Financier pleads guilty in $200 million scam
Martin Frankel, a 47 year old financier, admitted to 24 counts of fraud and related offenses in a $208 million insurance company looting scheme. He faces up to 150 years in prison. prosecutors may defer if he assists recovery. The case traces to a Greenwich estate hideout and an international fraud network with multiple co conspirators.
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Welfare reform debate pushes for tougher work rules
House Republicans pressed for legislation to push more welfare mothers into jobs and longer work hours as debate opened on the 1996 welfare overhaul. Democrats argued for education and training, more child care funding, and avoiding make-work jobs, while Republicans moved to limit votes to the overall packages amid stalled action over letting states merge aid programs.
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Study finds neonatal care often excessive and wasteful
A Dartmouth led study finds neonatal intensive care availability varies widely but does not significantly affect newborn survival. Areas with very few neonatologists show slightly higher mortality, while broader excess supply yields no clear benefit and may prompt unnecessary tests. Experts warn more care is not always better and may harm healthy newborns.
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Debris Load Plans For WTC Cleanup Ceremony
Rescue workers and city officials estimate the remaining debris at the World Trade Center will be hauled out in late May or early June. A ceremony is being planned to mark completion. Fewer than 90,000 tons remain after nine months of toil since September 11. Representatives from the Fire Department, Police Department, the mayor’s office and other agencies will meet to finalize the date and commemorative plans.
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Army general to head most U.S. forces in Afghanistan
Lt. Gen. Dan McNeill is slated to take command of Combined Joint Task Force 180 in Afghanistan, overseeing most U.S. operations there as Army Gen. Tommy Franks shifts duties to concentrate on the wider Central Command area from Pakistan to Iraq.
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Prosecutors Seek Reinstatement in Louima Torture Case
Prosecutors ask the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate obstruction charges against officers Charles Schwarz Thomas Wiese and Thomas Bruder in the 1997 Louima police torture case. Lead assailant Justin Volpe admitted sodomizing Haitian immigrant Abner Louima with a broken broomstick and is serving 30 years.
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West Bank damage from Israeli incursion tops 361 million
A donor and international agency report estimates direct damage from last month’s Israeli offensive in the West Bank at 361 million. Nablus bears the largest hit at 114 million, with nearly half from cultural sites. Jenin Ramallah Hebron and Bethlehem also face substantial losses between 23.8 and 82.7 million.
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