Refugee flotilla fears hijack as Haiti Exodus grows
In Port-au-Prince witnesses report pirates pressuring maritime workers to boost security and conceal sails. A ferry with capacity for over 1,000 people was nearly hijacked recently, and another vessel carrying dozens of migrants sank off Haiti’s south coast last month. Ferry owner Jean Claude and skipper Fignole describe terror of further hijackings while U S refugee processing strains follow up to 7,000 Haitians aboard improvised craft in the past two weeks.
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Lawmakers weigh Smart Start expansion with proof of success
Raleigh lawmakers demand evidence the Smart Start early childhood program works before expanding. After nine months and $20 million across 18 counties the initiative shows early gains but officials warn results are hard to measure. Plans call for 12 more counties this year with reduced spending in some original areas. By 1998 the program could cost over $320 million annually if scaled nationwide.
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Massachusetts agencies face rising bias complaints and new laws
State agencies that fight workplace discrimination see a surge in sex disability and race bias cases. Older workers report difficulties while agencies aim to resolve complaints within 100 days amid a revised Civil Rights Act in 1991. Michael Duffy notes increased filings as agencies strengthen investigations.
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Boston
Nudists and locals clash over Rhode Island beach rules
In South Kingstown a battle between nudists and prudish residents unfolds as the town rewrites anti nudity rules and court actions unfold. NENA expanded with a half acre beach nearby while residents cite harm to children and ecosystems amid the National Nude Weekend.
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France in firefight with Rwandan rebels near Gisenyi
French paratroopers and rebels clashed briefly during an evacuation of 270 civilians in southwest Rwanda. Col. Didier Thibault reported no French or refugee casualties, while rebels and government forces pressed near Kigali. France warned of potential mass exodus and considered retreat to the border as clashes intensified.
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Rwandan Patriotic Front
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Butare
Kigali
Alain Juppe
Zaire
Juppe
Belgium
France
Petresse
Jean-Claude Lafourcade
U.N
Jean-Guy Plante
Ee Ee
Seat Highe
Lumbee tribe passes constitution in bid for federal recognition
The Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians approved a constitutional move at Pembroke State University with 8040 votes for and 223 against plus 32 spoiled ballots. The constitution committee will hold tribal council elections within 60 days as part of the process. The vote covered about 43,000 members statewide, centered in Robeson County and Greensboro.
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Lumbee Tribe
Pembroke State University
Constitution Committee
Three Texas crashes kill 31 on highways
AP reports a deadly Sunday on Texas roads with 31 dead in three crashes. A tractor trailer rear-ended a family van in Weatherford killing 14. another wreck near Snyder claimed 11 lives. a third crash near Ballinger in West Texas killed six.
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Ballinger
Acerbic Scalia’s sharp dissent stirs court debates
Justice Antonin Scalia unloads with venomous barbs in several dissents, calling opinions irrational or preposterous. He targets rulings on jury inclusion by sex, school district cases near Hasidic villages, abortion, and judicial restraint while defending originalist interpretation and engaging public and legal voices in lively, provocative critique.
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Kathleen Sullivan
American University Law Pro- Schwartz
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Sandra Day O’connor
Souter
Bruce Fein
Reagan
University of Chicago Law
Michael McConnell
Georgetown University Law
L. Michael Seidman
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