Noisy cockpit recording tied to Alaska Flight 261 crash
Federal investigator says a cockpit voice recorder captured a loud noise in the final minutes before Alaska Airlines Flight 261, an MD-83, lost control and plunged into the Pacific near Port Hueneme. All 88 aboard died on the Puerto Vallarta to San Francisco flight.
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Calif
Alaska Airlines
John Hammerschmidt
National Transportation Safety Board
Pacific Ocean
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
San Francisco
FBI uncovers software pirates network in Chicago
FBI agents said a worldwide ring named Pirates With Attitudes hijacked thousands of computer programs and distributed pirated software over the Internet. Gary Shapiro called it highly sophisticated and long-standing, with no estimate of total stolen value. Members allegedly used a barter system to swap pirated software for other programs.
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Chicago
FBI
Gary Shapiro
U.S
Rioters clash with French peacekeepers in Kosovska Mitrovica
Hundreds of ethnic Albanians pelted French soldiers with stones and bottles as NATO led peacekeepers faced protests over the deaths of Kosovo Albanians. Tear gas dispersed about 500 rioters at a bridge over the Ibar River. Four or five French soldiers were injured. Armed Kosovo Protection Corps members helped calm the crowd.
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Kosovska Mitrovica
Yugoslavia
Ibar
Kosovo
Pristina
Kosovo Protection Corps
Falun Gong Protesters Detained in Beijing New Year Show of Defiance
Fireworks lit Beijing as police in Tiananmen Square detained at least 50 Falun Gong practitioners amid a New Year protest. Practitioners with banners sat cross legged in the square before police swarmed them, delivering punches, kicks, and detentions.
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Beijing
Tiananmen Square
BellSouth to cut 2100 jobs across region this year
BellSouth Corp. will cut 2100 jobs in 1996 with 1365 in metro Atlanta and 420 in Birmingham, Alabama, while 315 cuts come in seven other Southeastern states. The moves target human resources, financial, legal and regulatory posts to streamline operations amid tech change.
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BellSouth Corp
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Birmingham
Ala
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BellSouth
Anthony F Ferrugia
A.G. Edwards
St. Louis
Bill Getch
Heather French and Steve Henry announce engagement to wed in October
Miss America Heather French plans to marry Lt. Gov. Steve Henry in October after her reign ends. Henry is 46 and never married. French is 25. They will wed at a Louisville church, per French's father.
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Maysville
Heather French
Steve Henry
Henry
French
Louisville
Ron French
McCain clash with tobacco country in South Carolina
In South Carolina the race tightens as John McCain faces mixed reactions over his tobacco tax stance. Voters and veterans in Florence discuss his record, while ads by the National Smokers Alliance push a message against the tax plan and spotlight potential strategy against George W. Bush ahead of the February 19 primary.
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Tobacco
John McCain
Palmer Johnson
McCain
Phil Ward
Ward
South Carolina
National Smokers Alliance
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Arizona
Clinton
Congress
Texas
George W. Bush
Bush
New York primary ballot opened to all candidates
A federal judge ruled New York's Republican presidential primary would be open to all contenders including McCain and possibly Keyes. Candidates may avoid signatures to qualify delegate slates, with a Thursday deadline to submit plans, after Gov Pataki pressed for full statewide ballot access.
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N.Y
New York
John McCain
Alan Keyes
Jeffrey Buley
GOP
William Powers
Edward Korman
Buley
Korman
McCain
George W. Bush
George Pataki
Mooreman pleads guilty in Bethle hem Community Center case
Erick L. Bradshaw 24 pleaded guilty to theft of funds from a federally funded institution, admitting he bilked about 50 000 while working as financial manager at the Bethlehem Community Center in Spartanburg from 1998 to 1999. Sentencing possible up to 10 years and 250 000 fine.
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Greenville
Mooreman
Bethlehem Community Center
Erick L. Bradshaw
US Attorney’s
Bradshaw
Spartanburg Center
Margaret B. Seymour
Unemployment at 30 year low as jobs surge in January
The U S unemployment rate fell to 4 percent in January the lowest since 1970 with 387000 jobs added the largest rise since 1997 driven by favorable winter weather and strong construction hiring Hispanics also hit a record low jobless rate of 5 6 percent as the economy enters its 107th month of uninterrupted growth setting a historic expansion pace.
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Washington
America
Labor Department
Jared Bernstein
Economic Policy Institute
Austrian government sworn in amid egg protests and EU cuts
Austria’s new center-right coalition faced immediate backlash as about 5,000 protesters hurled eggs outside the presidential offices and battle with police. Demonstrations spread to Vienna’s Social Affairs Ministry and other cities while EU members cut ties and Israel recalled its ambassador.
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Austria
Thomas Klestil
Peter Stiedl
Linz
Graz
Innsbruck
Israel
Austrian People’s Party
Joerg Haider
Freedom Party
European Union
Madeleine Albright
Kathryn Walt-Hall
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