California Supreme Court Rules Gunmaker Not Liable
California Supreme Court ruled that gunmakers cannot be sued for criminal use of their products. The 5-1 decision upheld public policy shielding manufacturers like Navegar Inc., maker of the TEC-DC9, from damages related to the July 1, 1993 San Francisco skyscraper massacre. A lone dissent urged trial on negligence in marketing.
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Rollercoaster collision injures 19 at Six Flags New England
In Agawam Massachusetts two cars on the Superman Ride of Steel at Six Flags New England collided injuring at least 19 people. Park officials said injuries are not serious and the ride remains closed as investigators review the crash cause.
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Census undercount could cost states billions of federal funds
A Democratic panel warns California could lose 1.5 billion and Texas over 1 billion in federal money over 11 years if Census undercounts aren’t corrected. Overall 31 states and DC face nearly 4.1 billion in losses from the 2000 census, a report by Democratic Census Monitoring Board members says, drawing fire from Republican members.
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California
Texas
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U.S. Census Monitoring Board
Creatine Use Expands Across NY Suburban Schools
White Plains report notes athletes from wrestlers to cheerleaders and youth teams in five suburban New York schools increasingly use creatine. The supplement, legal and sold in health food stores, faces warnings from school groups and consumer advocates as research on its effects on young health remains limited.
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White Plains
N.Y
New York
Adopted Kids Face Higher Suicide Risk in Study
In a Pediatrics study of 6,577 seventh to twelfth graders nationwide in 1995, adopted adolescents were more than twice as likely to attempt suicide than non adopted peers, though actual attempts remained rare. The 214 adopted youths figured in the survey findings.
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Chicago
Pediatrics
Clinton to write memoir for Knopf with large advance
Former President Clinton will pen his memoirs for Alfred A. Knopf, slated for release in 2003. The publisher expects a very large advance and describes the work as a candid telling of his life with emphasis on his presidency.
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Clinton
Alfred A. Knopf
Sonny Mehta
Knopf
Monica Lewinsky
Mehta
Floods submerge Appalachia in water up to 20 feet deep
In northeast Tennessee floods left water up to 20 feet deep, washing out roads, bridges, and homes. One man drowned in nearby Kentucky as Western North Carolina and Virginia areas also suffered damage. About 100 bridges, dozens of roads, and around 200 homes or trailers were damaged or destroyed in Greene County.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Bill Brown
Greeneville-Greene County
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West Virginia
Virginia
Greene County
EU files new suit against U.S. tobacco firms over smuggling
The European Union sues Philip Morris and R J Reynolds in Brooklyn federal court alleging intentional oversupply to Eastern Europe to fuel smuggling into 15 EU nations. The action seeks compensation and a court order to curb further smuggling after a prior dismissal.
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