Ailing Yeltsin cancels weekly radio address
Moscow reports President Boris Yeltsin, 66, is recovering from an acute viral respiratory infection in a government sanatorium near Moscow. He canceled his weekly radio address on doctors' advice after being hospitalized Wednesday. The Kremlin said he is uncomfortable and resting for 10 to 12 days while his heart surgeon stated his heart is not involved and overall health is good.
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Blair and Adams discuss united Ireland in historic meeting
Prime Minister Tony Blair hosts Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams at 10 Downing Street for the first meeting with IRA allies since 1920s talks. Adams says the delegation will press Blair on uniting Northern Ireland with the Republic, calling it unfinished business.
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Global warming pact inked at Kyoto conference
The United States and other major nations reached a historic climate pact in Kyoto after 11 days of talks. Leaders praised the accord as a first step toward reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2008 to 2012, though critics in the US Congress warned it may not be ratified.
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Florida hostage standoff shows signs of ending despite prolonged siege
Orlando police negotiators report optimism as John Armstrong holds Malcolm Phillips age 4 and his cousin Tedi Priest age 2 in a three bedroom duplex. Captain Demings notes possible fatigue in Armstrong while the suspect feeds and cares for the children. Local residents were evacuated as SWAT kept watch and police maintained direct contact with the hostages. Naomi Priest says Armstrong has emotionally bonded with the children, hoping for a peaceful conclusion.
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Clinton blends fundraising stop with Coast Guard salute
President Clinton ends a six week fundraising trip with a Coast Guard visit at the Port of Miami. He will ride a cutter for about thirty minutes to highlight the service role in drugs policing while White House aides frame the events as official business to share travel costs.
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Wire fault eyed as possible cause of TWA 800 crash
Investigators focus on the center fuel tank after considering missiles bombs meteorites and more. NTSB investigator Robert Swaim cites damaged wires and corrosion of a fuel measuring rod among theories, as they review 150 miles of wiring. Families attend hearings pondering how a small wire could have doomed Flight 800 with 230 victims on July 17, 1996.
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Medical evidence cited in Tawana Brawley case defamation suit
In Poughkeepsie a defamation suit over Tawana Brawley resumes as C Vernon Mason reads medical records claiming a probable sexual assault. EMS and hospital reports note shallow breathing and irregular pulse when she was taken to a hospital after being found near her home on November 28, 1987.
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FCC declares radar jammer illegal nationwide
The FCC warned Texas makers that radar jammers like Spirit II violate law and urged Rocky Mountain Radar to heed a prior ruling. FCC Chairman Bill Kennard said devices that hinder law enforcement on highways endanger public safety and will face enforcement.
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