Texas inmate gets reprieve as DNA testing law takes effect
Death row inmate Richard Kutzner, 58, awaiting execution in Huntsville, wins a temporary stay as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals weighs the state paid DNA test access law. The ruling raises how lower courts should apply the new testing rights to exonerate inmates. He was convicted for two 1996 murders, with death sentences imposed shortly after.
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Bedbugs tied to international travelers say UF expert
University of Florida entomologist Phil Koehler says upscale hotels in cities with high tourist influx are seeing more bedbug infestations. Pest-control firms note a tenfold rise in Florida bedbug service calls since 1999 as U.S. international visitors reached a record 51 million in 2000.
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Stanford to cover insurance costs for students dependents
Stanford University will use school funds to offset rising health insurance costs for students with dependents. The move, limited to the next school year, aims to blunt premium increases, which could reach about 20 percent with the university's contribution, after administrators warned of possible hikes up to 60 percent. The school has not disclosed the amount or source of the funds.
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Wildfire Drives Hundreds From Homes Near Jackson Tetons
Wind driven blaze five miles southwest of Jackson, Wyoming, forces door to door evacuations for about 200 homes. Some 1,400 acres burned since Sunday with only 10 percent containment amid dry timber and no forecast rain. Red Cross shelter opened at Jackson Hole High School as Forest Service mobilizes 615 firefighters, nine helicopters and seven air tankers. Celebrities with homes in the area include Dick Cheney Harrison Ford Sandra Bullock Heather Thomas and James Wolfensohn, none of whom are threatened.
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Condit polygraph avoided direct questioning on affair
A private polygraph given to Rep. Gary Condit covered 10 questions and did not ask directly about an affair with Chandra Levy. The test found Condit not deceptive on all questions, while police pursue a Levy disappearance profile with FBI agents consulting. Rep. Charles Stenholm condemned Condit's actions and urged accountability without urging resignation.
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Navy to pay Cheney's electric bill
The House defeated a Democratic bid to stop the Navy from paying full electricity costs at Vice President Dick Cheney's Naval Observatory residence. The bill is projected at 186000 this year and stems from a Clinton era shift to meter-based charges after 1998.
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