Bono honored on Capitol Hill after skiing death
At a memorial on Capitol Hill prominent lawmakers and friends recalled Sonny Bono's humor and human touch as they celebrated his life after his Jan. 5 death in a skiing accident. Dianne Feinstein recalled meeting Bono during her San Francisco mayoralty and noted his public evolution from entertainer to congressman.
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Judiciary Committee
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Mary Bono
R-Calif
Jack Kemp
Jack Valente
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Motion Picture Association
Statuary Hall
Capitol
North Dakota farmers brace for dry spring
North central and western North Dakota farmers warn of continued dry conditions into spring due to low soil moisture. Weather experts attribute the mild winter to El Nino but say it does not explain the precipitation shortfall. Some late snow or rain could help, but officials expect dryness to persist into mid April with below average moisture in Williston and Minot regions.
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N.D
North Dakota
Leon Osborne
Ward County
Mike Rose
Osborne
Atmosemeest Sciences
University Oforth Dakota
Williston
Ember
Eric Carpenter
National Weather Service
Bismarck
Carpenter
Director fired over Christmas themed choir concert in Albuquerque
In Albuquerque, the public school system dismissed Highland High School choir director Rotolo after a holiday concert centered on Christian music. Administrators argued the program did not reflect minority faiths, despite the name change from A Christmas Concert to A Winter Concert.
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Albuquerque, N.M
Peter Horoschak
Frank Ro‘tolo
Highland High School
Rotolo
Crichton cleared in Twister copyright case
Hollywood figures including Steven Spielberg and Michael Crichton were found not liable for pirating a screenplay to create the 1996 film Twister. Plaintiff Stephen Kessler claimed Catch the Wind inspired Twister and sought profits. The verdict ends a three week trial with Crichton denying knowledge of the script and Kessler planning an appeal.
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Michael Crichton
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Crichton
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Universal Studios
Oklahoma
Kessler
Martin Green
Zapp
Ms. Martin
Monkey study hints gene therapy for HIV shows promise
Researchers report three rhesus macaques given a gene therapy in CD4 cells fared better after SIV infection. Treated animals had lower viral load, preserved CD4 counts, and less lymph node damage. Scientists caution human applicability remains uncertain. PMID references Nature Medicine. National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH. Gary Nabel commentary.
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Nature Medicine
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Morgan
SIV
Gary Nabel
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor
Louima lawyers quit over ties to Cochran dream team
Three members of Abner Louima's legal team resigned citing professional and ethical differences with Johnnie Cochran Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld who led OJ Simpson's defense. Carl Thomas Brian Figeroux and Casilda Roper-Simpson stepped away after disputes as Louima sues New York City for 155 million dollars following police brutality allegations.
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O.J. Simpson
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Village Voice
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Brian Figeroux
Casilda Roper-Simpson
Cochran
Barry Scheck
Peter Neufeld
Simpson
Rudolph Giuliani
Louisa
Neufeld
Scheck
Fossils Suggest Ants Origin Earlier Than Thought
New Jersey amber yields 92 million year old ants, pushing origin date to about 120 to 130 million years ago. Discovery by researchers from a New York AP report shows ants may have arisen earlier than previously estimated.
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