Stray missile strike hits Iranian border city Khorramshahr
A stray missile from the Iraq attack struck the Iranian border city of Khorramshahr near Basra. Tehran radio reported the strike damaged buildings but gave no injury details. The attack followed US Britain airstrikes on Iraq after Butler reported noncompliance with weapons inspections.
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Rick James flatters fate after stroke message from God
Funk singer Rick James says his stroke may be a message from God urging him to reform his life. He describes difficulty standing, hopes to walk again and make another album, recalling his 1981 hit Super Freak.
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Netanyahu faces crisis as he contemplates elections amid peace push
TEL AVIV reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could call elections if lawmakers resist endorsing his Middle East peace policies. A senior official warns the Wye River accord could be suspended, while Saeb Erekat accuses Netanyahu of seeking to destroy the peace process. Observers say a late winter or spring vote seems likely as coalition factions split on the pace of talks.
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Five added to bombings case in East Africa
The State Department offers $5 million for information leading to the capture of five suspects named in a federal indictment tied to the US Embassy bombing in Dar es Salaam and the Nairobi attack. Named are Mustafa Fadhil, Khalfan Mohamed, Ahmed Ghailani, Fahid Msalam, and Ahmed Swedan. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. The indictment expands the case against Osama bin Laden's network and notes the attacks killed 11 Africans and 213 at the two embassies.
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Desert Fox coverage contrasts with 1991 Gulf War reporting
Reporters in Baghdad describe the air raid response with TV cameras present while Iraqi authorities guide access. The scene shows anti-aircraft lights and distant explosion fireballs as the conflict unfolds under censors and restricted reporting. IRS seeks $6.5 million from Nicole Brown Simpson estate in unpaid civil judgment with O J Simpson cited as not having paid any portion.
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Officers Charged With Lying In FBI Probe In Beating Case
Two plainclothes New York police officers Rolando Aleman and Francisco Rosario were arrested for lying to the FBI in a probe into the beating of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima in a station bathroom. Seven officers face charges. Rosario commented at the courthouse while Aleman blamed negative publicity. Meanwhile in Lancaster Pennsylvania a farm expo touts computers as essential tools, with Dave Bishop calling computers the cheapest hired man on the farm as combines and tractors sit nearby.
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Kentucky school shooting defendant gets life with parole in 25 years
Paducah residents including Gwen Hadley confront the teen gunman Michael Carneal after he opened fire at a West Paducah high school. Nicole Hadley and two others were killed and five injured. Judge Jeff Hines imposed a life sentence with possible parole after 25 years.
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