Mudslides kill at least 45 in northeastern Brazil
Five days of heavy rains triggered deadly mudslides and flooding in Pernambuco and Alagoas. About 100,000 people sought shelter in schools and homes as entire towns were submerged. Globo TV showed waterlogged streets and residents salvaging belongings. Civil defense official called it possibly the worst disaster in Pernambuco.
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Brazil
Pernambuco
Alagoas
Globo TV
Carlos D'Alburquerque
Recife
Deal reaches to free 165 hostages in Nigeria
In Nigeria’s Niger River delta militants agree to release 165 oil workers from two Shell flow stations in Bayelsa state. About 20 expatriates among captives. talks resume after a breakdown. Shell rejects ransom and security staff demands but will meet representatives on August 15 to discuss grievances.
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Abuja
Nigeria
Shell Oil Co
Niger River
Bayelsa
Shell
Bisi Ojeideran
Ojeideran
Lagos
Cease-fire talks begin with Kashmir guerrillas in Srinagar
India's Home Secretary Kamal Pande met Fazal Haq Qureshi and four Hezb-ul Mujahedeen commanders in Srinagar to discuss peace a day after a 101-death massacre. The talks mark the first government negotiations with the Islamic guerrillas since 1989.
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Srinagar
India
Kashmir
Kamal Pande
Fazal Haq Qureshi
Jammu- Kashmir
Qureshi
Hezb-ul Mujahedeen
Soprano star to record first album in Franklin studio
Dominic Chianese known as Corrado Soprano on The Sopranos recorded his debut album last weekend at a Franklin recording studio. Co-owner Dino Elefante called him a flatly pleasant tenor as sessions wrapped.
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Franklin
Tenn
Tony Soprano
Junior
Dominic Chicanese
Corrado Erico Soprano
HBO
the Sopanos
Dino Elefante
the Sound Kitchen
Gore narrows V P list to five lawmakers and a governor
National news report says Al Gore has reduced his vice presidential choices to five members of Congress and one female governor. The list includes Senators Evan Bayh John Edwards Kerry Lieberman plus Senate Minority Leader Richard Gephardt and Governor Jeanne Shaheen.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
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Gray Davis
California
Energy
Bill Richardson
Doctors defend Ford diagnosis amid stroke fears
In Philadelphia, doctors defended their initial assessment of sinus infection on former President Gerald Ford, later confirming at least one mild stroke after he reported facial soreness and slurred speech. Neurology chief Dr. Schwartzman said the stroke was hard to detect, resembling an ear infection. Ford, 87, remained in serious condition but showed improvement after ER care.
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Chile
Supreme Court
Augusto Pinochet
Pinochet
Hugo Gutierrez
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Philadelphia
Gerald Ford
Steven Klasko
Hahnemann University Hospital
Ford
Robert Schwartzman
High court fast tracks appeal on Myrtle Beach council election
In Columbia a voter recount dispute over a botched Myrtle Beach City Council election prompts a bid for a new election. Losing candidate Rachel Broadhurst argues a faulty voting machine cost her a seat, while Michael Chestnut seeks a runoff limited to the problem precinct. The state Supreme Court plans an expedited ruling.
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Columbia
Myrtle Beach
State ‘Supreme Court
Rachel Broadhurst
Broadhurst
High Court
Michael Chestnut
Supreme Court
Charles Terrens
Chestnut
Terreni
John Leiter
Wilson Cain
Mike Chestnut
Fed survey shows bigger banks charge higher fees
The Federal Reserve reports multistate banks levy higher fees than single state banks across many services. Free checking declined to 10.8 percent of banks in 1999 from 17.3 percent in 1998, while savings accounts with free checking rose to 30 percent from 23.4 percent. Average overdraft and stop payment charges differed by bank size, with big banks charging $21.80 for a bounced check and $20.10 for a stop payment, versus $17.04 and $14.50 respectively at small banks. Minimum balance accounts grew to 40.6 percent, with average monthly fees slipping to $6.15.
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Washington
America
Federal Reserve
Fed
Bowater appeals OSHA ruling on deadly Bowater-SWAB explosion
Bowater Inc appeals an OSHA finding that the Catawba mill and subcontractor SWAB violated safety rules in an explosion that killed two workers Dan McCaw Sherer Sr. and Frankie Lane Pittman. OSHA fined Bowater 18900 and SWAB 12600. case to be reviewed by an OSHA panel after a settlement with SWAB to retrain employees.
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OSHA
Rock Hill
Bowater Inc
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Dan McCaw Sherer Sr
Frankie Lane Pittman
Chester
Jim Knight
Barre Mitchell
Sw&b
SWAB
Knight
Pittman
Frank Wood
Two Die In Separate Train Incidents In South Carolina
Two South Carolinians died in separate train-related incidents. In Cherokee County Gaffney High School coach Randy L. Thompson, 39, died after his pickup slid onto tracks and was struck by a Norfolk Southern freight train, with troopers citing excessive speed. In Richland County Viola Lindsay, 49, committed death by own action by stepping in front of a train traveling 50 mph, an act described as unusual by the coroner.
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Gaffney
Randy L. Thompson
Norfolk Southern
Columbia
Viola Lindsay
Richland County
Frank Barron
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