Supreme Court tightens proof in job bias cases
The Supreme Court, in a 5 4 decision, ruled that under Title VII a plaintiff must show the employer’s stated reasons for firing are not believable to prove discrimination. Melvin Hicks, a black former supervisor at St Mary’s Honor Center in St Louis, lost his bid after the court deemed the employer’s nondiscriminatory reasons may be true. The ruling limits proving bias by requiring a tougher showing beyond falsified explanations.
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Spacewalker Latches Loose Antennas During Shuttle EVA
Spacewalker G David Low and Peter Wisoff latched two loose Eureca antennas from the end of Endeavour's robotic arm during a six hour spacewalk. They rehearsed techniques for the Hubble repair mission while tethered and supervised by Nancy Sherlock from inside.
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NASA
Mr. Wisoff
Mr. Low
Nancy Sherlock
European Space Agency
Eureca
Germany
Mission Control
Carl Meade
Dave
New York bombing plot mastermind held without bail
Siddig Ibrahim Siddig Ali, 32, allegedly plotted to blow up the United Nations, two Hudson River tunnels, and a federal building in lower Manhattan. The FBI complaint says he recruited an explosives expert who turned out to be a police informer. Seven co defendants remain in custody without bail.
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Siddig Ibrahim Siddig Ali
FBI
Siddig
United Nations
Hudson River
Federal Building
Lower Manhattan
Mr. Siddig
White extremists storm talks in Johannesburg assault officials
Hundreds of armed white extremists attacked the high level talks in Johannesburg as police and soldiers stood by. Delegates from government and the ANC were moved to safety while furniture was piled against doors to block entry. The attackers opposed black rule and feared an ANC led government after apartheid.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
African National Congress
Clinton Catches Up With Kin In Personal Call
President Clinton spoke by phone for about 15 minutes with Henry Leon Ritzenthaler of Paradise California who claims to be his long lost half brother. The White House called it a warm conversation and said they plan to meet in the future. Ritzenthaler said the call left him honored and pleased.
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Clinton
White House
Henry Leon Ritzenthaler
Paradise
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Bosnian Leaders Split Over Three-State Peace Plan
In Zagreb seven members of Bosnia's collective leadership met without President Alija Izetbegovic who opposes the Croat Serb peace plan. The group made no progress, with some rejecting a three state confederation while others showed cautious openness. They scheduled another Geneva round and a formal presidency review within ten days.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Bosnia
Alija Izetbegovic
Geneva
Panel votes to close naval bases
A federal panel selected two Charleston Navy facilities, three in the San Francisco Bay area, and one in New York and Alabama for closure. Several bases in California, Mississippi, Texas, Connecticut, Washington, and the Maine–New Hampshire border were spared, including Norfolk shipyard. The decision kept Groton submarines and Meridian air station open, opposing Pentagon aims and signaling significant base realignments.
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San Francisco Bay Area
New York
Alabama
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Mississippi
Texas
Connecticut
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Maine-New Hampshire
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Abraham
Isaac
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Harry C. McPherson Jr
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
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Pentagon
Navy
New London
Groton
Conn
Naval Air Station
Meridian
Miss
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Alameda
Naval Station
Treasure Island
Unabom linked mail bombings target Yale UC effect
FBI ties week’s Yale and UC Berkeley blasts to a dozen prior mail bombings since 1978. Investigators say the devices likely share a common maker or group, with universities and high tech firms most affected. No demands were issued. Gelernter and Epstein among the injured.
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Milt Ahlerich
FBI
Connecticut
Ahlerich
Yale
David Gelernter
Gelernter
University of California-San Francisco
Charles Epstein
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