China vows to improve Sino U S relations amid human rights tensions
China signals willingness to improve relations with the United States and pledge great efforts, ahead of a June deadline on human rights progress. Li said Beijing aims to sustain dialogue, while Washington presses for reforms and notes past tensions. Chinese officials outlined steps on prison labor, emigration cases, and reporting prisoners.
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Congress weighs NASA's seventh space station plan
The Associated Press reports Congress considers a renewed international space station with Russia as a partner. The deal includes 400 million dollars to cancel Indian spaceflight plans, granting access to Mir experience and 24 months for US astronauts, while critics in Congress question the project’s necessity amid ongoing votes.
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Court cautions on reasonable doubt jury instruction
The Supreme Court warned states that the common definition relying on jurors moral certainty in reasonable doubt is outdated and may confuse jurors. It upheld the instruction in two death penalty cases, finding no reasonable likelihood of actual confusion in the given context. A separate report notes a moderate 5.3 earthquake near Ensenada felt in San Diego, with no damage or injuries reported.
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Libya offers to try Lockerbie suspects at Hague
Libya proposes putting two Libyan suspects on trial before Scottish judges at The Hague based on the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people. The offer came from Saad Mulder at a Paris conference of 550 parliamentarians from over 100 countries, amid U S and Britain pressure. Meanwhile in Mexico City Manuel Camacho Solis abandons presidential bid to pursue peace in Chiapas, stating he chooses peace over candidacy.
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House panel OKs cigarette tax hike and payroll tax
A congressional subcommittee approved a $1.25 per pack increase in the federal cigarette tax as part of a broad measure to guarantee health care for all Americans. The panel also backed a new eight-tenth of 1 percent payroll tax on employers to fund the program.
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