Gates donate $100 million to immunize children worldwide
Bill and Melinda Gates pledge $100 million through the Gates Foundation to help immunize children in developing countries. The grant, administered with WHO and UNICEF, funds vaccine delivery rather than vaccines themselves, aiming to expand access to new vaccines already used in the United States.
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Hair Dye Study Shows No Clear Link To Cancer Risk
December 2 1998 a large study found no clear increase in non Hodgkin lymphoma risk from hair dye usage contradicting smaller prior work. Lead author Elizabeth Hally UCSF said results should reassure many American women who color hair about product safety. The study in American Journal of Public Health notes prior fears tied to higher chemical concentrations and cites rising cancer incidence trends.
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Pearl Jam targets police in live album postscript
Pearl Jam issues a blunt postscript on Live on Two Legs directing police in Raleigh North Carolina and Hartford Connecticut to get a life. The band cites a July August 31 Raleigh incident and a October 1996 Hartford concert with arrests and minor injuries, while Raleigh officials shrug off the critique.
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Ex Mousketeer Gillespie on trial for securities fraud
Former Mouseketeer Darlene Gillespie faces 14 counts including conspiracy securities fraud mail fraud obstruction of justice and perjury in a securities case. Assistant U S Attorney Jack Weiss said she wrote hundreds of thousands in bad checks to buy stock and lied to brokers and the SEC. Defense argues she relied on others and may be an unwitting participant while her boyfriend Jerry Fraschilla pleaded guilty to fraud.
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Two Soldiers Shot Dead Over Karaoke Microphone
In Phnom Penh a dispute over a karaoke microphone led to bullets striking two soldiers, Luy Song and Sam Smal, who were fatally wounded after three assailants opened fire in a karaoke parlor. A waitress’s plea to share the mic triggered the attack. The region remains saturated with readily available firearms and explosives.
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Hidden epidemic of sex abuse against boys warned
Researchers warn doctors schools and parents to address a hidden epidemic of sex abuse against boys. Studies show abuse links to later drug addiction mental illness and higher risk of later sexual offending. abuse commonly starts around age 7 to 12 with family members often involved in younger victims and strangers in older ones.
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