McDougal Breaks Down In California Embezzlement Trial
Susan McDougal cried during cross examination as Prosecutor pressed her on record-keeping. He argued she hid personal expenses within complex records from former employers conductor Zubin Mehta and Nancy Mehta. McDougal said Nancy ran her life and the office, prompting a brief courtroom recess.
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Infomercial guru collapses after guilty verdict in Florida
William McCorkle, 32, a Florida infomercial pitchman, collapsed in a courtroom as jurors found him guilty on 85 federal counts accusing him of deceiving customers out of millions. He and his wife Chantal faced fraud, conspiracy, credit card and Social Security number misuse, and offshore money laundering. His companies sold real estate investment programs promising big gains and allegedly refused refunds.
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Winn-Dixie expands recall of 1.5 million pounds
Winn-Dixie stores broaden a food recall to include lunch meat products amid possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The Wednesday action covers 192,553 pounds of lunch meat sold under the W/D Brand in 14 states after inspectors found two positive luncheon meat samples.
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Judge dismisses suit against Chiquita in Honduras case
Judge Susan Dlott to Honduran courts, dismissing Ernst Otto Stalinski's suit alleging Chiquita Brands terrorized him during a banana purchase for USS. Stalinski, a former Fyffes agent, claimed corruption and kidnapping attempts in 1990 and sought over $1.5 million in damages tied to Honduran court influence.
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Shopper near gate triggers pacemaker shocks study
A 72 year old at a bookstore magazine rack suffered four defibrillator shocks when near a Sensormatic Ultra Max shoplifting gate. Doctors say the simulated pulse from the gate can affect implanted devices, advising brisk walking and distance from gates.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Arsenic shown to fight a rare leukemia
A small study reports arsenic trioxide induced remissions in 11 of 12 patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Nine months at most saw long term disease absence in eight. one death occurred from brain hemorrhage unrelated to treatment.
Cholesterol drugs cut death risk after heart attack
A New England Journal of Medicine study reports that cholesterol lowering Pravachol significantly lowers death risk in heart attack survivors. In 9014 patients with cholesterol 155 to 271, six years of follow up showed a 24 percent reduction in heart disease deaths and a drop in all-cause deaths from 14 to 11 percent.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Beheading defendant loses bid to have case dismissed
INDEPENDENCE Va AP A judge denied a defense bid to dismiss capital murder and robbery charges against white sawmill worker Emmett Cressell in the burning death and beheading of black man Garnett P Johnson after an all night party. The defense argued insufficient force element for robbery. the judge let the case proceed. Ceparano, a co‑defendant, pleaded guilty to capital murder and testified, while the defense contends Ceparano acted to vent racism and was intoxicated to the point of memory loss.
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Johnson
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Independence
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