Judge rules Nureyev was sound mind in $7 million donation
U.S. District Judge Denny Chin rejected relatives claims that a Chicago lawyer exploited Rudolf Nureyev before his 1993 death from AIDS to transfer U.S. assets into the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation. The court affirmed the dancer's will and foundation control over the $7 million portion of his $21 million estate.
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New York
Rudolf Nureyev
Dance Foundation
U.S
Denny Chin
Rudolf Nurevev
Nance Foundation
Chicago
Nureyev
Mississippi inmates on the run after Alabama shooting
Alabama authorities issued a manhunt for Mississippi inmates Mario Centobie and Jeremy Granberry. They allegedly overpowered two deputies, stole a sheriff's car, and wounded Tuscaloosa Captain Cecil Lancaster in a shootout. Roadblocks spread around Tuscaloosa as residents were told to stay indoors.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Mississippi
Alabama
Mario Centobie
Jeremy Granberry
Billy Duncan
Cecil Lancaster
Lancaster
Parchman
Laurel
Judge blocks Virginia late-term abortion law
A federal judge in Richmond issued a temporary injunction halting a state ban on a controversial late-term abortion procedure. Judge Robert E. Payne said the law remains blocked until the August 18 trial date, while officials vow to appeal and critics call the language too broad and vague. The measure, signed by Governor Gilmore, aimed to bar the partial birth method.
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Richmond
Robert E. Payne
Mark Farley
General Assembly
Jim Gilmore
Payne
Van overcapacity injures 19 in Gary crash
A day-care van carrying 18 children and two adults plus a separate car collided at a busy Gary intersection. A 4-year-old boy died, 19 injured overall, many children. None wore seat belts. drivers and eight seriously hurt were hospitalized.
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Gary
Ind
Neil Winston
Black activists oppose Klan rally as Byrd killing is noted
The New Black Panther Party plans armed presence to guard blacks during a Jasper rally by two KKK factions over James Byrd Jr. killing. Clara Taylor urges unity and peace as three white men face murder charges in the June 7 incident. Local law enforcement says security will be provided.
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Klans
James Byrd Jr
New
Black Panthers
Clara Taylor
New Black Panther Party
Jasper
Ku Klux Klan
Taylor
Byrd
Jasper County
Billy Bowles
Ramseys vow full assistance in JonBenet probe
John and Patsy Ramsey pledge full cooperation to Boulder prosecutors after three days of interviews. They may provide medical, financial, and telephone records as part of the probe into JonBenet Ramsey's death, which has drawn national scrutiny for 18 months.
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Denver
John
Patsy Ramsey
Boulder
Alex Hunter
JonBenet
Ramseys
Adams County
Bob Grant
District Attorney's Office
Parole board urges stay for Henry Lee Lucas death sentence
The Texas parole board urged Governor George W Bush to grant a 27 day reprieve and reconsider Henry Lee Lucas fate. Lucas has confessed to numerous killings but later recanted raising doubts about guilt while serving murder convictions north of Austin.
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Texas
Henry Lee Lucas
George W. Bush
State Parole Board
Lucas
Bush
Supreme Court weighs employer liability for supervisor harassment
The court considers two cases from Illinois and Florida that could redefine corporate responsibility for a supervisor’s sexual harassment. In Chicago Burlington Industries faced a claim that a boss’s threats harmed a career, while in Florida Beth Ann Faragher alleged two supervisors harassed her and won a $10,000 verdict. the city faced a separate liability argument.
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Supreme Court
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Florida
America
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Caval Fa
Chicago
Paula Jones
Clinton
Kimberly Elleviy
Burlington Industries
Kim
Burlington
Ocean
Beth Ann Faragher
Ruling rescues NYC hospitals from line-item veto clash
The Supreme Court ruling against presidents line-item veto preserves New York hospital taxes that fund care for the poor, preventing potential reimbursement of Medicaid funds and safeguarding city and state health programs. Officials led by Mayor Giuliani praise the decision as vital to hospital capacities and services for vulnerable populations.
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New York
Supreme Court
Clinton
Rudolph Giuliani
Ariss
New World State
New York State
Alfonso D'Amato
Daniel Pawick Moynihan
Congress
Doles
Kenneth Raske
Greater
Flames close on Ormond Beach as rain brings some relief
Fred Griffin stayed home and prayed as a wildfire pressed toward Plantation Pines in Volusia County. Rain cooled the sky and dropped temperature from 96 to about 76, but flames remained within a half mile of homes after nightfall. Evacuations had been mandatory for some, yet 447 families refused to leave. Firefighting efforts faced drought conditions and widespread blazes statewide surpassing 1,000.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Fred Griffin
Griffin
Plantation Pines
Texas
Georgia
Florida
Volusia County
Orlando
Justices vote on major decisions Thursday lines by line
AP reports the Supreme Court votes reveal a 6 3 line item veto would need a constitutional amendment with Justices Stevens Rehnquist Kennedy Souter Thomas Ginsburg in the majority and Scalia O Connor Breyer in dissent. The attorney client privilege survives death by 6 3 with Breyer joining the majority over O Connor Scalia Thomas. HIV case splits 5 4 with Kennedy Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer majority and Rehnquist Scalia Thomas O Connor in dissent. Win decent art allows gov to deny grants for risque work 8 1 with O Connor Rehnquist Stevens Kennedy Breyer Ginsburg majority and Scalia Thomas concurring in part dissent by Souter.
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Supreme Court
Lkely
Lizzie Borden
Borden
George Robinson
John Paul Stevens
William Rehnquist
Anthony M. Kennedy
David H. Souter
Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Antonin Scalia
Sandra Day O'Connor
Stephen G. Breyer
Foster
Rehnquist
Stevens
Kennedy
Souter
Ginsburg
Breyer
O'Connor
Scalia
Thomas
Forty HIV tests administered after exposure at Ukrainian center
Erika Anderson, a board member of the Ukrainian National Home, criticized the health department for poor notification about possible HIV exposure found June 18 at a tuberculosis screening meeting. She noted members were upset by additional testing and questioned how the error occurred. Novick said notifications were issued within 24 hours of discovery.
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Ukrainian National Home
Erika Anderson
Anderson
Sam
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