Reparations suits target Aetna CSX FleetBoston firms
Advocates of slavery reparations push for tangible damages including back pay and profits as eight corporations face lawsuits in New York and New Jersey. Ed Fagan leads the team, with several firms named but not all defendants disclosed. Separately, former officer Charles Schwarz is indicted on perjury in the Louima case while Justin Volpe remains jailed on a 30 year term.
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FleetBoston Financial Services
CSX
Ed Fagan
Livingston
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New York
New Jersey
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Charles Schwarz
Louima
Brooklyn
Justin Volpe
Schwarz
Volpe
Six die in foggy six car Interstate pileup
A fog shrouded stretch of highway in South Carolina sparked a six car chain reaction that killed six people. A sport utility vehicle rear ended a slow tractor-trailer, the trucker exited and was struck by a car carrying five people, and that car was struck by an 18 wheeler, all within a fiery crash.
Two acquitted in sheriff-elect Derwin Brown slaying
Georgia men David Ramsey and Melvin Walker were acquitted of murder in the ambush slaying of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown in Decatur in 2000, a case built largely on testimony from two cooperating defendants who testified that outgoing Sheriff Sidney Dorsey ordered the hit. Dorsey faces trial on murder and racketeering charges.
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David Ramsey
Melvin Walker
Derwin Brown
Decatur
Sidney Dorsey
Dorsey
Jury Deliberations in Springer Murder Case Continue
Jurors resume deliberations in the Ralf Panitz murder trial as they seek to determine if he killed his ex wife Nancy Campbell Panitz in the Sarasota home they shared. Panitz, 42, faces first degree murder charges after Campbell Panitz was found dead July 24, 2000, soon after she won possession of the house and hours after a Jerry Springer show episode about the trio aired.
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Jerry Springer Show
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National parks on endangered list
The National Parks Conservation Association lists America’s ten most endangered parks, citing Mojave National Preserve and landmarks like Yellowstone and Federal Hall National Monument. It highlights water depletion, poaching, habitat damage, and funding gaps, urging Congress to boost funding and staffing.
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National Parks Conservation Assn
America
Mojave
California
Yellowstone National Park
Federal Hall National Monument
New York
Lower Manhattan
George Washington
World Trade Center
Thomas Kiernan
The
Conservation Association
Kiernan
Bush
Congress
Parks Association
Commission
Great Smoky Mountains
National Parks Conservation Association
Mojave National Preserve
Ocmulgee National Monument
Georgia
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Pennsylvania
New York City
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Alaska
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Glacier National Park
Montana
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee
North Carolina
Everglades
Big Cypress
Florida
Wyoming
US urges Israel to allow Arafat to attend Beirut summit
US officials press Israel to permit Yasser Arafat to travel to the Beirut summit amid a push for clarifications on arrests of militants and confiscation of weapons. Zinni seeks a three way meeting while Sharon weighs allowing departure with possible return limits. Omar Rajoub calls Arafat’s participation assured. Bush and UN seek attendance as Arabs push peace plan amid occupation tensions.
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Arafat
Beirut
Jibril Rajoub
Sharon
Raanan Gissin
Associated Press
Israel
ABC News
Bush
United Nations
Fred Eckhard
Airport security overhaul targets screening backlog
The security agency hires 30,000 federal workers to take over passenger screening and trains 300 of 1,200 senior supervisors at airports. Officials cite post 9/11 breaches, with 59 concourses evacuated and 2,456 flight delays or cancellations. Critics note current equipment misses explosives and tools, and high metal detector settings trigger many alarms.
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Norman Mineta
FAA
Billie Vincent
Vincent
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