Emergency room woes shadow Gaston Memorial Hospital
Gaston Memorial Hospital faces criticism over emergency care delays after the deaths of Frank Lin and other patients. Steve McSwain and locals recount long waits from arrival to surgery, while GMH officials insist care was timely. Critics say the ER at Gaston’s only hospital failed to provide prompt treatment.
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Gastonia
Steve McSwain
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Lin
GMH
Wayne Shovelin
Gaston
McSwain
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Gerald Harvey Sr
Earth Summit in Rio Tests Global Will to Protect Biodiversity
Officials from 178 nations gathered as talks paused for the weekend to assess progress toward a biodiversity treaty and climate accord. U S resistance on mandatory protections stirs European concern, yet leaders say the summit has elevated environmental focus worldwide.
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White House
Europe
Japan
United States
U.S
Russell Mittermeier
Conservation International
Washington, D.C
France
Germany
Isolation grows on treaty
Rio de Janeiro Brazil AP Japan and 12 EC nations plan to sign an Earth Summit biodiversity treaty to protect species while EC seeks to ease US isolation by backing a $150 million tropical forest aid plan. Britain may sign before the summit ends as Gore cites growing inaction.
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Brazil
Japan
United States
Bush
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Brinkhorst
Sadaaki Numata
Canada
Russell Mittermeier
Conservation International
Washington
Britain
England
Sen
al Gore
Tennessee
Deaths by USDA killing reach over twenty-two million animals
USDA sharpshooters and trappers killed more than 22 million birds and mammals last year from alligators to wolves in a bid to protect livestock crops and lands. Critics call lethal methods inhumane and risky to wildlife.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
USDA
Mostly sunny with highs near 86 degrees
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies across the region with daytime highs around 86 degrees and comfortable evening temperatures near 68. Winds remain light, and Saturday looks dry with a continued warm pattern into next week.
Special interests give record sum to candidates
PACs and allied groups poured a record 73 million dollars to congressional hopefuls in the past 15 months, 9 million more than the same period two years earlier. Top donors include groups for doctors, accountants, auto dealers, milk producers, cigarette makers, insurers, and gun owners. The Drive PAC led with 1.37 million, followed by the Trial Lawyers Association, AFSCME, Airline Pilots, IBEW, and American Bankers Association. In the period, 4477 PACs raised 22 million, spent 188 million, and held 139 million on hand.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Republican Independent Voter Education Committee
Drive
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Federation of State
Airline Pilots Association
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Bankers Association
FEC
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