Aging Americans see longer, healthier lives but unequal benefits
A government report sums nine agencies data showing 65 plus Americans exceed 35 million, will grow to 70 million by 2030, and live longer with 18 years more at 65. Yet poverty, net worth gaps, and health disparities persist among blacks, whites, Hispanics, and Asians.
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Richard Suzman
National Institute On Aging
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Katherine K. Wallman
Office of Management and Budget
Edward J. Sondik
National Center For Health Statistics
United States
America
Nih.gov
Nianews
Firestone recalls 6.5 million tires over safety deaths
Consumers rush to have tires replaced after Bridgestone Firestone voluntary recall tied to 46 deaths and nearly 300 failures. The recall targets P235/75R15 Firestone radial ATX and ATX II tires used on Ford Explorer and other brands. Replacements offered at no cost, with phased exchanges over 18 months starting in 11 southern states.
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Townlair Tire
East Haven
Conn
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Nissan Motor Co
Toyota Motor Co
Subaru
Arizona
California
Florida
Texas
Eric Albury
Miami Shores
Fla
Firestone
Associated Press
Arlington
Julian Samuels
North America
Wilderness
Decatur, Ill
Hortensia Mata
Miami
Tan Hugh
Hugh's Tire Service
Glendale
Ariz
Joan Claybrook
Public Citizen
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Bridgestone/Firestone
John Allen
Lippincott & Margulies Inc
Allen
Verizon strike slows phone repairs across 12 states
Verizon Communications workers strike into day five halting repairs and new service connections from Maine to Virginia. About 87,200 employees walked out after contract expirations, with 82,000 repair requests backlogged by Wednesday as crews face storms and vandalized lines.
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Washington
Veriwon Communications
Maine
Virginia
Verizon
Regu
District of Columbia
Eric Rabe
Internet
Bell Atlantic
GTE
Rabe
New York
Universi
U.S. prison population tops 2 million mark
The Justice Department reports the U.S. prison population reached a record 2 million at the end of 1999, with 1,890,800 in prisons and jails and 135,800 in other facilities. Growth slowed to 3.4 percent state and federal, while federal prisons rose 9.9 percent. Major increases occurred in Idaho Wisconsin Colorado, while Rhode Island District of Columbia and Massachusetts fell.
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United States
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S
Commonwealths
Allen J. Beck
Beck
Canada
Australia
Sentencing Project
Idaho
Wisconsin
Colorado
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Medal of Freedom recipients include Jackson and Clark
President Clinton praised Rev. Jesse Jackson and Gen. Wesley Clark among 15 honorees at the White House ceremony. He highlighted their efforts toward freedom and noted Clark's role in the Kosovo air campaign while acknowledging past disagreements over strategy.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
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White House
America
Dent
Monica Lewinsky
Yugoslavia
Clark
NATO
Kosovo
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