Potter sequel4807s box office but no record
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets opened Friday to 28.86 million domestically, Warner Bros estimates show, about 11 percent below the 32.3 million of Sorcerer's Stone. Kaiser faces 1 million fine in state history over a Medicare patient’s death after delayed ER care. Demonstrations vs Fort Benning draw thousands at the 13th annual School of the Americas Watch. A Pittsburgh priest is laicized by Pope John Paul II amid appeals. An 18-year-old charged with aggravated assault and arson after a Scurry-Rosser High incident, aided by staff and students.
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Bishops face rough road as abuse crisis lingers
At a Washington meeting America's Roman Catholic bishops confront damaged credibility from clergy abuse revelations. They acknowledge fractures in leadership, reject censure for peers, and promise accountability while lay reform movements grow and donations wane. The group shifts focus from Iraq and outreach to ending the abuse crisis.
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History of fault suggests shaky future for L.A.
Geologists trace 14 earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 on the San Andreas near Wrightwood over 1,500 years, recurrences averaging 105 years. The last quaked in 1857 145 years ago, signaling a high probability of a major event within lifetimes of Southern Californians.
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