Confederate flag plates ordered by North Carolina court
The North Carolina DMV must issue license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag after a state court ruled the agency lacked discretion to deny the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The group argued it qualifies under state law as a civic organization, with 300 applications needed for a specialty tag. Currently 52 groups have such tags, which add a fee of 10 to 30 dollars.
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Division of Motor Vehicles
Sons of Confederate Veterans
DMV
Donald Stephens
North Carolina
Florida teachers accused of fleecing 103-year-old friend
Leslie Knutts Butler and her daughter Patricia Butler, both schoolteachers from West Palm Beach, allegedly siphoned more than $188,000 from 103-year-old Lillian Keller. Authorities say power of attorney granted after Keller’s stroke led to checks to the Butlers totaling $188,014 over two years, funding credit card payments and trips. The pair face charges including exploitation of the elderly, conspiracy, defrauding schemes, and grand theft and are jailed without bail.
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Leslie Knutts Butler
Patricia Butler
West Palm Beach
Lillian Keller
London
Walt Disney World
Cancun
Mexico
Leslie Butler
Keller
Butler
Hepatitis A outbreak traced and TV tobacco awards sparked
Health investigators race to identify a hepatitis A source in southeastern Michigan where one death and at least 20 illnesses are linked to an outbreak. Experts note the risk likely passed with the exposure window. Beaumont Hospital reports eight cases as officials cite national rates. The same period sees TV shows lampooning smoking drawing Emmy nods and Lung Association criticism.
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Kramer
Cybill
Cybill Shepherd
Dennis Franz
American Lung Assn
Association
Southeastern
Michigan
Stuart C. Gordon
Beaumont Hospital
Prescriptions for fen phen drop after Mayo study findings
Diet drug prescriptions in the United States plunged after a Mayo Clinic study linked the fenphalike combination to potentially fatal heart valve damage. IMS America reports fenfluramine fell 56 percent, phentermine down 30 percent, and Redux down 36 percent, as FDA warnings prompted stricter usage.
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New York
Mayo Clinic
Mayo
IMS America
Westport
IMS
Food and Drug Administration
Robbie Roscoe
Ocoee
Fla
Ms. Roscoe
Florida
Roscoe
Hemant Shah
Warren
N.J
FDA
Army tightens fitness tests for women amid bias findings
The Army plans tougher semi annual fitness standards for women after a report found bias and harassment in the service. Brig Gen Evelyn Foote said women’s sit up and push up requirements are a serious problem for men who see unequal standards. The changes keep the two mile run time similar but increase women’s pushups and speed the run.
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Washington
Army
Evelyn Foote
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Celey
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Solid Wood Entertainment Center
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