Florida settles suit with tobacco industry for 11.3 billion
Florida officials reach a multibillion dollar settlement ending the Medicaid recovery suit against cigarette makers. Governor Lawton Chiles announces the deal at a Sunday dinner with lead attorney Bob Montgomery. The agreement includes upfront payment and a 25 year payout, with 400 confidential documents to be released and stricter billboard limits.
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Bob Montgomery
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Philip Morris Cos
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Cuiles
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Dow Corning offers $2.4B settlement in breast implant case
Dow Corning proposed about 2.4 billion dollars to resolve breast implant claims from roughly 200,000 women worldwide. Expedited claims start at 1,000 and medical-condition claims reach 200,000, with larger payouts possible if more claimants vote for approval. a bankruptcy court must sign off before a vote.
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Dan Corning
Michael Jackson
Jackson
Houston
Ed Blizzard
Don Corning
Burger King pulls Hudson beef after recall crisis
Hudson Foods faces a national scare as Burger King removes Hudson beef from all grills. David Nixon of Burger King confirms the permanent pull while Michael Simmonds notes the impact on 64 Nebraska and Iowa Burger Kings. A recall of 25 million pounds of Hudson beef marked the largest in U.S. history.
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Hudson Foods Inc
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Hudson's Beef
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Alsoegan
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Iowa
Hudson
Columbus
King
Experts say meat testing cannot detect all dangerous bacteria
Government meat and poultry testing cannot guarantee safety due to vast production. Inspectors cannot test all meat for E coli or salmonella. Hudson Foods plant recall highlights limits, while manure feeding raises further risks cele. Burger King ended Hudson beef purchases amid concern, and a Newsweek poll shows strong support for increased food inspection funding.
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America
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Hudson Foods Co
Nebraska
Agriculture Department
Hudson
US News & World Report
Neal Barnard
Physicians For Responsible Medicine
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Burger King
Columbus, Neb
Newsweek
U.S
Baby abducted from hospital found safe after hours
A 24 day old boy was taken from his mother's arms by a woman in a white lab coat at a Lakewood hospital. He was found alive in a cardboard box near a convenience store about 18 hours later and reunited with his parents at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. Police arrested a suspect who is not yet charged. Authorities say the woman was familiar with hospital procedures.
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Lakewood
Wash
Stuart William Coen
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
Tacoma
Pope addresses Youth Day crowd in Paris
Pope John Paul II spoke to more than a million worshippers at World Youth Day closing ceremonies in Paris. He urged youth to seek meaning, live a civilization of love and unity, under a sun shielded umbrella as banners from over 100 nations waved in the crowd.
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John Paul II
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Joh Paul II
Rome
Longchamp
Jacques Chirac
Israel
Pope
Officer killed after troopers funeral in New Hampshire
AP reports a 24 year old state trooper Jeremy Charron was shot during a traffic stop near Epsom New Hampshire after attending a funeral for troopers killed in an earlier rampage. Two suspects fled in a stolen pickup then crashed on I 93 near Bethlehem and were captured uninjured amid a multi jurisdiction pursuit.
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N.H
Jeremy Charron
Suncock
Bethlehem
Philip McLaughlin
Mr. Melaughlin
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