Georgia teen gunman limited firepower and aimed low
The 15 year old Thomas Solomon Jr wounded six classmates at Heritage High School using a 357 Magnum. Prosecutors say he avoided killing by aiming below the waist and had access to more powerful weapons at home. Authorities note he warned others to stay away before the attack and consider trying him as an adult on 19 felonies.
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Kernersville
He Morrison
Atkins Middle School
Mike Karriker
NATO strikes and power outages loom over Belgrade crisis
NATO warplanes blotted out Belgrade and 15 cities in a bid to pressure Milosevic toward Kosovo peace. Reports said cluster bombs damaged power lines, with Kelubara power plant hit and repair crews restoring power only to see outages recurred. Refugees spilled from Kosovo at the Macedonian border as Clinton signed a 12 billion dollars aid bill for the conflict. NATO said it mounted its heaviest night of sorties, striking power installations, ammunition dumps, bridges, barracks, tanks, and anti aircraft sites across Kosovo and southern Serbia.
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Clinton
Balkan
U.S
Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
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Prizren
Leskovac
Lawmakers face tougher budgeting with weaker April surplus
The Treasury reports an $113.5 billion April surplus, 8.9 percent below last year, reducing the windfall lawmakers relied on for budget deals. Analysts say revenues still rise but slower, with refunds up sharply due to new credits and e filing. The administration remains hopeful for a large annual surplus but warns against complacency.
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Government to ease rules on medical marijuana research
Washington reports Clinton aides loosened restraints on medical cannabis studies to explore benefits for AIDS cancer and eye disease patients. Private grant researchers can obtain marijuana from a small Mississippi plot to ensure uniform strength, expanding access beyond federally funded trials.
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Washington
Clinton
Mississippi
Steven W. Gust
National Institute On Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
Oldest Everest climber Lev Sarkisov scales summit at 60
Georgian mountaineer Lev Sarkisov reached Mount Everest’s peak on May 12 at age 60 years and 161 days, aided by three countrymen, breaking the previous record of 60 years and 160 days set by Ramon Balanca Suarez in 1993. He waited at base camp until conditions and acclimatization allowed the ascent.
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Nepal
Lev Sarkisov
Mount
Everest
Sarkisov
Associated Press
Tbilisi
Ramon Balanca Suarez
Teen sits in jail despite airtight alibi
Chicago case highlights police methods in murder probes as 19 year old Don Olmetti freed after two years in custody. he was in class when teacher Sonia Hernandez was killed over a mile away and alleges an 18 hour interrogation involved a police beating. Hanard Guider, 19, had charges dropped in a 1997 homicide amid claims of coerced confession.
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Don Olmetti
Hanard Guider
Mr Guider
Olmetti
Sonia Hernandez
Jack Carey
Vet swings toy cat in court to prove innocence
In Old Bridge New Jersey AP a veterinarian Howard Baker is charged with 16 counts of cruelty to animals. He feverishly swung a toy cat in the courtroom saying he could not have grabbed an 8 pound cat by the neck and squeezed it as prosecutors allege. Investigators say he battered dogs and cats with fists chokeholds and scissors. He stated I love animals and cannot imagine abusing them after 22 years in the field.
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Old Bridge
N.J
Howard Baker
Baker
School accused of religious rights violations in Bedford NY
Federal judge ruled Bedford Central School District violated religious rights of three Catholic families. Students cut elephant-head Hindu images, crafted toothpick worry dolls, and built an Earth Day altar. Judge Bricant ordered stop actions and required clear instruction to teachers on church state separation standards.
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White Plains
Charles Bricant
Bedford Central
Supreme Court
Warren Richmond
Westchester County
Clinton lawyers would limit fees in Jones case
Clinton argues he owes no more than 33 737 in reimbursements to Paula Jones lawyers, challenging nearly 500 000 sought as reasonable expenses by Jones and The Rutherford Institute. Judge Susan Webber Wright found him in contempt for false deposition testimony and ordered reimbursement of reasonable expenses.
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Clinton
Paula Jones
U.S
Susan Webber Wright
Wright
Monica Lewinsky
Washington
Lucci finally wins Daytime Emmy after drought ends
New York AP. Susan Lucci of All My Children broke an 18 nominations drought by winning best actress at the 26th Daytime Emmy Awards in Madison Square Garden. She cried as she accepted, thanking her children and recalling years of near misses and a hospital vigil scene that boosted her chances.
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Boston Red Sox
Susan Lucci
Lucci
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