Lottery winner sentenced for killing in blood feud
New York lottery winner Joseph Rukaj, 38, was sentenced to 20 years to life for murdering Mark Nikac, 58, outside Nikac's White Plains home in 1996. He was also linked to the killing of his former lover's pregnant partner but was acquitted for that death. Rukaj had won 17.5 million in 1990.
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House Bill Shields Donors From Bankruptcy Effects
The House passed bills to protect charitable and religious donations from bankruptcy issues, following a 1992 court ruling. The measures, identical to Senate moves, would treat donations within a year of filing as non fraudulent and permit debtors in Chapter 13 to continue giving.
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Volunteers search wreckage as Spencer rallys volunteers
Thousands of volunteers, many in parkas, descended on Spencer Nebraska to search debris for valuables after a deadly tornado. Governor Janklow urged swift effort while Vice President Gore visited, pledging federal aid and promising local recovery support. The disaster left six dead, 150 injured, and much of the town damaged.
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al Gore
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Rocky Kirby
Clinton
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Cherie Schroeder
NIH Sets New 10 Percent Weight Loss Target
WASLINGTON AP The NIH unveils first weight guidelines urging adults with BMI 25 or higher to aim to lose 10 percent of body weight. Donato notes the 25 BMI cutoff is a shift from 26 and emphasizes starting with prevention of further gain.
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Teen says demons drove Woodham to murder at Pear High
In Philadelphia Mississippi Luke Woodham 17 testifies that demons and a satanic mentor guided him to kill his mother and open fire at Pear High School. He recalls petting a knife, seeing his mother’s body, and hearing Grant Boyette’s voice urging him to act.
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State Hospital
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