Supreme Court Opens Term With Religion and Drug-Policy Battles
The Supreme Court begins its term by reviewing whether states must fund religious instruction and if employers can bar rehiring former drug users. The docket includes 45 cases, with Locke v Davey over state funding for church related teaching and a drug use discrimination issue. Other topics include Miranda warnings, wheelchair access, age bias, gerrymandering, and other high court questions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Arizona
Joshua Davey
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Davey
Locke
Joel Hernandez
Miranda
Missouri
Pope John Paul II honors three new saints amid health concerns
Pope John Paul II led a 2 1/2 hour canonization ceremony for Daniele Comboni Arnold Janssen and Josef Freinademetz amid Parkinson's symptoms. The pope appeared healthy overall, later riding the pipemobile around St. Peter's Square as tens of thousands cheered.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
Walter Kasper
John Paul
Daniele Comboni
Arnold Janssen
Josef Freinademetz
Mother Teresa
Austria
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
Oldest American Elena Slough dies in sleep at 114 or 115
Elena Slough, noted as the nation’s oldest person, died in her sleep Sunday at Victoria Manor Nursing Home in Lower Township New Jersey. Her age is given as 114 or 115 by different sources, with the Gerontology Research Group listing birth in 1889 and marketing officials citing 1888.
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Trenton
N.J
Elena Slough
Slough
Victoria Manor
Wanda Allen
Judy Moody
Lower Township
Gerontology Research
Krista Richards
United States
Mary Dorothy Christian
San Pablo
Calif
Christian
L. Stephen Coles
Said Sunday
Ucla School of Medicine
Kamato Hongo
Mitoyo Kawate
Victorian Manor
North Cape May
Remains found in Green River case renew search for victims
Detectives uncovered four new sets of remains in western Washington this summer, three identified as part of the seven missing women linked to the Green River killer. Marie Malvar, 18, was identified among the newly found remains near Auburn, with others including April Buttram, 17, and Pammy Avent, 16. Police say DNA ties Gary Ridgway to some deaths, and investigators continue probing as the suspect coordinates a possible plea.
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Seattle
Washington
Green River
Marilyn Molina
Marie Malvar
King County Sheriff's
Ridgway
Malvar
Auburn
April Buttram
Pammy Avent
Buttram
Avent
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General Dynamics
Cline
Pennsylvania
Viethe
Jubelizer
Frances D'Emilio
Associated Press
By David Porter
Melanthia Mitchell
William Bailey
Gary Ridgway
65Th Avenue South
Wash
Acras
John Deere
Heritage Tractor, Inc
Baldwin
Baldwin City
Baptiste Paola
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