Oprah verdict boosts First Amendment in Texas cattle case
In Amarillo Texas Oprah Winfrey faced a five week trial with cattlemen who claimed her 1996 show warned beef could spread mad cow disease They lost an 11 million suit The jury rejected the claim exonerating Winfrey her production company and Howard Lyman The case tested veggie libel laws across several states and stirred local pride as crowds cheered outside the courthouse
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Amarillo
Texas
Oprah Winfrey
Ms. Winfrey
Chicago
Gators
Joe Coyne
Time Magazine
Pat Gowdy
Oprah
Howard Lyman
Gasoline prices fall below $1 in parts of the U S
With spring near, some Americans see gasoline under $1 a gallon, the lowest since 1994, though averages vary by region. In Des Moines and Kansas City prices hover around 95 to 99 cents, while the national self serve unleaded average sits at $1.11, about 173 cents lower than a year ago, aided by Asian oil demand, El Nino, better prospecting, and Iraq oil prospects.
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Washington
Toni Walling
Des Moines
Matt McKinney
Waukee
Iowa
Ronald Mudge
Bondurant
John Strack
Little Rock
Ark
Jacksonville
Fla
American Automobile Association
Kansas City
George Novick
Mike Shanahan
American Petroleum Institute
Asia
California
Iraq
Donald Ratajczak
Georgia State University
West
Southeast
AAA
New England
Mid- Atlantic States
Great Lakes Area
Midwest
Southwest
FCC Chief Claims Big Long-Distance Overcharges
Washington AP reports FCC Chair Bill Kennard accusing AT&T MCI and Sprint of overcharging customers by not passing along about 1 billion dollars in fee reductions. The FCC sent rate-data requests to the three firms seeking proof of cost sharing with consumers amid a growing body of evidence of higher rates despite commission cost cuts.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bill Kennard
Kennard
At&t
MCI
Sprint
FCC
Solar eclipse thrills Caribbean crowds across waves and fears
The total solar eclipse darkened Venezuela Colombia and the Caribbean as thousands, including Carnival tourists and astronomers, gathered in sites from Caracas to Curacao. Fears of blindness spurred panicked acts while others welcomed the phenomenon as a once in a lifetime event observed in Westpunt and beyond.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Colombia
Caribbean
Plaza Bolivar
Caracas
Haiti
Port au-Prince
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Zaira Busby
Westpunt
Crippled street performer Celestine Harrington dies at 42
Atlantic City reports Celestine Tate Harrington, a 4 foot 10 inch, 191 pound performer born with severe limb deformities who played an electric keyboard with her tongue, died after being struck by two cars while traveling the street on a motorized gurney. She was 42. Her life story included a botched abortion claim by her mother and later work at a McDonald’s after being hired in December.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Celestine Tate Harrington
Ms. Harrington
Camille LeClair
McDonald's
Philadelphia
Harrington
Downey Jr Loses Work Release Privileges in Jail
Actor Robert Downey Jr, serving six months for drug violations, will no longer be escorted on work-release days. Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block and Judge Lawrence A. Mira cited disruption and ordered Downey to pay for escorts. Downey had previously left jail for film work, including a Feb. 17 trip to Paramount Studios for recording.
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Monterey Park
Calif
Robert Downey Jr
Los Angeles
Sherman Block
Lawrence A. Mira
Downey
Five officers indicted in Louima torture case in New York
Federal charges accuse five officers of civil rights violations in the Abner Louima case. Four already face state charges for the assault and sodomy, with Louima severely injured and hospitalised. The fifth officer allegedly helped cover up the beating and an earlier attack on Patrick Antoine. Federal penalties could exceed state terms, with potential life in prison for the two accused of civil rights violations. The case sparked protests and became a political issue amid concerns over police abuse of minorities.
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New York
Abner Louima
Colon
Michael Bellomo
Patrick Antoine
Louima
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