New York Likely Joins Powerball Lottery
Albany lawmakers and Gov. Pataki move toward adding Powerball to New York’s budget plan for 2001 02. Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader Joseph Bruno cite revenue gains and curb ticket scalping as reasons to adopt the game amid other proposed revenue schemes.
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Group challenges S C Choose Life license plates
Planned Parenthood of South Carolina asked a federal judge to block the state from issuing anti abortion Choose Life plates, claiming violation of free speech. Attorney Peter Murphy filed the suit, while AG Charlie Condon pledged to contest it to the Supreme Court. similar plates face challenges in Florida and Louisiana.
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Oklahoma City DA presses state murder charges against Nichols
Oklahoma City district attorney Wes Lane announced plans to pursue 160 first degree murder charges and related counts against bombing conspirator Terry Nichols. He seeks the death penalty despite Nichols' federal conviction and the high costs of prosecution. Nichols is Timothy McVeigh's co conspirator in the 1995 Alfred P Murrah Federal Building bombing.
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Hepatitis G Virus May Slow HIV Progress
GBV-C or hepatitis G appears to interfere with HIV and may extend AIDS survival. Researchers caution unclear mechanisms but see potential for new AIDS treatments. Dr Jack Stapleton of Iowa City VA Medical Center and University of Iowa notes identifying the GBV-C path could yield practical impact.
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Virginia forms task force to study deadly shark attacks
Governor Jim Gilmore creates a panel of marine biologists and officials to examine two Labor Day weekend shark fatalities, assess populations off Virginia, and study prevention, response, and public education. Florida weighs regulating shark feeding dives as experts note rising reports driven by more people in water.
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Bush state dinner draws stars and family to White House
Laura Bush hosts a star studded White House state dinner with Vicente Fox Clint Eastwood Placido Domingo and Darrell Green among 130 guests. Bush jokes about an early night as guests sample crusted bison amid formal place settings and fireworks on the Blue Room balcony.
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Independence party wins East Timor majority in new assembly
In Dili East Timor Fretilin the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor won 55 of 88 seats in the fledgling assembly. The party will draft East Timors first constitution and guide the territory toward independence next year before forming the first legislature.
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Israel kills two Palestinians in West Bank strike
Israeli helicopter missiles hit a jeep carrying four gunmen in Tulkarem, killing two. The target militia chief linked to earlier Israeli deaths was only slightly injured as Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat prepared for possible next week truce talks.
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South Africa offers compromise at racism world conference
Durban report says South Africa presented a second compromise text on the Middle East dispute to break the impasse at the World Conference Against Racism. Details were not public but an EU official noted no country was singled out. The United States and Israel left the conference over anti Israel language urged by Arab states.
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North and South Korea agree to early talks in Seoul
North Korea accepted a South Korean proposal to hold talks next week, signaling a restart of stalled reconciliation efforts. The Unification Ministry said the North responded to a last week offer to restart talks as soon as possible, though details remain tentative.
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Correction on donation source for Clinton Square project
A Friday news item misstated the donor of five thousand dollars. The Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors made the donation to the Clinton Square renovation project.
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Herald-Journal contact and mailing details
Syracuse Herald Journal notes late deliveries should be reported by calling 470-0050. Publication information lists Herald Co. as publisher with address at Box 4915 One Clinton Square Syracuse New York 13221 4915.
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Limited Stem Cell Lines Ready for Research Says Official
A month after President Bush expanded federally funded work, health secretary Tommy Thompson told skeptical senators that only 24 or 25 of the over 60 embryonic stem cell lines are ready for experiments. He said the number ready by grant time in eight to nine months is unknown. Thompson added private research would fill any gaps and noted a new agreement loosening patent access will allow scientists to use the cells freely.
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Russia warms to idea of limited missile defenses
A Bush administration official says the United States and Russia may accept limited anti-missile defenses as protection against attack but no agreement or deadline exists. Putin has pressed Kim Jong Il to curb long range missiles while Russia still supplies Iran with weapons tech. Powell Bolton and Feith will hold talks with Russian delegations this month ahead of a planned meeting between Putin and Bush in Crawford, Texas, in November.
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