Governor sheds sex harassment charges
In Olympia Washington Governor Mike Lowry faces a probe into alleged misconduct with Susanne Albright a former deputy press secretary Theiler report says no clear evidence of harassment would persuade a jury though Albright is deemed credible Theiler notes facts as known do not support a legal finding of harassment Lowry disputes the accusations calling them misperceptions
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Olympia
Wash
Mike Lowry
Susanne Albright
Lowry
Mary Alice Theiler
Theiler
Albright
Dentist拒绝艾滋患者被判违法
NEW ORLEANS A dentist violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when he refused service to two patients with AIDS or HIV infection. A federal judge ruled Thursday that Drew B.Morvant refused care to the men in 1993, one of the early DOJ suits alleging HIV discrimination in medical treatment.
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New Orleans
The
Justice Department
Drew B. Morvant
Aging Oregon man pleads guilty in faked death pact case
Albert Stager, 92, pleaded no contest to manslaughter after stabbing his ailing wife Florence 64 years into a pact to die together. He received five years probation after medical treatment and counseling.
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Dallas
Ore
Albert Stager
Stager
Florence
Florence, To Move To Separate Nursing Homes Last Year. Mrs. Stager
Fred Avera
Moise
Roanoke thief polishes clues after break in
A Roanoke man, Eric P. Wilson, was convicted of breaking and entering and grand larceny after a burglary where he touched up scuff marks with shoe polish and left a monogrammed rag behind. Investigators found the polish and rag marked E W on a victim's living room floor, with about $5 worth of jewelry stolen. The prosecutor argued Wilson's habit of polishing his shoes links to the crime.
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Roanoke
Eric P. Wilson
Constance Hudson
E.W
Commonwealth's
Joe Branscom
Wilson
Branscom
Shoko Asahara Faced Turbulent Roots and Rising Power
Tokyo police probe the Aum Shinri Kyo leader Shoko Asahara born Chizuo Matsumoto on Kyushu in 1955. Once a dubious healer and cult founder, he attracted followers with beliefs in enlightenment through yoga and psychic training while facing past arrests and alleged coercive practices.
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Aum Shinri Kyo
Tokyo
Shoko Asahara
Asahara
Chizuo Matsumoto
Kyushu
Shoko Egawa
Aum
Shinri Kyo
Sublime Truth
Japan
Materialis
Alahara
Leader of Aum Shinrikyo Denies Subway Sarin Role
Shoko Asahara, head of the Aum Shinrikyo sect, denies involvement in Monday’s sarin attacks on Japanese subways that killed ten and sickened thousands. Police raid the Osaka compound for more chemicals while experts report found fluorine and phosphorus at the Mt Fuji area facility.
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Shoko Asahara
Tokyo
Asahara
Aum
Shinji Kyo
Osaka
Mount Fuji
Abuse and fear shape life inside Aum Shinri Kyo sect
In Tokyo and beyond, former members and investigators describe abuse and intimidation by Aum Shinri Kyo. Police raids exposed dehydration and malnutrition among dozens kept within the commune. Lawyers say at least 1,000 have sought protection after contact with the group, which claims thousands of followers in Japan and Russia.
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Manhattan
Tokyo
Subha
Asahara
Japan
Yokohama
Aum Shinri Kyo
Russia
Aum Shinri
State leaders eye proceeds from lottery
Albany reports debate over how much revenue the lottery can provide for the budget. Pataki’s team is seen as too conservative by Assembly Speaker Silver, with jackpots driving higher ticket sales and revenue. Estimates vary among Silver, the Senate, and Pataki, from $35 million to $94 million.
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Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Joanne Thompson
Silver
Senate
Protest over school cuts erupts into clashes with police
New York City protesters largely students gathered near City Hall to urge Gov Pataki and Mayor Giuliani to oppose education budget cuts. When march onto Broadway began, police in riot gear blocked the street. at least 43 protesters were arrested amid scuffles and baton-free stance.
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Lower Manhattan
City Hall
Solidarity
George Pataki
Rudolph Giuliani
Lion
State University of New York
City University of New York
SUNY
Pataki
New York City
City Hall Park
Visionary scientists modify gene to grow extra eyes on fruit flies
Scientists from University of Base in Switzerland report in Science that the eyeless gene may act as a master switch for eye formation in fruit flies. Manipulating it produced extra eyes on wings legs and antennae, with structures resembling normal eyes though functionality is unproven. The work links eye development genes across mice and humans.
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University of Base
Switzerland
Science
Georg Halder
Patrick Callaeris
Walter J. Gehring
Gerald Rubin
University of California, Berkeley
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