Woman and child dead after train collision in suspected crossing incident
Candace Wertz, 20, of Sir Spring, attempting to cross at a gated crossing, stepped into oncoming traffic as a train approached. A second vehicle pushed her onto the tracks, where Wertz and her 2-year-old son John Michael Cortez died at the scene. An outer woman and a girl around 6 died after hospitalization. State police identified the scene and noted the gates were down.
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Outbreak Reported in Atlanta and New York Cities
The CDC confirms 26 active and 37 dormant cases across several cities including Atlanta Baltimore Boston New York City Philadelphia and Washington DC. Most patients are connected to the transgender community with four women linked as family members or health workers. most infections treated with standard antibiotics. The agency is pursuing additional cases tied to the same strain.
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Jesse Jackson backs fight to keep flag at Statehouse ground
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rainbow PUSH Coalition join NAACP opposition to a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome while allowing it at a Confederate monument. He argues the flag should not fly at all on state grounds, calling for it to be kept in a museum as a relic of the nation’s past. House leaders prepared to debate the Senate compromise plan after a Judiciary subcommittee approval.
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Iowa City student charged over racist emails at dental school
Iowa City authorities charged Claiborne, a 23 year old Baton Rouge native, for a three week series of racist threatening emails to minority classmates at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. The messages prompted fear among students and the closing of the main building. Claiborne allegedly confessed after arrest.
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Jury awards $6.6 million in Muhs case over drug aid claim
A South Dakota jury heard a case involving a drug dealer linked to a 1998 Canton traffic crash. Jean Muhs seeks damages for medical costs and pain while Floyd Muhs estate pursues losses. Punitive damages sought maxed at $250 million. Johnson, not charged, testified briefly on self incrimination concerns.
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Whale hunt protester injured near Makah whaling area
Erin Abbott, 23, a Seattle anti whaling protester, was injured when her jet ski collided with a Coast Guard boat near Neah Bay Washington during the Makah tribe's whaling season. She remained listed as stable at a Port Angeles hospital with a shoulder injury as the tribe resumed the traditional hunt on the Olympic Peninsula.
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Home health care payments fall under Medicare reform
Federal payments to home health care for the elderly declined over the past two years. New CBO figures show Medicare home health spending dropping from 1995 to 1999, spurring bipartisan efforts in Congress to reverse the cuts and prevent automatic 15 percent cuts next year. The trend coincides with reduced patient counts and broader changes in Medicare policy.
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Court decision prolonging Elian Gonzalez case signals extended legal fight
A federal appellate ruling blocking Elian from leaving the United States signals a protracted legal battle that could drag into 199? and beyond. Experts say hearings may stretch to mid May or October for Supreme Court involvement, with sessions likely to center on who may speak for Elian and whether immigration officials erred in denying asylum.
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Elian Case Sparks U S calls for father reunion
Elian Gonzalez urges Americans to pressure President Clinton and Attorney General Reno to reunite him with his father Juan Miguel Gonzalez. Garcia Pedrosa questions a key issue while Clinton defends the custody transfer and the Justice Department leads the effort as the Miami relatives resist turnover.
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Clinton and Arafat push for Mideast peace talks
President Clinton hosted Yasser Arafat for a three hour lunch and discussions aimed at accelerating the Israeli Palestinian peace process toward a September deadline. Talks plan to resume later this month in the Middle East with a broader US role.
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