Health museum could move to Mall near monuments
Congress backs a National Health Museum project to build a new home near the National Mall with a $500,000 planning commission funded in a spending bill. Led by C Everett Koop, backers aim to raise about $100 million privately, transforming the Walther Reed Army Medical Center collection into an interactive exhibit emphasizing health issues, anatomy, and preventive care.
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Paul Revere
Dan Sickles
Waller Reed Army Medical Center
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C. Everett Koop
Army Museum
Smithsonian Castle
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
United States
Stone Mountain elects black mayor in Klan town blaze
In Stone Mountain Georgia a biracial coalition elected Chuck Burris as mayor, replacing a former imperial wizard. Burris, 46, who grew up amid cross burnings, vows sidewalk, police and economic development focus while acknowledging the historic milestone in a town long defined by white supremacist spectacle and Confederate statues.
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Mr. Burris
Louisiana
Morehouse College
Martin Luther King Jr
Maynard Jackson
Atlanta
Morehouse
John Brown
Burris
Chuck
Brown
South America
Arthur Bourdon
T.J. Weatherly
Teens see racism as small issue in daily life
Time CNN poll shows 89 percent of black teens say racism is a small or no problem in their lives, while 62 percent of blacks and 58 percent of whites call racism a big problem overall. Discrimination reports: 23 percent of black teens and 16 percent of white teens report race-based experiences.
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New York
CNN
Right to die crusader Edna Folz dies in sleep
MILWAUKEE AP Edna M Folz a crusading journalist whose right to die case reached the U S Supreme Court died Sunday at 74 after doctors allowed removal of her feeding tube. Folz had advanced Alzheimer's and died in her sleep in Marshfield where her sister and legal guardian Betty Spahn had fought a three year court battle following Folz decades earlier saying she would rather die than live helpless. The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled she was not in a persistent vegetative state and had not clearly stated opposition to extreme lifesaving measures.
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Linda Miller
Sylvia
Marshfield
Ms. Folt
Betty Spahn
Ms Spahn
Ms Folz
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Matchmaking service for pets opens in Girona Spain
Happy animals, the first pet matchmaking group in Spain, opens in Girona to pair dogs cats and birds seeking mates or companionship. Clients will be registered with a photo and a description of desired mate while manager Mari Carmen Melero plans expansion to snakes and other reptiles.
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Girona
Spain
Mari Carmen Melero
Child dies in crash as airbag deploys in car
In Ranlo North Carolina a 3 year old girl riding on her mother's lap was killed when a collision triggered the airbag. Katelynn Marie Self died of a head injury and a broken neck while her mother Patricia suffered a broken arm and her father Richard driver remained uninjured. Police said the airbag contributed to the injuries and will present findings to the Gaston County district attorney.
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Hain
Katelynn Marie Self
Gaston County
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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C.S. Melton
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Richard
Melton
Gaston County District Attorney’s Office
Iraqi lawmakers protest with Down with America chalk slogans
In Baghdad 250 parliament members squat before the National Parliament building and write Down with America on sidewalks in a show of support for Saddam Hussein amid the U N weapons inspectors standoff. The act follows expulsions of American inspectors and U S threats of strikes while U S spy flights considered.
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Roger Kaplan
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Mayan Frieze Seen Backing Ancient Text Authenticity
Archaeologists say a 1,500-year-old stone relief found at Tonina near Chiapas supports the Popol Vuh as a post conquest Mayan history. The carving shows four governors of the underworld, aligning with the book’s depiction of power and cosmology, bolstering claims the 1500s Popol Vuh may be authentic.
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Acropolis
Tonia
Chiapas
Underworld
Juan Yadeun
Tonina
Mr. Yadeun
Ermilo Abreu Gomez
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