New York City to remove soda and snacks from school vending
New York City public schools plan to replace soda, hard candy and doughnuts in vending machines this fall under stricter guidelines aimed at curbing childhood obesity. The system serves about 800,000 meals daily and will add lower fat tacos and chicken nuggets plus possible removal of beef ravioli and macaroni by 2008. Derrick Todd Lee indicted for murder in six southern Louisiana slayings. prosecutors seek three more indictments and death penalty. DNA links Lee to four Baton Rouge killings, one in Addis and another in Lafayette Parish. manhunt spanned September 2001 to March this year. he was arrested last month.
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Guantanamo Bay ready for military tribunals
The U S Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba is prepared to stage military tribunals for terror suspects as Pentagon officials await President Bush's decision on who and where to try. Infrastructure has been in place since April for potential U S run trials in Cuba. Maj Harry Schmidt faces possible charges of involuntary manslaughter aggravated assault and dereliction of duty in a separate case after a fatal Afghan incident.
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New York City Remains to Be Reburied at African Burial Ground
Remains of slaves and free blacks found 12 years ago during a lower Manhattan graveyard dig may be reburied this fall. A tentative October 4 burial will be preceded by several days of ceremonies, says Cassandra Henderson of the federal project office. The 300-year-old site, closed in 1794, held thousands denied white graves. remains of 408 people, about half under 12, were found during 1991 construction, prompting Bush to halt disinterments in 1992.
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Gigantic upward jets of lightning found by researchers
Researchers from Taiwan using low light cameras captured five gigantic lightning jets arcing upward from thunder clouds over the South China Sea in July 2002. The jets reach about 60 miles into the upper atmosphere, form tree or carrot like shapes, and emit extremely low frequency radio waves that may affect global communications.
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Transcript released on bishop O'Brien accident case
Phoenix police released a transcript showing former Bishop Thomas O'Brien telling investigators he feared being attacked and did not know he had hit a jaywalker when his car struck Jim Reed. He said he thought someone threw a rock or he hit a dog and noted recent hate mail and an immunity deal. He faces a felony charge for leaving the scene with arraignment set for July 7.
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Proposed polypill could add over a decade to life span
A British Medical Journal paper argues a single daily pill combining aspirin a cholesterol drug three blood pressure medications and folic acid could extend life by 11 to 12 years for many over 55 and cut heart attack and stroke risk by up to 88 and 80 percent respectively. Experts view it as a plausible cost saver and adherence booster, though no such pill exists yet and costs are unknown.
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