Gene therapy trial aims to aid hemophilia patient in Pittsburgh
Don Muller, a 50 year old Pittsburgh resident with hemophilia A, receives experimental gene therapy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The treatment uses a Chiron Corp created virus to deliver factor VI protein into his bloodstream, hoping to enable his own cells to produce the missing clotting factor.
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Pittsburgh
Don Muller
Unversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Miller
Aliler
Chiron Corp
Boat hijacker dubbed Captain Jump Off gets life in prison
Richard Barker, 47, once called Captain Jump Off for forcing illegal migrants to jump from his 35-foot speedboat, was sentenced to life for drug trafficking after pleading guilty to trafficking and facing a federal gunfire related case.
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Miami
Richard Barker
Bahamas
U.S
Ellen Cohen
Barker
Ex-boyfriend charged in fatal Miami stabbing
Anthony Ferguson was charged with second degree murder for the May 24 death of Portia Lee in Miami’s Little Haiti. Lee, 30, staggered from door to door seeking help before collapsing in a driveway after Ferguson pursued her. bystanders watched and police said no one intervened until 911 was called. Ferguson had prior domestic violence arrests while Lee sought a restraining order.
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Miami
Haiti
Anthony Ferguson
Portia Lee
Lee
Ferguson
Bill Schwartz
Aid groups face food shortages as Nashville warehouse closes
Feed the Children closes its Nashville warehouse indefinitely amid allegations of employee theft. More than 200 aid agencies in Eastern states could lose food as investigators probe reports that Nashville workers took donated goods home. The agency fired 14 Nashville employees after TBI agents found loads of donations at several upper-level workers’ homes. A Nashville TV station disclosed the thefts.
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Nashville
Tenn
Feed the Children
Larry Jones
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Jury Tries Five Officers in Naperville Death Case
The conspiracy trial of five lawmen and an ex-prosecutor ended with the case to the jury after defense claimed the key witness Rolando Cruz lied repeatedly about statements to detectives. Prosecutor William Kunkle argued a pattern of questionable actions and evolving statements forged the case against Cruz who was once on death row for the 1983 rape and bludgeoning of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico.
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Telander
Wiliam Kunkle
Cruz
Jeanine Nicarico
Naperville
West Coast salmon accord ends years of feuding
The United States and Canada reached a Pacific Salmon Treaty settlement to conserve and rebuild wild salmon runs. Governor Gary Locke credited a five year stalemate breakthrough, noting previous breakdowns and a 1997 incident when Canadian boats blocked an Alaska ferry. The agreement allocates salmon after ensuring enough remain to reproduce healthy coho chinook and sockeye stocks.
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Seattle
United States
Canada
Washington
Gary Locke
Alaska
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
U.S
Stanford probes sender of racist campus email
Stanford University has tasked its "electronic bloodhounds" to find the source of a racist email sent to about 25,000 campus computer users. The message accused the university of lying about preference for non whites, and was received by Rachel Tan, a professor at the School of Education. The report notes a long standing housing shortage, with about 1,300 students not selected in a recent housing lottery and nearly 900 last year.
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Stanford
Calif
Stanford University
Emall
University
Rachel Tan
School of Education
NATO Wins Milosevic Backing for Kosovo Peace Plan
The United States and NATO secured Milosevic's approval of a European sponsored Kosovo peace plan. Belgrade agreed to withdraw troops and allow refugees to return, with the UN supervising and a future NATO led peace mission. The deal also envisages Russian involvement and a phased ceasefire, followed by a halt to bombing.
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Washington
Western Alliance
Siobedan Milosevic
Kosovo
NATO
Milosevic
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Clinton
North Auaned Treaty Organization
Russia
Vladislav Jovanovic
United Nations
Maria Ahtisaari
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Jovanovic
China
U.N. Security Council
United States
Kosovo Refugees Face Hurdles in Return Promise
In Macedonia refugee camp near Tetovo, Kosovar evacuees await homecoming as NATO-backed peace proceeds. UN officials say security and access to monitor conditions must be assured before return, while destroyed documents and eroded villages complicate repatriation for about 800,000 Kosovars.
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Tetovo
Macedonia
Kosovo
Neprosteno
NATO
Yugoslavia
Merta Berisha
Pedis
Belgrade
Slobodan Milosevic
Breen
Paula Ghedini
U.N. High Commissioner For
Kosnvars
Ments
Shukria Akhmeti
Farizaj
Kukes
Albania
Kosovo War Settlements Scrutinized as Milosevic Faces Pressure
Allies seek verifiable steps toward Kosovo withdrawal as NATO continues strikes. Zoran Zivkovic criticizes Parliament's rejection of Rambouillet while Russia and seven democracies push a UN backed resolution. The plan would curb Yugoslav forces and demand NATO participation in a peacekeeping force.
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Kosovo
Serbia
Milosevic
Politika
Yugoslavia
NATO
Zoran Zivkovic
Democratic Party
Nis
Zivkovic
Russia
U.N. Security Council
Blair
Clinton
Milosevice
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Ahtisaari
France
Rambouiliet
Belgrade obraces peace terms after NATO Kosovo push
Belgrade residents feel exhausted and bitter as Yugoslavia agrees to NATO demands on Kosovo. Parliament endorses a peace plan seen as capitulation while locals hope for an end to months of bombing and fear for future revenge. Milosevic’s central role blamed by critics.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
NATO
Kosovo
Kosov
Crimi
Dorsed
Milosavljevic
Dusan Gajic
Milosevic
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Center For Strategic and International Studies
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