NBC Plans to Expand Friends to Challenge Survivor
NBC aims to add 10 minutes to Friends episodes and air live Saturday Night Live skits to blunt CBS Survivor on Thursday nights starting February 1. Jeff Zucker met with the Friends cast to discuss expansions and potential cameos by Susan Sarandon and Jason Alexander. SNL sketches are set for early February, with repeats or highlights possibly used from 8:40 to 9 p.m. EST.
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Peck and Small win top honors in 2000 Newbery Caldecott
Washington AP report notes Richard Peck's A Year Down Yonder, a rural Illinois tale about a 15 year old girl and her scheming grandmother, wins the Newbery Medal. David Small receives the Caldecott Medal for So You Want To Be President? for his illustrated portraits blending watercolor ink and pastel chalk.
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Earthquake toll rises in El Salvador and neighbor Guatemala
The magnitude 7.6 quake devastates El Salvador with 609 confirmed dead, 2,412 injured, and 18,000 evacuated. Las Colinas in Santa Tecla suffers the heaviest losses as landslides bury homes, while Guatemala reports six deaths. Landslides halt road access and shelters house families amid limited rescue chances.
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Trial of S C smoker's suit to begin in federal court
Charleston County man sued two tobacco companies for medical expenses and damages after lifelong smoking led to lung cancer. He died before trial. his wife continues the case against R J Reynolds and Brown & Williamson with Ness Motley representing the estate. Opening arguments set for Tuesday. trial could last eight weeks.
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Cameron stars in Left Behind apocalypse film
Cameron aims to spark reflection on faith with the adaptation of the popular Left Behind novel. The film, based on Jerry B. Jenkins Tim LaHaye book, portrays biblical end times and opens in theaters February 2.
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Charleston school aims to build child care center for students' children
Clark Corporate Academy plans a child development center and parenting classes to reduce teen pregnancy impact on attendance and achievement. Principal Cathy Coleman envisions day care for students' children and earning job skills, with support from the mayor's Office for Children Youth and Families and local Social Services.
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Benedict College student dies after campus shooting
Benedict College student Phillip Lee Jr., 20, Newark, New Jersey, was shot in the head outside a dormitory in downtown Columbia around 9 30 p m Monday. He died at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. Witnesses saw four nonstudents approach and fire. College spokeswoman Kymm Hunter said officials will offer counseling.
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President pardons former Berkeley County sheriff
Former Berkeley County sheriff James Rogers received a presidential pardon from President Clinton after pleading guilty to conspiracy 18 years ago. Rogers, 67, served 16 years in prison and said he forgot the application until a Justice Department official called two days before Christmas. The clemency restores civil rights but does not erase the conviction.
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