Non combative US support stance on Haiti evacuation remains
Pentagon spokesman and Navy public affairs officers say the plan for non combative support to evacuate Americans and foreign diplomats in Haiti remains unchanged. Marines and sailors with the 24th MEU continue their deployment duties and Lt. Breslau notes no shore invasion speculation. Capt. Kisch states Cherry Point air station is not on alert status despite the Security Council vote.
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Pentagon
U.S. Navy
Jeff Breslau
U.S. Atlantic Command
Scott Kisch
Cherry Point
Joint Public Affairs Office
Security Council
Haiti
Escape inmates flee through trash system near Raleigh prison
Police and prison officials said two inmates Stromer and Bonney escaped from Central Prison by entering an unauthorized room, sliding down a trash chute, and hiding in a compactor trash container. Investigators pursued leads at a Raleigh landfill and traced a stolen Oldsmobile found near a Waynesboro scene. DNA tests and security lapses were under review while authorities warned the public the men may be armed.
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Waynesville
Charlottesville
Shenandoah National Park
George Washington National Forest
Waynesboro
Harold Coffey
Raleigh
Stromer
Central Prison
Patty McQuillan
Correction Department
Virginia Beach
Miller
Bonney
McQuillan
East Carolina University
Budget trends push defense spending debate in Congress
The administration faces underfunding in defense, with OMB predicting a shortfall of 20 to 50 billion as inflation outpaces spending goals. Proposals include cutting large weapons programs or boosting defense outlays while critics point to cost overruns and inefficiencies. The study was requested by Grassley Roth Conyers Kasich.
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Office of Management and Budget
Pentagon
Congress
Charles Grassley
A-Iown
William Roth
R-Del
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
John Kasich
Ohio
FDA faces tobacco industry pushback on authority across nicotine debate
Industry lawyers challenge FDA jurisdiction as advisory panel weighs nicotine products and addiction. They cite past court cases and accuse the agency of bias, while tobacco executives deny addictiveness and promote a smoke free goal. Kessler emphasizes scientific focus and cautions against broad prohibition.
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National Institute of Drug Abuse
United States
Charles Blixt
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Pegg
Congress
Kessler
Rolling Stones open 53 city Voodoo Lounge tour in DC
Ticket sales are brisk for the Rolling Stones 53 city Voodoo Lounge tour opening at RFK Stadium in Washington DC. The band markets its 22nd studio album while keeping a low public profile with few sightings and no last minute club appearances, as promoters report strong demand in all cities. Mick Jagger dined with Jerry Hall at a Dupont Circle restaurant, and stage details remain under wraps as the mammoth setup aims to deliver wall of sound in stadium venues.
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Rolling Stones
Rfk Stadium
Stones
Mick Jagger
Jerry Halll
Dupont Circle
King Kong
Mark Fisher
Barbra Streisand
Prince Charles
PBS newscaster confronts glass ceiling at PBS
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a Black reporter on The MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour, says she is bumping against a glass ceiling at PBS. She wants a series of her own and decisions on air, as PBS remains predominantly white and male among top figures.
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PBS
Charlayne Hunter- Gault
Los Angeles Times
Hunter-Gault
Black
MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour
MacNeil and Lehrer
Charlie Rose
Pratt’s gun hobby frames debate on tobacco taxes and diversity
The source mentions Pratt enjoying target shooting and gun collecting and questions government action on tobacco research and cigarette taxes. It raises a broader dialogue about taxation, bureaucratic spending, and diversity barriers in public life with quotes on tax impact and glass ceiling concerns.
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Pratt
Media echoes violence in OJ glimpse and TV plots fade
The clip shows OJ Simpson leading police on a freeway dash, eerily mirroring Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. TV stars Brian Austin Green and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen discuss line between reality and TV as Green teases new plot twists. Harry Connick Jr. shifts to New Orleans funk on his album She, while Tommy Joe Eagles dies of a heart attack at 45 after a UNLV stint. Dorothy Hodgkin, Nobel chemist, dies at 84.
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Stone
America
Brian Austin Green
Green
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Shannen Doherty
Fox
TV Guide
David Silver
David
Clare Arnold
Harry Connick Jr
Connick
Tommy Joe Eagles
University of New Orleans
New Orleans
Eagles
Auburn
Dorothy Hodgkin
Don’t mess with the prince in Chicago transit suit
Chicago columnist comments on a $120 million federal suit by Prince Jaiyesimi of the Ijede ruling family against the city CTA and Police Department over an incident on a CTA bus. The piece mocks the prince and questions how royalty rode a public bus, noting driver conduct and a disorderly conduct dismissal.
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Prince Jaiyesimi
Ijede
Lagos
Nigeria
Gerry Gross
Chicago Transit Authority
Gerald Gross
Northeastern Illinois University
Gross
Chicago
Pal
CTA
Mike Royko
Invasion of Haiti Poll Prompts Veteran Feedback
Readers vote on whether U S forces will lead an invasion of Haiti. Calls show a split view with veterans praising local VA clinics while criticizing VA hospitals as inefficient. Cast your vote by calling the specified numbers between 5 p m today and 7 a m tomorrow.
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U.S
Haiti
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