Woman cannot learn identities in abuse hotline case
In New Haven Connecticut Susan Leventhal failed to obtain names of anonymous callers to a child abuse hot line. A Superior Court judge ruled she has no right to the information and dismissed her suit against the Department of Children and Families. The judge cited statutory protection of caller anonymity.
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Bus driver charged after students call for help
Philadelphia police charged Cedric McMillian, 40, after middle school students aged 10 to 14 used a school bus radio to report the driver passing scheduled stops and refusing to drop them off. Police stopped the bus over an hour after it left Amy Northwest Middle School.
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Army Sgt Maj Gene McKinney Sex Case Closes Closing
Prosecutors wrapped up the court martial of Sgt Maj Gene McKinney at Fort Belvoir outlining that he abused power by sexual harassment of six women. Testimonies included a pregnant woman forced to have sex and a claim of seeking comfort during his wife’s presence at their dying son. McKinney denied the charges and labeled the witnesses liars as deliberations were set to begin.
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Star of infomercials charged with fraud and laundering
In Orlando Florida the star of late night infomercials and his wife appeared on charges of fraud and money laundering. Federal authorities froze more than seven million dollars in earnings, blocking bail of 150000 each as lawyers said. They allegedly profited from a get-rich foreclosed real estate scheme via infomercials seminars and tapes.
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Racial Gaps in Alzheimer Risk Persist Without Key Gene
A Chicago study finds blacks and Hispanics face higher Alzheimer's risk than whites even without the apo E-4 gene. Researchers led by Dr. Richard Mayeux say another biological factor may raise risk, with blacks without the gene four times as likely and Hispanics twice as likely to develop dementia, after accounting for age gender education hypertension and family history.
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Divorced couple named legal parents of surrogate child
In Santa Ana California a divorced couple who hired a surrogate mother are ruled the legal parents of the child she produced and the father must pay child support. The appeals court decision was issued on Tuesday.
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Lloyd Bridges dies at 85 ending long acting lineage
Lloyd Bridges, star of Sea Hunt and Airplane!, dies at his Westwood home after a 50 year marriage to Dorothy. He survived Hollywood blacklist era and battled a heart condition since 1992. Beau Bridges remembers his father as family grounded and resilient. The Bridges family plans a private funeral.
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U S envoy accuses Serbs of out of Iaw Kosovo violence
In Pristina, U S special envoy Robert Gelbard condemned Serb forces for brutal disproportionate actions in Kosovo. He said the assault on ethnic Albanian separatists violated the rule of law as 52 civilians were killed. Ethnic Albanians report indiscriminate killings and civilians hiding in woods to avoid capture.
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Princess Diana healer claim sparks cancer recovery tale
Harper's Bazaar editor Tilberis recounts ovarian cancer and credits Princess Diana with lifting her blood counts after chemotherapy. The Daily Mail excerpt from No Times to Die notes Tilberis's belief Diana helped her return to family and health.
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Albanians Demand Independence After Kosovo Crackdown
Ethnic Albanians prepared to unearth and rebury dozens of bodies from a mass grave near Prekaz after a police crackdown. They rejected Serbia’s offer of dialogue, insisting on independence as the solution while demanding international forensics to determine causes of death.
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Red Cross cites threats in decision to leave Kosovo
The International Red Cross temporarily pulled foreign staff from Kosovo after repeated threats. Local Red Cross workers remain active. spokesman Kim Gordon-Bates said talks with Yugoslav authorities in Belgrade continue and hope threats will stop soon.
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Tech Valley Initiative Proposed by Albany Chamber
The Albany Colonie Chamber of Commerce urges Upstate to adopt the label Tech Valley to attract tech workers and investors. The planned region would span IBM facilities in Westchester north to Saratoga Springs and west to the Mohawk Valley, highlighting growing software, Internet server, biotechnology and fiber optics firms.
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More Kennedy memorabilia goes on the auction block
Guernsey's, a small auction house, will hold a two day sale in Manhattan on March 18 and 19 featuring Kennedy items. The auction includes a presidential bust, John F Kennedy plastic Ace comb, Cuba missile crisis scribblings, Bell System phone card, Oval Office flags, shoehorn, photo with Roger Maris, Jackie Gleason record, racing sloop and two pairs of long johns.
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Roger Maris
Jackie Gleason
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Manhattan
Services reject proposal to separate sexes for training
The Army Navy and our Force rejected an influential panel's suggestion to separate men and women in basic training. They argued training must mirror real military life and that six weeks of initial separation would not prepare recruits for the real world. Final decision rests with Defense Secretary Cohen.
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Dog Bill Returns After City Tour Gone Wrong
Bill the dog, visiting from Canada with his owner, roamed Manhattan for five days, stopped traffic in the Holland Tunnel, and was struck on the New Jersey Turnpike near Hoboken. Rescued and treated, the 11 year old blue heeler is recovering at an animal hospital.
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