Bush orders first strike to freeze assets of 27 terrorism-linked groups
President Bush in the Rose Garden demands foreign banks freeze assets of 27 named individuals and organizations tied to terrorism. He calls the move the first strike in a broader campaign, citing organizations and leaders abroad while warning banks and financial institutions to comply.
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Fairbanks weathers plan to pay for cigarette butts
Fairbanks North Star Borough may enact an ordinance to pay smokers for returning cigarette butts. Assemblyman David Veazey proposed a one dollar per pack deposit with five cents per butt refunded at a borough office, budgeting thirty thousand dollars for launch.
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Taliban Threat Pushes U N Workers From Afghanistan
Taliban militants raided U N offices in Kabul and Kandahar and sealed satellite phones computers and vehicles threatening execution of any staff who use them. UN officials say relief work nearly halted as Afghan staff remain.
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Labor board rules against Marion Hospital
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Marion Memorial Hospital violated fair labor practices by withdrawing recognition from a union representing about 150 workers in 1998. The decision orders the hospital to restore union representation, compensate back pay, and provide payroll and related records within 14 days. Union attorney Michael O’Hara called it a victory for Laborers Local 508.
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Energy surgeon reprimanded for wrong knee operation
Dr Thomas W Davis a 54 year old surgeon with an office in Energy was reprimanded by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation in a settlement. He performed arthroscopic surgery on the wrong knee on March 12 1999 at Herrin Hospital on a patient identified as E K. He then corrected the knee. Davis received the lightest possible punishment and may continue practicing medicine.
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Pinckneyville mayor dies by own action at parents grave
Mayor Kirwan Heisner of Pinckneyville died by suicide last week at his parents graves. He left a wife Lois and four children. City officials say no legal trouble linked to a land sale. questions linger about underlying causes beyond the press coverage.
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Alcohol related fatalities climb across U S roads
Washington AP reports alcohol related deaths rose in 2000 after a 13 year decline. Total highway deaths rose to 41,812 from 41,717 in 1999, with 16,653 linked to alcohol up from 15,976. It marks the first increase since 1986, amid ongoing calls for tougher impaired driving laws and broader prevention efforts.
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