Judge rejects Marzook bid to be freed or deported
Federal judge Denise Cote said she lacks jurisdiction after Israel withdrew its extradition request for Mousa Abu Marzook. He remains in INS custody awaiting a potential deportation hearing. Marzook’s attorney said Israel dropped the extradition bid to avoid spurring tensions. Israel had sought his extradition over 10 attacks from 1990 to 1994 that killed 47 people.
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Army trainee sex abuse scandal case begins at Aberdeen
Staff Sgt. Delmar Simpson pleaded guilty to 11 counts of having sex with female trainees at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. He also admitted five sexual harassment incidents including ordering a private to report in her gym outfit without underwear. He claimed all sex was consensual and denied rape.
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Chicago teen victim walks after racial attack
A 13 year old boy, Lenard Clark, left with massive head injuries after a March 21 assault, reportedly a hate crime. He has awakened and spoke once, saying mama, as doctors at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago note improvements. Police charged three white suspects, Frank Caruso, 18, Michael Kwidzinski, 19, and Victor Jasas, 17, with attempted murder and aggravated battery. They are free on bond and deny involvement.
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Minnesota appeals for calm as tribes plan fishing
Governor Arne Carlson urged calm as Minnesota tribes prepare to exercise court approved spearfishing and netting rights. Officials worry of potential confrontations before non Indian fishing opener, though no violence is planned and authorities stay ready.
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Suspect in Three Missouri Slayings Captured in Warsaw
Alis Ben Johns, 36, suspected in three Missouri killings, was flushed from a vacant home near Warsaw after a broken window was spotted. He used his girlfriend as a shield during the arrest by Missouri State Water Patrol officers. He was wounded and hospitalized in critical condition. the girlfriend was unharmed.
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Legislation Would Bar Credit for Ebony English Course
Oklahoma senators sent a bill to Gov. Keating to prohibit ebonies from earning course credit in state schools. The measure, passed 46-0, seeks to define ebonies as an Africanized form of English and aims to sever Black Americans cultural ties. Senator Horner, who spoke on the floor, urged against encouraging what she called lameness in language. The bill’s sponsors are Rep. Kevin Cox and Sen. Maxine Horner.
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Faded Air Force Jet Searched In Colorado Mountains
Five days after an Air Force jet vanished in Arizona, searchers aided by a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft targeted a snowbound area on New York Mountain in the central Colorado Rockies about 100 miles west of Denver. FAA officials used public tips and radar logs to reconstruct the jet's possible route.
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Clinton Netanyahu make little progress on peace talks
Washington outlines another round of quick talks as Israel under Netanyahu defends settlement building and Palestinians demand halt. Clinton signals openness to opportunities but rules out a summit. Arafat, Ashrawi call for active U.S. role while protests and bombings continue in East Jerusalem.
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Hebron riot after settler shooting shocks West Bank
A Jewish settler shot a Palestinian in Hebron triggering a three hour riot that left 63 Palestinians injured and several Israeli troops and Palestinian policemen hurt. Protests moved from the city center to the border as Israeli forces used rubber bullets tear gas and live fire while others blamed Netanyahu and Washington talks for the flare up.
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Pulitzer Prizes honor journalism and arts for human condition
The 1997 Pulitzer Prizes praised reporting on AIDS and dignity, poverty, and racism. The Wall Street Journal won national reporting for AIDS drug coverage. Seattle Times earned two awards including investigative reporting on Indian housing and aviation safety. The Times-Picayune won for ocean pollution and overfishing.
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Early puberty in girls linked to environment study
A Chicago report cites Pediatrics findings that nearly half of black girls and about 15 percent of white girls show breast development by age 8. Researchers cite environmental estrogens from pesticides and plastics and urge earlier sex education. The study of 17,000 girls across 65 practices also notes menstruation averages around age 12 for both groups, with black girls trending younger than whites by about four months.
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