Former NYPD Officer Schwarz Appeals Louima Torture Conviction
The Second Circuit will hear Schwarz's appeal over his 1997 role in the brutal Louima case. Prosecutors allegedly blocked testimony that could undermine the government version and his claim of mistaken identity. The case remains a focal point in New York policing history.
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New York City
Charles Schwarz
Brooklyn
Abner Louima
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Schwarz
Louima
Serial rapist Jones convicted 22nd time
Isaac Jones was found guilty in Westchester County Court of rape and robbery, his 22nd conviction for attacks on women. The 40 year old, linked to a 1997 assault on a Mount Vernon woman, already faced a 332 year sentence for raping nine other New York City women.
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White Plains
Isaac Jones
Amadou Diallo
Jones
Westchester County
Mount Vernon
Bronx
New York City
More delays predicted for NYC airports
Rep. John Mica warned at a hearing that New York area gateways John F. Kennedy International LaGuardia and Newark will face worsening congestion over the next decade. He said these three airports account for about a quarter of national airline delays and noted pending minor infrastructure and air traffic control improvements.
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New York
New York Metropolitan
House Committee On Transportation and Infrastructure
John Mica
R-Fla
John F. Kennedy International
la Guardia
Newark
Bloomberg Leads NYC Mayoral Fundraising War
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has already spent over 8 million of his own money on the mayoral campaign, outpacing the combined spend of the other five candidates. The Democratic field faces city caps of 5.5 million each through mid September in exchange for matching funds. The Associated Press report notes the NYT coverage.
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New York
New York City
Michael Bloomberg
New York Times
Fort Drum wins new funds but survival still in doubt
The Associated Press reports that Fort Drum would gain more than any year since its 1980s expansion under President Bush's military construction budget. Officials and Rep. John McHugh caution BRAC politics, noting funds do not guarantee protection from base closures despite past protections for New York sites.
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Bush
John McHugh
Watertown
BRAC
Police search for Chandra Levy yields bleached bones
A large search of three Washington parks turned up no body, only bleached bones likely animal. Police review Rep. Gary Condit's privately administered lie detector results with skepticism, preferring their own polygraph. Investigators checked Klingle Mansion area where Levy had viewed directions before vanishing on May 1.
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Washington
Chandra Levy
Gary Condit
Abbe Lowell
Condit
Klingle
Rock Creek Park
Levy
Rail cost estimates hit seventy billion for high speed lines
A GAO report says building new high speed corridors plus the existing Boston to Washington route could cost 50 to 70 billion dollars. It also notes that helping Amtrak raise 12 billion to start the project could require up to 19 billion from the U.S. treasury over thirty years. The estimates come at the request of critics McCain and Gramm.
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Washington
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John McCain
Arizona
Phil Gramm
Texas
McCain
Gramm
House votes again on flag protection issue
Supporters of constitutional flag protection push the measure before Congress despite repeated defeats. The House is expected to approve the amendment to send to the Senate, where proponents anticipate defeat, citing free speech concerns. Past battles in 1995 1997 and 1999 show two-thirds House support but Senate falls short at 63 votes.
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House
Senate
Bush delays federal water cleanup plan nationwide
The Bush administration plans to suspend a Clinton era program mandating state water cleanup plans for about 21 000 lakes rivers and streams. EPA asked appeals court to delay ruling and extend implementation by one month as Whitman seeks stakeholder input on restoring U S waters.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Court of Appeals
EPA
Christie Whitman
Problems Extend Astronauts Mission by a Day
NASA officials said a small air leak near the space station's new passageway will not prevent the first use this week of the air lock for spacewalkers. Delays in outfitting the 612 ton air lock added a day to Atlantis weeklong station visit as crews worked to fix leaks and install a temporary cap while engineers prepare a permanent solution.
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Space Station Alpha
Jim Voss
Hill
NASA
Church bomb suspect ruled mentally incompetent
In Birmingham Alabama circuit judge James S. Garrett ruled Bobby Frank Cherry formerly linked to the Ku Klux Klan unfit to stand trial for the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four Black girls. Prosecutor Doug Jones said charges would likely be dismissed with no appeal expected.
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Birmingham
Ala
James S. Garrett
Bobby Frank Cherry
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Doug Jones
Jones
Cherry
Artificial heart works perfectly in patient at Louisville hospital
Doctors report the artificial heart implanted two weeks ago is functioning normally and improving other organs, though the patient in his 50s remains critically ill with heart disease and diabetes. Blood flow to the kidneys has increased and the man has required ventilation at times since the July 2 surgery, with an expected hospital stay of at least two months.
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Louisville
Robert Dowling
Dowling
Katharine Graham Critical After Idaho Fall
Katharine Graham chairwoman remained hospitalized in critical condition after a Saturday fall while in Sun Valley for a business conference. She underwent late Saturday surgery at St Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, with Post Co officials confirming she was unconscious.
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Boise
Idaho
Katharine Graham
The
Washington Post Co
Eee
Sun Valley
Chip Knight
Post Company
Graham
St. Alphonsus Restoml Pine Center
David Smith
Ample gasoline supplies push prices lower nationwide
Ample supplies keep gasoline prices down with the national average at 1.51 dollars per gallon as of Friday, down 12.8 cents from June 22 and 16 cents versus last year. Prices have fallen from a May peak of 1.76 dollars, with Detroit drivers noting weekend drops to about 1.25 dollars.
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Detroit
Roberta Pitts
Lundberg
Tragic double murder suicide after baseball game
In north St. Louis a man shot and killed his estranged wife, a 10-year-old boy, and then himself after a youth baseball game. The wife was in a car at the park when she spotted him and cried out as the shooting began. no other injuries were reported.
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Perenta
North St. Louis
Poice
Louis
Joe Mokwa
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