Woman loses $7 million implant suit in Denver
Tammy Turner McCartney, a former topless dancer, failed to prove Dow Corning and surgeon caused her fatigue and joint pain from silicone gel implants. Jurors deliberated under two hours, rejecting a causal link and signaling potential impact on about 5,400 pending cases. McCartney plans an appeal as Dow Corning notes no longer markets implants and seeks precedent for similar suits.
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Dow Corning
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Tammy Turner McCartney
Don Corning
Stephen Goldstein
Lemonade stand reversal tames Charleston police clash
Two young girls ran an unlicensed lemonade stand prompting a street closure under a peddler's license rule. Publicity led to apologies, and officers allowed resumed sales with police Maj. Charles Wiley arranging a Friday stand near the police station. San Francisco: fired FBI agent accuses agency of blackmail in discrimination suit, with trial set for September.
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Justice Department
Joe Krovisky
San Diego
Nose Bitten Off In Ithaca Police Intervention
In Ithaca New York a man bit off the tip of a police officer's nose during a domestic dispute. Officers Jay Van Volkinburg and Donald Barker tried to arrest Ishka Alpern as he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. Barker was gouged in the eyes and Van Volkinburg was bitten on the arm and nose. Van Volkinburg underwent surgery at Tompkins Community Hospital and was reported in satisfactory condition.
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Tompkins Community Hospital
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Panel backs cheaper spaceport plan options
A presidentially appointed panel told the White House that two cheaper space station options are the most deserving of further consideration. The report said NASA could not redesign within Clinton spending targets but did identify major cost savings for the project.
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White House
NASA
Space Station
Clinton
Hart Warns Clinton on Reform Versus Change in Boulder
Former presidential candidate Gary Hart warned President Clinton that reform differs from change during a Boulder bookstore appearance. Hart, promoting The Good Fight, argued Reagan era shifts were not reform and urged building a bridge from industry to information or risk a third party rise.
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Reagan
United States
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Clinton Meets Breyer For Supreme Court Test
Federal judge Stephen Breyer, recovering from injuries after a bicycle crash, met with President Clinton at the White House in a two hour session seen as a final assessment for a Democratic pick to the Supreme Court. Breyer, 54, is chief judge of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston and had broad support from Republicans.
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Court rules for tougher sentences on hate crimes
The Supreme Court ruled 9 0 that penalties for bias motivated crimes do not violate free speech rights. The decision upheld a doubled sentence for a black man who incited a white youth beating in Kenosha Wisconsin. The court also recognized a religious groups constitutional right to sacrifice animals in worship services striking down a Hialeah Florida ban as aimed at religious practice.
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Supreme Court
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Religion Motive Behind Punishment Violates Religious Freedom
A ruling or discussion notes that punishment driven by religious belief breaches the nation's core commitment to religious freedom. It emphasizes that state action on faith grounds undermines constitutional protections and pluralistic liberty.
Residents barred from buying old Frederick County vehicles
Frederick County to sell 28 used county motor pool vehicles and three confiscated in raids only to out of state residents and dealers at an auction on Montevue Lane. County officials cite inspection costs while Sheriff Harbaugh criticizes the restriction and locals voice disappointment.
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Carl Harbaugh
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