Yates mental state improves but not ready for trial
Houston AP reports defense psychologist Dr. Gerald Harris testified at a competency hearing that Andrea Yates shows mental state improvement since police found her five children dead in her southeast Houston home on June 20 but remains unfit for immediate trial.
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Nickels and Sidran advance in Seattle mayor race
Seattle voters head to a November general election as King County Council member Greg Nickels leads with 34 percent and City Attorney Mark Sidran at 33 percent after preliminary results. Incumbent Paul Schell trails at 22 percent with nine challengers.
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Former homeless worker wins McDonald’s million prize arrest record
Patrick Collier, 35, who won a $1 million instant prize at McDonald’s earlier this month, was arrested in Ormond Beach Florida on a felony aggravated battery charge against his fiancée Sandra Fabian. He was released on $2,500 bond after arrest and has 14 prior central Florida arrests including domestic violence charges. In Louisville a second patient with a self-contained artificial heart is improving, walking short distances and breathing independently as doctors report a positive recovery.
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Nimda Worm Strikes Globally Amid US Recovery
Nimda worm rebounds worldwide as U S companies recover with antivirus updates urged. Experts report activity declining in the United States while increasing in parts of Asia and Australia. Yahoo confirms infection of internal network. Microsoft and major antivirus firms issue remedies. Norways sports federation site offline after provider infection.
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Woman sues over Charley Pride CD copy protection
In San Francisco, Karen DeLise sues Music City Records and SunnComm Inc. claiming unfair practices for a Charley Pride CD that plays in standard players but not in home computers or for converting tracks to MP3. The suit seeks clearer packaging disclosure and potential returns.
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Officials identify bridge victim in South Padre Island collapse
PORT ISABEL Texas AP divers resumed searching for vehicles and bodies after a barge wreck toppled three 80 foot sections of the Queen Isabella Causeway. Authorities confirmed five deaths, three rescues, five vehicles recovered, and one unoccupied car located under debris. The fifth victim Hector Martinez 32 was found Tuesday. The incident closed the island's only bridge.
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Administration seeks shift in farm spending reform
The Bush administration urged a break from traditional farm policy by criticizing subsidies to large grain and cotton farms and proposing more funding for conservation programs. A 120 page report argues subsidies cause overproduction and higher land rents, calling for broader support across the agricultural sector and stronger controls on disease and pests. Environmentalists welcomed the shift, while the Farm Bureau sounded cautious about leasing implications.
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Policy report urges conservation rewards and disease controls
A farm and food policy report argues rewarding farmers for conservation and tightening controls against food-borne diseases and crop pests would benefit the nation. Mary Kay Thatcher, lobbyist for the group, says the document emphasizes social interests over production and aims to guide Congress as programs nearing expiration are rewritten.
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Audit says customs lost 1134 computers
A government audit shows the U S Customs Service lost 1134 computers over three years. Treasury officials could not confirm if any item contained sensitive data, while agencies including ATF Secret Service and FLTI misplaced or stole 1311 computers and 80 guns in the same period.
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