Bush pledges 150 million to save forests
President Bush announced a $150 million addition to global forest conservation as he heads to the Earth Summit in Rio. He urged other nations to double their budgets while facing sharp environmentalist criticism over U.S. forest policy and the climate and biodiversity pact.
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Lawmakers mull prospect of deciding presidency
Washington AP reports lawmakers debate if the presidency could shift from Electoral College to Congress if no candidate wins a majority. The House would pick from the top three, voting by state, while rules on how members should vote remain unclear and contested among factions.
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Tennessee Supreme Court rules for father in embryo case
The Tennessee Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a divorced man may block use of seven embryos stored for him and his ex-wife for over three years. The court cited privacy rights and held Davis should not be forced into fatherhood, even as his ex-wife proposed donating the embryos to another couple.
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Embryos From Davis IVF Clinic Case Remain Unused
The Tennessee case involves Davis and his former wife Mary Sue Davis Stowe. Eggs fertilized with his sperm at a Knoxville IVF clinic in December 1988 failed to yield conception, with the couple later divorcing. The frozen embryos remain at the clinic.
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High court blocks state limits on airline fare ads
Supreme Court rules federal law preempts state rules on advertising airline fares, stripping states of power to police misleadings in ads. The 5-3 decision upholds federal deregulation aims to protect consumers nationwide, while other rulings strike down state charges on hazardous waste disposal and county based solid waste rules. Justice Scalia writes for the majority.
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Arafat Recovering From Brain Surgery
Yasser Arafat underwent brain surgery to remove blood clots from a plane crash earlier in April. Doctors said he is doing very well and expected to recover fully. The PLO stressed the leader's condition remains stable with no designated successor, as two key lieutenants were assassinated since 1988.
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