Italians protest court ruling on jeans based rape claim
In Rome, female lawmakers in Parliament wear jeans to protest a Court of Cassation ruling that it is impossible to rape a woman wearing tight pants without her cooperation. The skirt strike sparks outrage and calls for broader action by women across Italy.
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Italy
Sonia Viale
Equal Opportunities Commission
Court of Cassation
Arafat
Nablus
West Bank
Mohadid
Hadadah
Palestinian Authority
Yasser Arafat
Kosovo Talks Face Extended Deadline as Serbs Stall
Britain's Robin Cook accused Serbs of stalling Kosovo peace talks by demanding Albanians sign a basic set of principles. He urged Albanians to cooperate for NATO protection and said progress should continue after six hours of talks at a 14th century chateau in Rambouillet, France. Large sulfide deposits near Tokyo could hold vast gold and silver, Japanese geologists say, with about 200 tons of gold and 12,000 tons of silver believed in underwater volcanic deposits south of Tokyo.
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Rambouillet
France
Kosovo
Britain
Robin Cook
NATO
Cook
Japan
Tokyo
Makoto Yuasa
Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
Yuasa
Judy Garland duets debut after New Jersey find
In Los Angeles fans will hear a vast stash of over 100 audio and video tapes of Judy Garland duets discovered in a New Jersey basement. The collection is being gradually digitized and prepared for release on a 524.98 two CD set.
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Los Angeles
Judy Garland
New Jersey
West Coast
Sid Luft
Nirvana
Monica Lewinsky book memoirs loom after Clinton scandal
In late 1997 literary agents anticipate a flood of Clinton Lewinsky related books with dramatic titles and a first printing of at least 200,000 copies. Monica Lewinsky collaborates with Andrew Morton on Monica's Story set for release as ABC plans a Barbara Walters interview. The fall publishing wave seeks to revive public interest amid the Senate trial.
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New York
Linda Tripp
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
Senate
Clinton-Lewinsky
House
Eric Simonoff
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
William Jefferson Clinton
Kenneth Starr
Lewinsky
Gun makers found liable in landmark shooting case
In New York a federal jury awarded 4 million dollars against gun manufacturers, ruling negligence in marketing and distribution allowed weapons to flow illegally to states with strict laws. Lawyer Elisa Barnes described the pool of handguns as toxic waste and warned the ruling could reshape city lawsuits against manufacturers.
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New York
Elisa Barnes
Internet romance yields online sales in cross border tale
A San Jose couple Josh Urump and Louisa Greaves meet online then wed in London Canada as Valentine Day approaches. The piece traces how their romance blossomed across private chats and digital gifts while advertisers courting them generate profits for e commerce firms through cross border marketing and online deals.
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San Jose
Calif
Josh Urump
Louisa Greaves
London
Canada
Australia
Air Force bombs Iraqi target after being fired upon
An Air Force F 15E struck an Iraqi anti air craft site north of Mosul after coming under hostile fire. The strike used one GBU 12 precision guided bomb and caused no damage to coalition aircraft while Iraqi damage was being assessed.
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Air
Mosul
Baghdad
Air Force
Mike Blass
U.S. European Command
Stuttgart
Germany
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Leslie Pollack Anderon
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Provena St. Joseph Hospital
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