Notorious B I G Arrested On Marijuana Charge In Brooklyn
Rapper Notorious B I G, real name Christopher Wallace, was arrested after an anonymous tip found him smoking marijuana in his luxury car on a Brooklyn street. He and two other men, James Lloyd and Lamont Mosely, were issued summonses and released.
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Democrats fail vote on Gingrich report ethics clash
Democrats Thursday failed to compel immediate disclosure of an outside counsel's summary of evidence on Speaker Newt Gingrich mingled with House tax rule questions over a college course taught 1993 95. Republicans overturned the move and blocked a GOP bid to probe Dick Gephardt real estate deals.
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Lab fines total $11 million for unneeded tests in fraud case
Two national lab operators agree to an $11 million settlement over billing Medicare and other programs for about 700000 unnecessary tests. Whistleblowers Kevin Spear and C Jack Dowden will receive roughly $1.6 million under the federal False Claims Act. The government cites $4.4 million in inappropriate reimbursements. CDC notes polio vaccine changes to combine injections with sugar cubes. two shots of a killed virus vaccine precede the oral dose to curb cases.
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Nike cautions Dole over Just Don't Do It slogan
Nike objects to Bob Dole adopting Just Don t Do It for anti drug campaigning saying the line borrows from Nike s Just Do It campaign. Nike notes the slogan is tied to sports and not for commerce and no legal action will be taken though they contacted the campaign.
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Advertisers weigh risk as Ellen comes out on TV
Madison Avenue watches Ellen on ABC as hints surface that Ellen DeGeneres may be a lesbian. Advertisers say some sponsors could skip the show if she is depicted in bed with a girlfriend, while others plan to ride out the controversy. Network ad buyers note mixed reactions depend on how the plot is handled and potential impact on key brands.
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CIA page hacked by Swedish group labeling it Central Stupidity Agency
A Swedish hacker collective calling itself Power Through Resistance altered the CIA World Wide Web page amid a Swedish court case. They linked the page to sex and music sites and criticized prosecutor Bo Skarinder while stressing the breach posed no national security risk since it targeted a separate system with no CIA internal files.
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Subliminal Messages Have Little Influence, Study Finds
Washington AP reports that subliminal messages affect the mind for only about one tenth of a second. University of Washington psychologist Anthony Greenwald and assistants published in Science showing reduced accuracy in identifying target words when subliminal primes precede them. The team used a "subliminal sandwich" with names hidden between consonant strings to test unconscious processing and found the effect fades with longer intervals or slower responses.
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