U S Steel to Sell Coke Plants and Iron Mines
U S Steel plans to sell its Clairton coke plants in Pennsylvania and Gary coke works in Indiana, plus Minnesota iron ore operations and its Transtar transport unit to a new Apollo Management backed company. The firm would retain a 20 percent stake to supply its own steel making.
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J.P Morgan
U.S. Steel
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Gary
Ind
Minnesota
Transtar
Apollo Management
New York
US Steel
Judge approves cooling-off period in longshore dispute
A federal judge granted an 80 day cooling off period between longshoremen and shipping firms amid renewed accusations in the labor clash. The ruling bars strikes during the lull while President Bush had ordered 10 000 dock workers back to work, citing a daily cost of up to 1 billion in lost business and jobs. The period allows ships to clear cargo and ease fallen docks during harvest season.
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U.S
William Alsup
Bush
Beverly Hills Woman Dismissed On Drug Charge After Delay
A Beverly Hills woman facing three felonies from a shoplifting arrest had her drug charge dismissed and her trial moved to October 24 by Superior Court Judge Elden Fox. Prosecutors sought dismissal, while Ryder's attorney Mark Geragos criticized the delay, saying it took ten months to resolve the case after the Dec 12 arrest outside Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Calif
Superior
Elden Fox
Saks Fifth Avenue
Mark Geragos
Ryder
Central Park
Reyes
Kharey Wise
Yusef
Pilot drinking incident halts Continental flight from Houston
A Continental Airlines pilot was pulled from a Houston to Orlando flight after an altercation with a federal agent. The aircraft, carrying 154 passengers, had just completed an 18 hour rest period.
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Continental Airlines
Bush Intercontinental
Orlando
Teen killer loses sentencing appeal in Oregon case
In Salem, Oregon, a 15 year old convicted of killing his parents and two students in 1998 lost an appeal of his first-year sentence. The defendant, Kip Kinkel, was defended by Jesse Barton as counsel for the appeal which included a bid by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill to argue treatment over incarceration.
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Salem, Ore
Kinkel
Jesse Barton
The
National Alliance For the Mentally TI
Central Park jogger case convictions under review
A confession by Matias Reyes that he alone attacked the jogger prompts prosecutors to reopen the 1990 Central Park rape case involving five teens who were convicted as youths. Defense lawyers and activists urge setting aside the verdict as the DA weighs retrial or dismissal.
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New York
Antron McCray
Central Park
Matias Reyes
Michael Warren
Robert Morgenthau
New York City
Come Forward
CDC backs vaccinating about 510000 hospital workers against smallpox
An AP report notes the CDC advisory panel voted to recommend vaccinating about 510,000 hospital workers including nurses radiology and selected staff against smallpox. The plan aims to align with Bush administration proposals though final authority rests with the White House. The risk of vaccine death is noted and experts warn of regional weaknesses in hospital readiness.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Committee
White House
Guthrie Birkhead
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