McDougal Witness Refuses Testimony in California Trial
Angered attorneys clash over evidence requiring testimony from Kate Bell, the bookkeeper tied to Zubin Mehta and Nancy McDougal. Bell refuses to appear, making subpoena moot. prosecutors cite desperation to avoid court while noting the defense lacks subpoena power.
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Santa Monica
Kate Bell
Zubin Mehta
Nancy
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Ms. Bell
Jeffrey Semow
Bell
Semow
Teen writer found to be actress at 32 shocks Hollywood
Riley Weston, once hailed as a 19-year-old writing prodigy, is revealed to be a 32-year-old actress who allegedly posed as a teen to boost chances in youth tempt Hollywood. Weston acknowledged her age and past acting role in Sister Act 2 while Disney’s Touchstone Television dispute over a two year six figure deal. In a separate case in Columbia, an aunt and two young uncles were charged in the fatal beating of 6-year-old Charnell Smith, with the mother Pamela Smith 34, saying the child “fell against a table” during a belt beating after school.
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Walt Disney Co
Riley Weston
Entertainment Weekly
Hollywood
Daily
Variety
Weston
Disney
Touchstone Television
Columbia
Charnell Smith
Charnell
Pamela Smith
Gay student reports assault and rape near Yellowstone
The Cody Enterprise reports Park County detectives found Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old University of Wyoming student, told police he was sexually assaulted by three men near Yellowstone last summer. A rape test showed no signs of sexual assault and a bartender stated he knocked him unconscious. Police say robbery was the motive and Shepard did not press charges due to memory loss from alcohol. The case connects to a fatal beating in Laramie last week and a planned vigil by Lawrence organizations at city hall.
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Yellowstone National Park
Matthew Shepard
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Shepard
Park County
Cody
Yellowstone
Park
Cody Enterprise
Scott Steward
Steward
Newton Lakes
Cris Hoogerhyde
Life likely common beyond Earth say scientists in Madison
Researchers at a Madison AP briefing say life could be widespread beyond Earth. They cite discoveries about simple life forms thriving without sun, endless exoplanet candidates, and early Earth fossil timing to argue life may arise quickly under favorable conditions on planets like Mars, Europa, Ganymede, and past Venus.
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Madison, Wis
Bruce Jakosky
University of Colorado
American Astronomical Society
Earth
Stanford University
Chris Chyba
Jupiter
NASA
Als
Arctic
Chyba
Mars
Chris McKay
Ames Research Center
Europa
Ganymede
Venus
Gamma ray bursts linked to supernovas
Astronomers link gamma ray bursts to supernova explosions, proposing the same dying star engine drives both. A recent observation near a peculiar supernova on April 25 supports the view that a supernova can power a gamma ray burst, suggesting a shared cosmic mechanism.
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Earth
Stan Woosley
University of California At Santa Cruz
AIDS testing urged during pregnancy by top panel
A panel urges HIV testing become routine in prenatal care to cut mother to child transmission. The Institute of Medicine says many pregnant women are not tested, missing AZT treatment.Doctors would test unless patients object, with counseling on demand. About 8,000 of 4 million pregnancies yearly involve HIV.
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Washington
Institute of Medicine
Congress
Marie McCormick
Harvard University
Mutations Show AIDS Strains Separate in Semen and Blood
A UNC Chapel Hill and Swiss study finds HIV can form distinct strains in semen and blood of eleven men, challenging the single-strain assumption. Researchers note semen and blood act as separate compartments requiring independent drug targeting, with implications for treatment and public health.
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N.C
North Carolina
Switzerland
Pietro Vernazza
St. Gall Cantonal Hospital
Joseph Eron
University of North Carolina At
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