Jury orders ABC to pay Food Lion over five million
A Greensboro jury ruled ABC must pay Food Lion more than 5.5 million after undercover reporters used wigs and cameras in a 1992 PrimeTime Live expose alleging spoiled meat. The verdict also found fraud trespass and breach of loyalty, with ABC planning an appeal.
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Simpson case lawyers make final argument
In Santa Monica Calif AP defense lawyer Robert Baker urged jurors that C J Simpson was not obsessed with his ex wife nor a stalker and had no motive to kill Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. He said plaintiffs demonize him to gain money and argued the timeline for the killings lacked sense.
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Yeltsin appears at Kremlin in health scare setback
In Moscow on Wednesday, Boris Yeltsin resurfaced at the Kremlin ending a two week absence, deflating Communist efforts to oust him over health. Viktor Iyukhin led the bid, claiming procedural errors marred the Duma vote. Communists vow to keep fighting.
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Flu kills at least 130 elderly in Japan
Japan's worst flu season in a decade has claimed at least 130 lives among those 65 and older. The Health and Welfare Ministry counted 92 nursing home deaths, while Kyodo News reported 130 total nationwide, mainly on Honshu with more in the cold northwest.
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Farmers Dump Milk in Protests Across States
Dairy farmers from several states dumped or diverted milk Wednesday in protest of falling prices. Texas dairyman Clint Van Vleet said 250 000 to 500 000 gallons were dumped in Sulphur Springs, as organizers expected participation from Wisconsin New York Vermont Pennsylvania Missouri California Minnesota Texas and New Mexico but lacked firm counts. Darin Von Rudin of Westby Wisconsin noted farmers acted individually and did not seek established farm-group support.
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Remembrance of Roe Wade Divides Pro and Anti Abortion Groups
On the 24th anniversary of Roe v Wade protestors gathered near the White House and marched to Capitol Hill to condemn abortion clinic violence. Vice President Gore and First Lady Clinton urged ending violence while lawmakers vow to reintroduce a late term abortion ban amid security incidents near Planned Parenthood locations.
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Albright Cohen win Senate OK for top posts
The Senate approved Madeleine Albright as secretary of state and William Cohen as defense secretary in a 99 to 0 vote. Clinton lauded the bipartisan confirmation as a strong signal to the world. Senator Rockefeller missed the vote while on a trade mission.
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Clinton returns to campaign trail to push second term agenda
President Clinton resumes campaigning two months after his victory to build support for education welfare reform budget proposals and smaller initiatives like expanding the Family Medical Leave Act. aides say he will tour beyond Washington to influence Congress using the bully pulpit. He spoke in Northbrook Illinois advocating school testing and higher standards.
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