Radiation suit against plant owners yields $36.5 million verdict
Apollo residents claim decades of radiation from the closed Nuclear Materials and Fuels Corp plant caused cancers. A federal jury found Babcock and Wilcox Co. and Atlantic Richfield Co. negligent in operation, ordering $36.5 million to plaintiffs with punitive damages to be decided next week and other claims still pending.
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Atlantic Richfield Co
Nuclear Materials and Fuels Corp
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MIT Fraternity Charged In Binge Drinking Death
Darlene Krueger seeks accountability as Phi Gamma Delta at MIT faces unprecedented manslaughter and hazing charges from a grand jury over the alcohol related death of 18 year old Scott Krueger who fell into a coma last September. No members are charged.
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Gulf Coast braces for Georges as tropical threats rise
Gulf Coast residents brace for Tropical Storm Georges as it nears the eastern Caribbean with 90 mph winds. The system strengthens into a hurricane while a tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico could reach tropical storm status, prompting watches from Matagorda Texas to Grand Isle Louisiana. Small craft are told to stay in port from Matagorda to Port Arthur and from Grand Isle to the Mississippi River mouth.
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Choir member held in pastor shooting death
Police arrested Kenneth Nance after a Wednesday scripture lesson at Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church in suburban Dayton. Witnesses described Lofton as gasping for air with wounds in back and chest after Nance drew a .32 caliber handgun and fired several times. No other injuries reported.
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Kenneth Nance
Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church
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Jim Borland
Environmental protester killed amid dangerous protest actions
A protester died after failing to avoid hazards while participating in a demonstration. Authorities investigate the incident as officials warn of risky conditions and urge safer conduct at protests.
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Fortuna
Cali
David Cham
Earth First
Grizzly Creek
San Francisco
Trials and Tribulations in Clinton Impeachment Debates
Washington faces a partisan clash as the House Judiciary Committee weighs thousands of records and a grand jury video in the Clinton Lewinsky matter. The piece weighs impeachment’s public mood, media scrutiny, privacy, and the risks to constitutional norms amid Watergate echoes and modern political rancor.
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Teachers tackle Clinton Lewinsky talk in class amid caution
Teachers and students discuss the Clinton Lewinsky affair with care. Educators urge gentle answers and keep lessons on political implications, while many students already hear rumors online. Some favor family discussions over classroom debates as cases of impeachment remain contentious.
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Republicans seek FBI probe into Hyde affair source
Republicans press FBI to examine who provided the story about Hyde and Clinton's videotaped deposition in Paula Jones' case. Democrats question propriety of releasing private testimony, while Republicans argue material is relevant to impeachment review. The feud over disclosure heightens as House figures spar over motives and public right to know.
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Cable channels set to air Clinton grand jury testimony
Cable networks plan unedited airing of President Clinton grand jury testimony with MSNBC NBC CNN Fox News Channel and C SPAN ready to broadcast the complete four hours while network news divisions restrict coverage. Brenden Anderer of MSNBC says the tape will be fed and aired as soon as possible.
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Brendan Anderer
MSNBC
NBC
CNN
Fox News Channel
C-Span
Deira Free
Woman in Hyde affair criticizes Clinton judgment
Cherrie Hancock Soskin recounts a seven year affair with Rep. Henry Hyde starting when she was 25. She questions Hyde's fitness to judge President Clinton, saying his past disqualifies moral authority and noting Hyde described the affair as youthful indiscretions.
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House Judiciary Committee
Intan
Cherie Hancock Soskin
Hyde
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Clinton
Soskin
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Starr report paperback sales surge nationwide
Free online and newspaper printings drive demand as publishers report over a million copies printed and rapid sellouts. Prima president Ben Dominitz cites about 150 stores instantly selling out while Dove Audio prepares a $20 seven hour audio version read by actors. Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz provides the White House rebuttal.
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Ben Dominitz
Prima Publishing House
Dove Audio
White House
Harvard Law
Alan Dershowitz
Feinstein Rejects Clinton Talk Over Scandal
Senator Dianne Feinstein a Clinton loyalist said she would not discuss the scandal with President. She cited a sense of betrayal after Clinton admitted an affair, calling the White House outreach a vacation call. Feinstein said she would work it out in her own mind.
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