Two-thirds of death penalty appeals succeed in study
A Columbia University study reviewing 4 578 death penalty cases from 1973 to 1995 finds 68 percent overturned after appeals. Lead author James Liebman says the system is collapsing under its own mistakes amid debates spurred by moratoriums and DNA testing.
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Park Service shifts policy on prescribed fires after Bandelier blaze
The National Park Service halted all prescribed fires in the West after a Bandelier National Monument blaze that destroyed over 200 homes in Los Alamos, prompting Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt to order changes. Critics urge more mechanical thinning while experts note prescribed burns help reduce catastrophic fires and aid soil and seed renewal.
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Tobacco executives to testify on industry changes in Florida
Miami AP. Tobacco industry leaders including Philip Morris CEO Michael Szymanczyk are due on the witness stand to argue that “enormous changes” in the sector over the last three years negate punitive damages. A six member jury already awarded $12.7 million in compensatory damages to three smokers in the landmark case.
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Peanuts Celebrates 50 Years In Comics On October 2, 2000
Exter to Wn a Trip to Snoopy's Birthday On October 2 2000 Peanuts marks fifty years in the comics Bala celebrate Tell us your favorite Peanuts character and why The message ends with garbled text and unreadable fragments but centers on Snoopy and the anniversary event.
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HUD study links jobs boom to higher home prices
The State of the Cities 2000 report says strong high tech job growth has pushed home prices up at twice the inflation rate and rents up about 1.5 times inflation, worsening affordable housing shortages. HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo warns that booming economies raise rents while improving overall conditions. The document urges expanded Section 8 housing, housing production vouchers, and more federal aid to expand affordable housing.
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Shark attack in Gulf Shores leaves two men harmed
Richard Watley and Chuck Anderson, both hospitalized, were attacked by a bull shark while training for a triathlon off Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Anderson lost his right arm. Watley was bitten on his right side. Public beaches reopened at noon Saturday.
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