Word: suspended
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Americans honor the principle of the presumption of innocence, especially when they want it to be true. And through the days of promiscuous speculation, in the sports bars and on the radio shows and in the endless conversations over dinner, O.J. Simpson's many admirers refused to suspend their disbelief. The most publicly shocking crime in years was received like a private death in the family. Before it was all over, millions of fans were already passing through the stages of their grief -- mourning not only two victims they had never known, but the hero they thought they...
Carter claimed a diplomatic breakthrough, reporting that North Korea would allow international inspectors to remain at the main nuclear installation in Yongbyon while "good-faith efforts" toward a settlement were resumed with the U.S. As the television cameras rolled, Carter told Kim the U.S. would suspend its effort to impose economic sanctions on North Korea...
...technical and scientific assistance. If Pyongyang continues to stonewall on inspections, the U.S. will push for tougher sanctions with a full ban on trade and financial dealings. But if the North Koreans meet Washington's requirements, the U.S. will resume the high-level talks and suspend the sanctions effort...
...Hodgson lightened up and lifted a sex ban on his players . . . Germany's national football team was also forbidden by its doctors to use their U.S. hotel swimming pool lest Chicago's ozone harm their lungs . . . Norway's state television has begged more than 2,000 workers to suspend a strike -- just for a day -- to let soccer-mad fans watch the World Cup Finals...
...drivers. Hard to identify and hard to control, they have become a notorious, hard-core class of scofflaws who often stay on the streets until they cause someone harm. While many drunk drivers are now punished with fines and jail time, the most common punishment for driving with a suspended license is to suspend the license again -- often with little effect...