Bush faith based initiative wins Mayors endorsement
President Bush won broad mayoral support for his faith based initiative at a U.S. Conference of Mayors gathering in Detroit. Rosa Parks backs the plan, and mayors urged tweaks to House language while affirming religious groups may hire by faith.
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Supreme Court Upholds Freelance Writers Rights Online
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that freelance writers retain control over online use of their print articles and images. The decision distinguishes electronic database reproduction from print revisions, affecting NYT and other big publishers. Dissenters Breyer and Stevens noted concerns.
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Food firms seek bacteria killers from prunes to lasers
Industry panels at a major convention discuss antimicrobial strategies from prune extracts and cinnamon to high pressure processing and laser tech. California Davis researchers study lasers as an antimicrobial. irradiation is approved for meat but costly and slow to gain consumer acceptance.
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Recall affects 190000 pounds of Excel beef pork
The Excel Corp recalling about 190000 pounds of fresh ground beef and pork due to possible E. coli contamination. Produced in Wichita on May 23 and 24, the meat was distributed to Alabama Georgia Kentucky South Carolina and Tennessee. No link to illnesses has been established yet.
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Rebel leader threatens more harm in Philippines crisis
Abu Sabaya, a Muslim rebel boss holding hostages including American Martin Burnham and his wife Gracia, warned via satellite he will inflict fatal harm if demands for a mediated end are not met. He cited Americans and warned of spreading insurgency across Southeast Asia after seizing tourists from a beach resort on May 27.
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Burnley braces as riot police patrol streets again
Hundreds of riot officers patrolled Burnley overnight to curb racial tensions for a third night. By morning, 21 arrests were reported, minor clashes noted, no injuries or major damage, and most residents had dispersed. Police and community leaders had previously met to calm nerves after violence between white and South Asian youths.
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Milosevic Extradition Sought to Face War Crimes
Serbia moves to extradite former President Slobodan Milosevic to The Hague on Kosovo war crimes charges. Justice Minister Grubac presented Belgrade District Court with a UN tribunal request after delays. The decree enabling extradition had just taken effect.
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