Senate faulty products bill faces uphill battle
The Senate approved a scaled-down bill to cap punitive damages in faulty products cases by a 61-37 vote, with judges able to override limits and defendants earning automatic rights to a new trial in many instances. The measure marks a milestone after a 13 year clash between business groups, consumers, and trial lawyers, though it diverges from the House on scope.
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Elevator disaster at Vaal Reefs mine kills up to 100 in Orkney
An elevator plummeted 1500 feet at shaft No 2 of Vaal Reefs in Orkney South Africa killing as many as 100 workers. Bodies were recovered from the crushed car while many remain inside the shaft. The accident occurred after a locomotive toppled onto the cage.
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Senate bill would lift federal speed limit and fund highways
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the National Highway System Bill by 13 to 1, designating 159000 miles for 6.5 billion in federal funding. It would remove the federal speed limit and end the Davis Bacon wage requirement, provoking a potential filibuster from supporters and dissent from Sen. Lautenberg who fears more deaths.
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Nichols tied to second trip to Oklahoma City in Ryder truck
Investigators cite evidence that Ter ry Nichols traveled from Kansas to Oklahoma City with the Ryder truck used in the federal building bombing. He says he picked up Timothy McVeigh in Oklahoma City three days before the blast and dropped him in Kansas. Authorities consider a possible second trip and potential additional accomplices.
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Flooding Swamps Slidell After 17 Inch Rain Deluge
Slidell Louisiana faced 17 inches of rain inundating about 5000 homes and forcing residents to swim from windows. About 800 people evacuated. five flood deaths occurred nearby in New Orleans. Federal disaster aid was declared for St Charles Parish as Gulf storms spurred widespread flooding across the region.
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DNA link to Simpson hinges on blood evidence
Los Angeles reports that a single blood drop, linked to OJ Simpson, is the key genetic fingerprint tying him to the murder scene amid a river of gore. The defense seeks to undermine the investigators rather than the lab that performed the tests.
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