Sinead O'Connor Joins SNL Boycott Over Dice Clay Host
Pop singer Sinead O'Connor and comedian Nora Dunn join a boycott of Saturday Night Live over Andrew Dice Clay's sexist routines. Dunn cites expletive laced jokes about women while O'Connor says a woman should not perform after such a monologue.
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Los Angeles
Sinead O’connor
Andrew Dice Clay
Nora Dunn
O’connor
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Opening Day Dream for Bo Jackson Fan Future Star
A young fan envisions opening day energy as he finally dons a real baseball uniform with Bo Jackson’s No. 16 on the back. The scene hinges on a dry sunny Wednesday and a game only hours away, promising a timeless, magical moment of sports pursuit.
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Bush urges fitness for the poor and all Americans
President Bush tells health writers at the White House that being poor is no excuse for inactivity. He cites National Fitness Month efforts with Arnold Schwarzenegger and notes his own routine, including jogging three times weekly and a busy Oval Office schedule, while acknowledging he is about five pounds overweight.
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Bush
White House
Detroit Free Press
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Oval Office
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AIDS suits mount Weedsport man settles bias case
A Weedsport man won a $10,000 settlement in a discrimination suit after his employer allegedly fired him due to AIDS. A Fulton woman filed a $5 million suit against Burger King over alleged AIDS related workplace discrimination. Health and legal experts note ongoing complaints since the disease’s emergence. Bruce Carter of the Persons With AIDS Support Fund critiques company conduct in Central New York cases.
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Weedsport
Ponderosa
Fulton
Burger King
United States
Bruce Carter
Syracuse
State official urges closing developmental centers
Elm Howe, new commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, says the state should study closing its 15 developmental centers and move 7,000 residents into community based homes. Supporters call her a breath of fresh air and cooperative in Albany.
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Developmental Disabilities
Albany
Richard J. Pratt
Enable
United Cerebral Parsy
Syracuse
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