(29 Sep 1999) English/Nat Canadian actor Michael J. Fox has told a Senate hearing that there is an urgent need to increase funding for research into Parkinson's disease. Fox joined other Parkinson's advocates urging Congress to increase research funding for the disease by 75 (M) million U-S dollars. Actor Michael J Fox last year made public that he had been suffering from … [Read more...]
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: MICHAEL J FOX
(30 Sep 1999) English/Nat Story: Michael J. Fox Location: Washington DC Date: September 28th 1999 American actor MICHAEL J. FOX told a Senate hearing Tuesday (28/09) that there was an urgent need to increase funding for research into Parkinsons' disease. Fox joined other Parkinson's advocates urging Congress to increase research funding for the disease by $75 … [Read more...]
Paul Pelosi, husband of House speaker, assaulted in San Francisco home
The assailant reportedly yelled, "Where is Nancy?" The attack comes 11 days before the midterm election and raises concerns about increased threats against public officials. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWS http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=losangelestimes https://www.latimes.com/subscription LET’S CONNECT: Facebook ► … [Read more...]
UK PM Brown meets Chinese President Hu Jintao
(18 Jan 2008) SHOTLIST 1. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown meeting and shaking hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao 2. Zoom out from handshake to mid shot of Brown and Hu 3. Wide of meeting 4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Hu Jintao, Chinese President: "We have sent out an important piece of information to the world that China and the United Kingdom will jointly push forward … [Read more...]
INDONESIA: STUDENT RIOTS END IN VIOLENCE (2)
(13 Nov 1998) Natural Sound At least three people have been killed and hundreds of others injured after Indonesian security forces opened fire with plastic bullets on students trying to march on parliament. Police also turned water cannons and tear gas on the rock-throwing protesters. It was the bloodiest day of protest in a week of student demonstrations against a … [Read more...]
INDONESIA: JAKARTA: RIOTING & LOOTING CONTINUES FOR 3RD DAY
(14 May 1998) Natural Sound A senior Indonesian official says President Suharto has no plans to resign. Newspapers in Indonesia reported Suharto was willing to quit if the people no longer trusted him. But a high ranking official travelling with the president in Cairo said his remarks were an oblique way of expressing anger about the situation in his … [Read more...]
USA: STARR TESTIFIES AT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS (2)
(19 Nov 1998) English/Nat As the third presidential impeachment inquiry in U-S history continues, Independent Prosecutor Kenneth Starr is on the defensive. Starr is the opening witness in preliminary hearings by the House Judiciary Committee to decide if there is sufficient evidence to recommend a parliamentary vote to impeach U-S President Bill Clinton. Thursday … [Read more...]
Ken Starr, prosecutor in Clinton probes, dead at 76
A former U.S. appellate judge and attorney whose criminal investigation of Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, has died, his family said. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWS http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=losangelestimes https://www.latimes.com/subscription LET’S CONNECT: Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/latimes Twitter ► … [Read more...]
Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91, Russian media reported. (Aug. 31) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP … [Read more...]
Alaska Senator Murkowski running for re-election
(12 Nov 2021) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial and has repeatedly bumped heads with the former president, announced Friday that she will run for reelection. Trump, who has focused his political efforts on punishing his political opponents, endorsed a leading opponent of Murkowski in June. Kelly Tshibaka was commissioner of … [Read more...]