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BUSH -- Panama: "General Noriega's reckless threats and attacks upon Americans in Panama created an imminent danger to the 35,000 American citizens in Panama...
...your service provider busted. A draft version of proposed legislation makes bulletin boards responsible for copyright infringements on their piece of the Net. Needless to say, companies like American Online and CompuServe aren't exactly pleased with the idea. It's like making "the highway responsible for the reckless drivers that use it," protests Kent Stuckey, general counsel of CompuServe. On the other side: copyright holders like music publishers and publications. Bulletin boards "are profiting" from the work of artists, says Susan Mann, attorney for the National Music Publishers' Association. Public hearings on the issue are being held this month...
...those under 18. It is two to three times as likely to be diagnosed in boys as in girls. The disorder has replaced what used to be popularly called "hyperactivity," and it includes a broader collection of symptoms. ADHD has three main hallmarks: extreme distractibility, an almost reckless impulsiveness and, in some but not all cases, a knee-jiggling, toe-tapping hyperactivity that makes sitting still all but impossible. (Without hyperactivity, the disorder is called attention deficit disorder...
...decision that could dig deep into the Exxon Corp.'s pockets, an Alaska federal jury concluded that the oil giant was reckless in permitting a captain with a history of drinking to command the Exxon Valdez, the oil tanker that ran aground five years ago in Prince William Sound and caused the nation's worst oil spill. The verdict against Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood enables local residents to seek $1.5 billion in compensation and $15 billion in punitive damages...
Kids are the most dangerous drivers in America, according to a new report for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Although they make up only 7 percent of the country's population, they are involved in 17 percent of all car accidents. Males were more likely to be reckless than females. How to prevent the mayhem, according to the CDC? A graduated licensing system has been recommended in order to allow new drivers more supervised driving time before they are granted the full privileges of a driver's license...