Veto battle looms over minimum wage clash
President Bush vetoed the bill to raise the minimum wage from 3.85 to 4.55 by October 1991 in a swift move as Democrats vow a long fight to overturn. Speaker Foley promises a House vote to override with uncertain support amid a looming political showdown.
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Former state champ turns to faith before death in Attica
Relatives recall James Matteson, 25, once a wrestling champion and cocaine addict serving 25-to-life at Attica, as sincere and artistic after counseling and letters to God. At 4 20 a.m. Tuesday he hanged himself with a prison cord in his cell, Aunt Arlene Witkowski of Phoenix says he must have cracked under the strain.
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Beijing media blitz erodes trust amid Tiananmen risk
A Beijing television push churns six to eight hours daily as the State Council and media manipulate events to deny a Tiananmen massacre. Comrade Xu Kiang thanks martial law troops in a letter while surveillance footage shows student leaders like Wuerkaixi dining publicly, fueling fears of an Orwellian regime.
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Judge urges display as Walsh is sentenced for cocaine sale
County Court Judge J Kevin Mulroy spoke of wanting a War Memorial audience to show youths the consequences of cocaine as 24 year old Brian K Walsh of Mat was sentenced to the minimum for a first degree criminal sale of a controlled substance Walsh pled guilty May 30 admitting he sold 83 3 grams of cocaine to an undercover officer at his West Jolley Road home last Oct 28 The case involved multiple charges and a plea to one count satisfied other cocaine transactions analysts and the defense stated.
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Police expel reporters amid Chinese crackdown on dissent
Beijing announced the arrest of two of 21 student leaders tied to the pro democracy movement and ordered two Western reporters expelled for coverage of the martial law crackdown. American correspondents John Pomfret and Alan Pessin were given three days to leave, while BBC said it did not confirm the expulsion of Brian Barron.
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Young reporter lives on a van in Beijing
A Syracuse University student faces a dilemma amid a Beijing assignment. The piece follows a young reporter navigating cramped conditions, career pressures, and cultural complexity while reporting from within a van. The narrative blends personal limits with journalistic ambition in a shifting city.
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