Ex-UNLV star Richie Adams found guilty in 1996 teen death
A Nevada jury convicts former UNLV basketball standout Richie Adams of manslaughter in the 1996 death of 15 year old Norma Rodriguez. The 35 year old, once Pacific Coast athletic star, faces life in prison at next month’s sentencing. A bloody size 13 shoe and Adams’ harassment motive are cited by prosecutors.
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Mother given prison term for death of underweight baby
Dianna Meeks, 25, was sentenced to four years after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of her 2 month old son Dontory Jordan. A doctor warned her to rush the infant to hospital but a manicure stop preceded care. Dontory weighed 3 pounds 7 ounces at a clinic visit in 1997, down from 5 pounds 11 ounces at birth. The baby died wrapped in a blanket in a nail salon.
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Good mother gene found in mice protects pups from neglect
A Cambridge University team and collaborators in Canada and Japan report a gene named Mest or Peg1 drives maternal care in mice only when inherited from the father. The researchers engineered mice with a defective Mest allele to study its impact on nurturing behavior, expanding the list of known “good mother” genes in lab animals.
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Rapid mad cow test aims for cattle screening
Scientists develop a lab method to rapidly screen slaughtered cows for prions linked to mad cow disease and a related human illness Creutzfeldt Jakob. A functional, scalable test could ease beef fears, though current methods are labor intensive and require more work to produce a usable kit, says Dr. Fred Cohen.
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Sri Lanka clashes kill 237 in two days as troops advance
World Colombo reports 237 combatants dead over two days of fighting between government forces and Tamil Tigers. The LTTE confirms 194 cadres killed. Forty three soldiers are dead and 110 wounded. Battle began Sunday near Paranthan, north of Colombo, as government troops push along a 43 mile highway through rebel territory, with about two thirds captured.
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Georges Brings Flooding and Shelter Orders Across Gulf Coast
Georges roared ashore then stalled as a tropical storm dumping up to 30 inches of rain in Mississippi and Alabama. National Guardsmen rescued hundreds from floodwaters in Mobile and Moss Point, while New Orleans breathed a sigh of relief. Six storm deaths reported, including a New Orleans fire death and a Baton Rouge nursing home fatality.
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Clinton sets mid October deadline for West Bank accord
Washington AP report says Clinton, Netanyahu, and Arafat reached a basic land-for-peace agreement with a mid October goal. Albright and Dennis Ross to press talks next week. leaders to reconvene at the White House in mid October. Officials say they narrowed gaps and will push toward final settlement negotiations.
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Space station panel weighs delaying launch amid delivery delay
Moscow talks by the seven nations behind the 21 billion international space station discuss postponing the construction after Russia again failed to deliver a key module. The project partners from Russia the United States the European Space Agency Canada and Japan met in Moscow with a final decision due Friday per ITAR TASs.
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