Oil spill traced to Liberian tanker near Central America
Investigators traced the source of a wildlife killing spill off Northern California to the Liberian-flagged 717-foot tanker Command. The Coast Guard boarded the ship south of Guatemala and prepared to take it to Panama for an investigation. Evidence showed the Sept. 24 spill in San Francisco Bay and the later 2,500 gallon offshore spill matched oil aboard.
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Panama
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Judge sets hearing in right to die case
In Alexandria Virginia a federal judge agreed to hear an emergency request from state Delegate Robert Marshall to reinstate a feeding tube for severely brain damaged Hugh Finn. Judge Albert Bryan scheduled a Friday hearing as Marshall argued the treatment violated Medicaid guidelines after Finn’s wife requested removal on October 1 following a court battle between relatives. Republican Gov. Jim Gilmore’s attempts to block removal and to reinstate the tube were unsuccessful.
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U.S
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Robert Marshall
Hugh Finn
Finn
Jim Gilmore
Mom on trial for allowing attack in Abilene
In Abilene Texas prosecutors accuse a mother of knowing of danger from her former boyfriend and failing to intervene as abuse led to the rape and murder of 11 year old Sarah and severe trauma to 9 year old Cody. The boyfriend Bobby Wayne Woods was sentenced to death.
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Abilene, Texas
Cody Patterson
Sarah
Cody
Bobby Wayne Woods
The Shunning of President Clinton Amid Impeachment Talks
As House lawmakers prepare to open a lengthy impeachment inquiry, President Clinton avoids lobbying Democrats. Hillary Clinton has urged communication while Sen. Dianne Feinstein rebuffed White House outreach but favors discussing substance. Democrats fear political fallout and seek freedom to vote while Abbe Lowell argues the affair does not meet high crimes and misdemeanors.
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White House
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Capitol Hill
Lewinsky
CBS News cuts about 100 jobs in cost containment
CBS News on Wednesday enacted a cost cutting plan that eliminates about 100 positions and reshapes reporting teams while avoiding layoffs of on air personnel and bureau closures. The move consolidates management across New York Washington Los Angeles London and Tokyo with downsizing at Dallas Miami Tel Aviv and Moscow facilities.
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CBS News
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Tokyo
Joe Camel ads linked to teen smoking surge 1988 1996
ATLANTA AP The CDC reports teen daily smoking rose 73 percent from 1988 to 1996 after Joe Camel debuted. More than 1.2 million under 18 began daily smoking in 1996, up from 708,000 in 1988, with a 50 percent higher rate per 1000 nonsmokers.
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Joe Camel
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Gary Giovino
Tobacco Institute
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Bucharest considers double burials to ease cemetery crowding
Deputy Mayor Alexandru Malliu said Bucharest burns through about 10,000 deaths monthly and called for expanding capacity by burying two or three people per grave until new cemeteries are built outside the capital. Two cemeteries stopped selling plots recently as space runs out.
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Bucharest
Romania
Alexandru Malliu
Malliu
Mallin
Nes Tsiona Pushes to Remove Bio Institute Complex
Nes Tsiona residents press for the Israel Institute for Biological Research facility to be moved after government halted expansion plans. The community cites safety concerns and will present arguments to a defense facilities oversight panel amid a Nes Tsiona lawsuit against the government.
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Nes Tsiona
Israel
Tel Aviv
Israel Institute For Biological Research
Shay Segal
American held in Rome for organ selling ring
Italian police arrest an American believed to lead a U S based network selling human organs over the Internet. The ring allegedly extends to India China Cambodia and Latin America with a price list for kidneys hearts and pancreases. Police spokesman Guido Bramante said the investigation continues.
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Latin America
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