House to vote on repeal of worker safety rules
The House prepares to vote after the Senate approved overturning OSHA repetitive motion injury protections. Republicans and White House call the standard costly and intrusive, while unions say the move harms workers and betrays bipartisanship. The rule would affect 102 million workers across 6.1 million sites.
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GOP
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Organized Labor
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Bill Borwegen
Service Employees International Union
Afl-Cio
John Sweeney
OSHA
Smokers Wives Absorb Five to Six Times More Carcinogens
A Journal of the National Cancer Institute study finds nonsmoking women living with smokers have urine levels of NNAL and NNAL Gluc five to six times higher than those living with non-smokers, confirming absorption of tobacco carcinogens from secondhand smoke.
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Journal of the
National Cancer Institute
Stephen S. Hecht
Wallin
University of Minnesota
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Santana High School Reopens After School Shooting
Santana High School in Santee prepares to resume classes while bullets had stained the bathroom wall. Fifteen year old Charles Williams faces adult murder charges as two students were killed and 13 wounded. Students recall the gunfire as the school reopens.
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Carolyn Baza
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Census data awaited for redistricting use by lawmakers
Washington officials and state legislators anxiously await the 2000 census redistricting figures. Commerce Secretary Don Evans backed releasing raw headcount numbers over adjusted estimates, saying the 2000 census is the most accurate. States like Virginia and New Jersey will receive files first, with others to follow by week’s end.
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Commerce
Don Evans
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Census Bureau
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