachusetts plan
Massachusetts Senate President Thomas Birmingham backs a $20,000 signing bonus to attract top graduates into teaching as districts face a wave of retirements. Nationally districts offer smaller sums while some cities pay up to $5,000 toward a new house to lure new teachers.
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Massachusetts
Senate
Thomas Birmingham
Dallas
Baltimore
Reporter refuses to answer questions in grand jury case
Michael Gallagher declined to talk in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court as he and his lawyers sought protection from testifying about alleged access to Chiquita Brands International Inc. voice mail. The Cincinnati Enquirer had accused him of botching its coverage.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Chiquita
Michael Gallagher
Gallagher
Hamilton County
Chiquita Brands International Inc
Banana Company
Independent stores fear Blockbuster pricing and deals hurt play field
In Torrance and at a Las Vegas convention, small video stores accuse Blockbuster of better studio terms under revenue sharing, enabling 10 to 20 times the new releases. They warn independents may fail as revenue sharing reshapes costs, shelf depth, ownership, and profits across a rebuilding $8 billion market.
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Torrance
Caaig
Matt Feinstein
Blockbuster
Feinstein
Marbles Entertainment
California
Las Vegas
Robert Wittenberg
MGM Studio
Home Entertainment
Jeffrey Eves
Video Software Dealers Assn
Viacom Inc
Viacom
John Antioco
Taco Bell
Pepsico Inc
Antioco
Federal election money fund dwindling threatens primary funding
Washington AP reports the federal campaign fund may underpay primary candidates in 2000 as few taxpayers opt to donate $3. FEC warns funds may arrive after elections, delaying matching money and risking viability. The system aims to curb donor influence but participation keeps shrinking.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
FEC
Sharon Snyder
Marshall Wittmann
The
Heritage Foundation
Campaign Costs Taxpayers’ Willingness to Allocate $3 to Fund
IRS figures show the share of taxpayers agreeing to divert part of their taxes currently set at $3 to the presidential campaign fund. The data indicate varying levels of voluntary participation across regions and income groups, reflecting public support and awareness of the fund.
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IRS
NIH fund allocation sparks debate over disease impact
An Institute of Medicine study discusses NIH spending of 13 billion dollars, noting bias toward vocal disease groups like AIDS and breast cancer. It highlights disparities, showing AIDS deaths priced at far higher per-death cost than heart disease and outlines shifts within cancer funding that reduced other cancer areas.
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Washington
National Institutes of Health
Institute of Medicine
NIH
Leon Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Princeton University
Congress
National Cancer Institute
The
Cancer Institute
AIDS drug 3TC slows liver damage in hepatitis B patients
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports 3TC lamivudine reduces inflammatory liver injury after one year in about 56 percent of treated patients versus 25 percent on placebo. Conducted in China with 358 participants, the research suggests easier use and potential superiority to interferon alpha, though no direct comparison exists.
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Boston
New England
China
Ching-Lung Lai
University of Hong Kong
Glaxo Wellcome
Top Freemen leaders convicted in Montana bank conspiracy
A federal jury convicted four top leaders of the anti government Montana Freemen LeRoy Schweitzer Daniel Petersen Dale Jacobi and Russell Landers of conspiracy to defraud four banks in a massive assault on the banking system Trials left unresolved counts leading to a mistrial on those charges and possible retrial for six remaining defendants The Freemen issued 3432 bogus checks totaling 15.5 billion and standoff authorities say lasted 81 days around Justus Township with FBI agents posted nearby.
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Billings. Mont
Montana
James Coates Jr
U.S
John Coughenour
Sherry Scheel
Matteucci
Freemen
Schweitzer
Landers
Norwest Bank
Butte-Anaconda
FBI
Justus Township
Petersen
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Niehoff Htg. & Air, Inc
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