Shoemaker Levy 9 Comet Impacts Jupiter
The Shoemakers and Levy reported the Shoemaker Levy 9 fragments hit Jupiter Saturday causing a 1200 mile wide plume. Telescopes in Chile and Spain detected the fireball as scientists predicted massive energy release from the 21 pieces. The event drew cheers at the Space Telescope Science Institute and promises further observations of one in a thousand year impact.
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Lois Simpson’s son dies of AIDS in home burial
In Jones County Lois Simpson, 45, confronts AIDS stigma as her son Gregory Dirk Simpson, 25, dies at home from AIDS related complications. She helped dig his grave after nursing him through illness, recalling death’s proximity and community reactions.
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Jones County residents avoid HIV risk talk amid misinformation
In Jones County, residents largely ignore HIV as a concern despite rising sexually transmitted disease tests. Health officials warn misinformation shapes behavior. From January through March the local health department tested 19 people for HIV with no new cases reported.
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Ceremony Under Blazing Sun Changes Command at Base
At Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station Maj Gen John E Rhodes takes command of the 2nd MAW as outgoing Maj Gen J D Howell Jr hands over a scarlet and gold flag. Mundy attends with a 13 gun salute and 19 gray smoke bursts mark the ceremony. Howell praises Rhodes and the colors he leaves behind.
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North Carolina budget pact boosts educators pay and school aid
Lawmakers reached a 1.2 billion spending package ending a three week logjam. Teachers gain a 7 percent raise plus a 1 percent bonus while state workers receive 4 percent raises and a 1 percent bonus. The deal adds 46 million for Basic Education Plan including 26 million to lower kindergarten class sizes and 10 million for counselors psychologists and social workers. Negotiations followed pressure from educators and a threat-driven push for equity amid adjournment talks.
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