Gay couples win NJ joint adoption rights ruling
A landmark settlement in New Jersey grants gay and unmarried couples the right to jointly adopt state custody children, expanding equality with married couples. The case was led by Jon Holden and Michael Galluccio and backed by the ACLU, drawing immediate conservative opposition. In Minnesota, anti gay crusader Fred Phelps plans street protests in Duluth, prompting the city planner to reject a Topeka job offer due to ongoing demonstrations.
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Jon Holden
Michael Galluccio
New Jersey
Robert Knight
Family Research Council
Washington
American Civil Liberties Union
Titanic Dominates Golden Globes Nominations
Titanic leads with eight nominations including best dramatic motion picture and Leonardo DiCaprio for dramatic actor. Amistad, L.A. Confidential, and Good Will Hunting score multiple noms while Jackie Brown misses best picture and director. Awards set for January 18 with TV categories also announced.
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Peter Fonda
Alee
Djimon Hounsou
Dustin Hoffman
Samuel L. Jackson
Jackie Brown
Kevin Kline
Jack Nicholson
Joey Lauren Adams
Chasing Amy
Pam Grier
Helen Hunt
Jennifer Lopez
Selena
Julia Roberts
Quentin Tarantino
Pia Zadora
Evita
Brooks
James Cameron
Curtis Hanson
Jim Sheridan
Steven Spielberg
Golden Glove
Chicago Hope
Law & Order
Ally McBeal
Doctor wins 12.2 million in Yale training suit
A New Haven doctor, who used the pseudonym Jane Doe, sued Yale University alleging inadequate training and supervision when she pricked herself while inserting a line into an AIDS patient, becoming HIV positive in August 1988. She argued residents must be properly trained to prevent unsafe procedures. The verdict was announced on Wednesday.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Jane Doe
Yale-New Haven Hospital
CIA clears itself in crack cocaine probe linkage
The CIA spent a year interviewing hundreds before concluding no link to U S crack cocaine sales. The inquiry followed a 1996 San Jose Mercury News series claiming Bay Area dealers funneled profits to Contras and tied to CIA backed guerrillas in Nicaragua, provoking anger and federal probes.
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Calif
CIA
United States
San Jose Mercury News
John Deutch
San Francisco Bay Area
Los Angeles
Nicaragua
Ottawa adopts unsafe structure demolition at 731 N Mulberry
The Ottawa Kansas city government adopts Resolution No 966-97 declaring the property at 731 N Mulberry unsafe or dangerous after July 24 1997 inspection. It requires owner to begin repair or demolition within 10 days of publication and complete within 60 days, with razing if not pursued, and directs mailing notices to owners occupants and lienholders and publication in the official newspaper.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Block 17
Bowies, Shelton & Toppings Addition
Franklin County
S. Oak
Hamblin College Addition
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