Lewinsky lawyers meet Starr to discuss testimony framework
Monica Lewinsky's attorneys met Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr for over an hour to outline a framework for her cooperation and seek immunity terms. The talks, conducted in Starr's Washington office, followed Lewinsky hiring new counsel to push for protection, and differed from earlier disputes over immunity. Vernon Jordan, Clinton ally, attended multiple grand jury appearances aiding Lewinsky's legal strategy.
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Washington
Monica Lewinsky
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Ms. Levi
White House
Jacob Stein
Plato Cacheris
Ms. Lewinsky
Stein
Lewinsky
Judy Smith
Charles Bakaly
Starr
William Ginsburg
Ginsburg
Clinton
Vernon Jordan
Jordan
U.S
Mr. Jordan
New York
Keating May Get New Trial Over Prejudicial Jury Taint
An appeals court ruled that Charles Keating should receive a new trial on federal securities fraud charges because a juror was exposed to information about his related state convictions. The 9th Circuit said learning of another guilty verdict on the same facts was highly prejudicial amid ongoing questions of trial instruction. The case centers on alleged fraud tied to American Continental Corp. and Lincoln Savings, with $200 million in investor losses.
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San Francisco
Charles Keating
Keating
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Miriam Krinsky
American Continental Corp
Lincoln Savings
Clinton signs 203 billion highway bill to fund roads and transit
President Clinton unveiled a 203 billion transportation act to widen highways and expand mass transit over six years. The plan allocates 167 billion for highways and 36 billion for transit, touting fiscal discipline while critics call it pork and a year-end political plum.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
Haitian refugees killed in Bermuda Turks and Caicos
Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands fired on a boat jammed with about 100 Haitian refugees. The sloop capsized, with as many as 30 dead and 24 still missing after bodies recovered the previous day. There was no evidence shots hit the boat, officials said. PMID
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Turks and Caicos Islands
John Kelly
Florida
Mr. Kelly
Kelly
Pamela Gordon
Two Die In Montreal Gas Blast At Homeless Shelter
An explosion from a severed gas line damaged the Accueil Bonneau shelter in Old Montreal, killing two women and injuring about 20. A staff member is missing as fire crews search the rubble with tracking dogs. Gaz Metropolitain said a private contractor ruptured a gas pipe while adjusting a meter.
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Montreal
Alain Michaud
Gaz Metropolitain
Accueil Bonneau
Kevorkian blasts donor system over kidney offer
Dr. Jack Kevorkian criticized the medical community for opposing his plan to donate kidneys from a quadriplegic he helped end, arguing the proposal is moral and aims to address organ shortage though transplant experts say it harms the cause. About 250 people inquired, with doctors not seeking to use the kidneys and six to ten people dying daily due to organ scarcity.
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Southfield, Mich
Jack Kevorkian
Kevorkian
Robert Merion
University of Michigan Transplant
Tyson recalls 160000 pounds of Wendy's chicken over metal
Tyson Foods pulled 160000 pounds of chicken supplied to Wendy's after three customers found metal in sandwiches and nuggets. Metal traced to conveyor belt wire mesh. no injuries reported. Most affected outlets are in the Southeast and Midwest. resupply underway with sale resuming in many markets by Wednesday.
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Tyson Foods
Wendy's
Southeast
Midwest
Minnesota
New York
Kid Nicholson
Tyson
Springdale
Ark
Nicholson
Wendy’s
Rebecca Lusk
Wendy’s International Tac
Dublin
Ohio
Three white men charged in slaying of black man
Three white men with suspected Ku Klux Klan ties were charged with murder in Jasper Texas after dragging 49 year old James Byrd Jr. to his death tied to a pickup. The victim’s body was found mangled about a mile from the road.
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Jasper
Texas
James Byrd Jr
Byrd
Billy Rowles
Lawrence Russell Brewer
Shawn Allen Berry
John William King
Mr. Byrd
King
Brewer
KKK
Jasper County
Rowles
Houston
Salmonella in Malt-O-Meal oat cereal prompts recall
FDA confirms Salmonella bacteria in unopened Malt-O-Meal plain toasted oat cereal boxes, indicating contamination at the plant. Malt-O-Meal recalls up to 3 million pounds after the CDC linked the cereal to 188 illness cases across 11 states, with no deaths reported. FDA tests also found the agona strain in a customer opened box of Millville cereal.
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Minneapolis
FDA
Don Aird
Northfield
Aird
Mr. Aird
Millville
Tobacco bill embroiled in war on drugs and tax cut
The Senate passed a GOP anti drug measure as part of a broad tobacco bill, about 15 billion dollars over five years for drug interdiction and student loan restrictions. A tax cut plan favored by Republicans to aid marriage penalties and health insurance for the self employed was anticipated, while Democrats vowed to block debate to pressure Republicans before elections.
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Washington
Senate
Clinton
John McCain
R-Ariz
McCain
Trent Lott
White House
Road funding debate cites pork barrel projects
Stephen Moore of the Cato Institute argues road repairs are funded by motorists through the 18.4 cent federal gas tax, with revenue deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. He calls for scrutiny of how the tax supports pork-barrel projects and road safety.
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Stephen Moore
Cato Institute
Highway Trust Fund
Superstitions Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Deaths Among Black Women
AP reports that beliefs in mystical spells, air spreading cancer, and divine cure contribute to delayed treatment among black women. A study of 540 patients in rural eastern North Carolina links culture to race, income, and late-stage diagnosis, challenging ideas of biological tumor aggressiveness.
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Chicago
Donald Lannin
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville
N.C
Journal of the American Medical Association
North Carolina
Lannin
Viagra linked deaths rise to sixteen in US reports
Washington AP reports 16 deaths among Viagra users, including seven during or after sex. FDA notes no evidence the pill is dangerous itself but warns heart patients on nitroglycerin should not take it due to deadly interactions. Three deaths may involve that combination.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
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