Memory formation study links thinking to recall in early brain regions
Researchers report in Science that simply thinking about an experience boosts memory formation in first grade memory regions. The work highlights a brain area affected early in Alzheimer's disease, suggesting potential early detection methods while noting public responses to controversial figures in related civil rights debates.
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Exiled group leaders face federal charges over Castro plot
Fidel Castro accused the Cuban American National Foundation of plotting his death and the U S government says its leaders planned the assassination. Francisco Hernandez and Jose Antonio Llama, tied to the lobbying group, are to be indicted in Puerto Rico next week over an alleged plan to kill Castro during a Margarita Island trip after a Coast Guard seizure found weapons aboard La Esperanza in Puerto Rico.
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Killer writes letter of apology before execution
JARRATT Va A man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk who refused his demand to open a cash register wrote a letter apologizing to the clerk and his family before execution Lance Chandler 25 declined to give a final statement prior to execution by injection Chandler was sentenced to death for killing William Dix 33 on Feb 7 1993 while robbing a small store near South Boston in Halifax County Chandler released a one page letter apologizing to the victim and his family
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Court upholds parental notification for underage abortion
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a Virginia law requiring girls under 18 to notify parents before an abortion. The court said the law respects parents' fundamental interests and does not violate Roe v. Wade. Judge J. Michael Luttig wrote the opinion.
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Judge approves plan to end desegregation order in Michigan
A federal judge in Grand Rapids approved a plan to end a 17 year desegregation order that required busing Black students from Benton Harbor to Coloma and Eau Claire. The plan phases out bussing by 2001 while letting students finish at their current schools.
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