Appeals Court Rules Against Retroactive Deportation Laws
A federal appeals court ruled the Justice Department cannot apply two 1996 laws retroactively to threaten thousands with deportation and that the attorney general cannot block judges from reviewing deportation orders. Raul Pereira Goncalves, a 28 year old permanent resident since age three, seeks discretionary relief after past nonviolent offenses. His case, idle for years at the Board of Immigration Appeals, underscores the impact of the ruling on individual deportation proceedings.
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Boston
Justice Department
U.S
Raul Pereira Goncalves
United States
Goncalves
Pasta of Immigration Appeals
Police link arson fire to fatal shooting in Roanoke
Investigators probe whether a rooming house fire that killed five people is connected to a shooting three hours earlier. Willie Caldwell, 37, is charged with shooting Kevin Jones, 26, after a late dispute outside the building. Police describe the incident as suspicious but lack a direct link. Bodies of three men and two women recovered from the debris.
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Roanoke
Willie Caldwell
Kevin Jones
Caldwell
Jones
Bull Benson
Helicopter Crash Kills Four Aboard Near Arlington Heights
Federal investigators probe engine problems after a 1979 Rotors in Motion helicopter rented by a private Arlington Heights school plunged into a suburban Chicago home at 311 Fernandez Ave. Four aboard died. two women nearby escaped injury. Witnesses said the craft hovered about 30 minutes before the crash.
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Arlington Heights
Chicago
S. Fernandez Ave
Federal Aviation Administration
Oklahoma City
Two Head Officer Wounded as Standoff Ends in Cleveland
Police tied the standoff at a Cleveland home to a death by own action. An officer was wounded when gunfire erupted as officers approached. Inside the home, investigators found a man and a woman dead, and an 80 year old elderly man unharmed, his relation unclear.
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Cleveland
Earm
Mormon Leaders Deny Plan to Disavow Past Priesthood Doctrine
Mormon officials deny reports that the church will repudiated historic teachings linking skin color to priesthood eligibility. President Hinckley and two counselors stated surprise at the Los Angeles Times story and reaffirmed the 1978 declaration granting priesthood to all worthy males. The church notes broad membership growth in Africa and other nations.
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Salt Lake City
Los Angeles Times
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Gordon Hinckley
California governor endorses English first teaching mandate
California Governor Pete Wilson vetoed a bill allowing districts to choose bilingual methods for 1.3 million limited English proficient students. He backed the English immersion approach of Proposition 227, criticizing bilingual education as a dismal failure and opposing a one size fits all policy for a state with 55 languages.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Pete Wilson
Dede Alpert
Wilson
Alpert
Pea
Las Vegas mayor runs for Nevada governor post
Las Vegas Mayor Jan Laverty Jones filed on the last day to run for governor, creating a strong challenge to front-runner Kenny Guinn. The bid adds a high profile figure to the Democratic slate as Jones, who previously lost a primary to Bob Miller, battles breast cancer but says her health will not hinder her campaign.
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Las Vegas
Jan Laverty Jones
Nevada
Jones
Kenny Guinn
Bob Miller
Hoboken Says Goodbye to Frank Sinatra
Hoboken residents mourn at St. Francis Church as Frank Sinatra, once mocked here yet beloved, is laid to rest. Mayor Anthony Russo lauds him as a symbol of the American Dream while City Hall lowers flags and bells ring in tribute. Nancy Capuano recalls a tough but good neighbor as the community honors the singer. A private funeral Mass is planned for Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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Hoboken
N.J
Frank Sinatra
St. Francis Church
Sinatra
Anthony Russo
Nancy Capuano
Capuano
Mid Shirak
Union Club
Sinatra estate trust shields assets amid family tension
Harvey Silbert noted Sinatra kept assets in a living trust not subject to probate, a fact the press cannot disclose. The New York Post cited a former assistant claiming $150 to $270 million was set aside to fund armed orphans, while Randy Taraborrelli said Sinatra wanted his children to earn their own living. Sinatra died Thursday of a heart attack with a private funeral Mass planned for Wednesday in Beverly Hills.
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Harvey Silbert
Sinatra
New York Post
Anudrens
Randy Taraborrelli
PSA screening evidence shows lives saved from prostate cancer
A large eight year study finds routine PSA testing could cut prostate cancer deaths by 69 percent, potentially preventing about 27 000 of 39 000 deaths annually if started at age 50. The report stresses early detection enables curative treatment and could nearly halt spread of the disease.
Viagra knockoffs refund offer ends in company fine
Buyers of fake impotence pills Vaegra or Uroplus may claim refunds as the seller, American Urological Clinic, is fined 167500 dollars. A 75 day supply was priced at 83.95 dollars from a Kansas City address with a Georgia toll free line. Pfizer’s Viagra hit the market after FDA approval on March 27.
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Kansas City
Georgia
American Urological Clinic
Pfizer Inc
Dozens offer to adopt newborn found on hiking trail
Dozens of people have offered to adopt a newborn found buried alive along a hiking trail near Pasadena California. Twenty callers offered money for the baby's care while others donated clothes and blankets. The infant is listed in serious condition at the hospital.
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Pasadena
Calif
Toddler Treks Kansas Town Before Being Found
A two year old boy, in diapers and a striped nightshirt, wandered for about two hours after learning to unlock doors in Praine Village Kansas. He was found in the street near 4 40 am by Mark Betty who stopped his truck and then telephoned for help. Police located a house with an open door and woke a woman to confirm ownership.
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Praine Village
Kan
Mark Betty
Betty
Papillion Times imposes voter registration for letter writers
The Papillion Times in Nebraska requires letters to the editor on political issues to be from registered voters. Announced Wednesday the policy aims to boost participation after a weak May 12 primary turnout in Sarpy County, with an editorial calling nonparticipants’ opinions "not worth much."
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Papillion Times
Nebraska
Sarpy County
Lawsuit Aims to Make Viagra Reimbursed by Insurers
A Brooklyn federal suit seeks class action status to force health plans to cover Viagra after FDA approval on March 27. Lead plaintiff Paul Sybsey- Schreiber, a diabetic, contends insurers colluded to restrict reimbursement to save costs, denying over one million men access to the impotence drug.
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Employvar Health Manranes Companies
Food and Drug Administration
Brooklyn
Paul Sybsey- Schreiber
FDA
Parody ads warn MTV generation with church themes
A new ad campaign targets youth with warnings about life ending soon. One spot shows a bungee jumper mid dive realizing no one secured his card, asking Got Jesus. Another features a man in a tuxedo about to attend the most important day in a coffin. Shane Harwell notes the church should be gentle yet clear that some will not respond to the message.
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MTV Generation
Jesus
Shane Harwell
Chicago hospital alters rules after death of boy
Ravenswood Hospital in Chicago revoked a policy allowing staff to ignore a critically wounded 15-year-old boy as police criticized workers. Police said officers were rebuffed when asking for a gurney, and the boy died after a basketball incident near the hospital amid claims of gang violence targeting an African American youth.
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Ravenswood Hospital
Chicago
Sercye
James Maurer
Maurer
Christopher Sercye
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