Poll shows Bush reprieve motive and DNA testing support
A Newsweek poll indicates six of ten Americans believe Bush approved a 30 day reprieve in a Texas death penalty case for political reasons while 95 percent favor universal DNA testing in death row cases. The survey also notes broad support for DNA testing to reveal innocence alongside continued death penalty support.
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Campus Arrests Rise on U.S. Colleges in 1998
The report shows increased campus crime in 1998 with alcohol related offenses climbing 24.3 percent. Data cover 481 four year colleges and universities, including liquor law violations 8844 and drug law violations 18708 compared to 1997 figures.
Alcohol responsible for most of lise report says
Campus crime reports rose in 1998 with a 24.3 percent increase in alcohol related arrests, the largest jump in seven years. The University of Wisconsin Madison reported 792 liquor law violations, far more than Kansas University’s five. The Chronicle of Higher Education notes broader rises in drug, forcible sex, weapons, assault, arson, and hate crime arrests, amid varying reporting practices and enforcement.
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Tenecteplase Wins FDA Backing for Stroke-like Heart Attack Treatment
The FDA approved Tenecteplase sold as TNKase by Genentech to dissolve heart clots in one injection, offering faster treatment than standard TPA therapies. Trials with 17,000 patients showed similar mortality to Activase and lower non intracranial bleeding, easing triage in emergencies.
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Genentech Inc
Food and Drug Administration
Genentech
Activase
Christopher Granger
Duke University Medical Center
Durham
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Betsy Rosenberg
Hal Barron
United States
Nations clash over Beijing era steps at U.N. women talks
At the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, five years after Beijing, nations seek an accelerated roadmap for gender equality while Vatican and several Islamic states resist proposals on sexual rights education and family definitions. Linda Tarr-Whelan cites Algeria, Sudan, Libya, Iran and the Vatican as blockers. The conference eyes continued work through the five days as delegates acknowledge early Beijing gains. The Beijing platform urges inheritance rights, rape in wartime condemnation, poverty alleviation, and women’s right to decide sexuality and childbearing, plus legal reforms and women in top roles.
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Beijing
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Commission On the Status of Women
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Iran
U.N
Douglas helps police nab car thieves in Cincinnati filming
Actor Michael Douglas, in Cincinnati filming Traffic, directed officers to an alley where two 17 year olds were hiding after crashing a stolen car. The teens faced charges of obstructing official business, with one also charged with receiving stolen property. Douglas and crew wrap up week two of Ohio filming.
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Cincinnati
Steve Wilger
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Douglas
Ohio
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