Religious clashes in Lombok drive evacuations and arrests
In Mataram Lombok hotels evacuated guests and tourists urged to avoid the island as Christians and Muslims clash. Police fired warning shots to stop a mob approaching a police station where 500 Christians sought refuge. One person died from a rubber bullet and 52 were arrested as tension rose.
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Mataram
Indonesia
Lombok Island
Intan
Lombok
Jakarta
Agu Sutisna
Flu outbreak drains national blood supplies
The flu hit earlier and harder than usual causing a nationwide drop in blood donations. Jacquelyn Fredrick of the American Red Cross said 25 of 37 regional centers had less than one day of Type O blood on hand a week after an emergency appeal, with Los Angeles Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Detroit Nashville and Columbia among the hardest hit.
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Boston
L.A
Heartland
Jacquelyn Fredrick
American Red Cross Blood Services
National Red Cross
Fredrick
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Detroit
Nashville
Peace talks accelerated after Arafat and Barak meet
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat agreed to speed up talks aiming for a treaty outline by February 13. The move signals leverage to Syria if it refuses to rejoin negotiations as talk rounds with Damascus stall and a Gaza border plan proceeds.
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Jerusalem
Ehud Bara Tinian
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Hafez
Assad
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
Barak
Russia protests Iraq arms chief nomination at UN
Russia formally objected to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's choice of Rolf Ekens of Sweden as Iraq weapons inspector, signaling trouble for Baghdad policy. Ambassador Lavrov sent a note to the Security Council president saying Moscow cannot agree, as consultations planned with the council proceeded.
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Russia
Kofi Annan
Rolf Ekens
Sweden
Iraq
Baghdad
Sergey Lavrov
Security Council
Moscow
U.S
Richard Holbrooke
Council
Lunar eclipse to be best in Americas tonight
The total moon eclipse will be visible across almost all of North and South America if skies clear. It begins at 9 03 p m Eastern and reaches totality between 11 05 p m and 12 22 a m with many star clubs and observatories holding watching parties. Local observers in Springfield plan a mass viewing near a science museum.
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Springfield
Mass
North
South America
Kelly Beatty
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Massachusetts
Kobe Bryant to debut single on NBA Team Up Celebration 2000
Pro basketball phenom Kobe Bryant, who owns half of an Italian team, will unveil his debut single K OB E during the NBA Team Up Celebration 2000 on February 12. The program honors teenagers who volunteer in their communities. Marie Osmond and Brian Blasi separated amicably after 13 years of marriage. Ric Flair says he may run for governor of North Carolina, citing Jesse Ventura’s success and his own plans to enter politics someday.
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Los Angeles
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Kobe
Nature Boy
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Ric Flair
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Kathie Lee
Flair
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Jesse Ventura
Minnesota
Record Cold Grips Northeastern United States
Bitter week begins as Northeast faces frigid conditions with Boston and Providence record lows. Whiteface Mountain reports 33 below zero wind chill, six of eleven lifts closed, Albany parades canceled, Torrington wind chill near 50 below. Syracuse Rescue Mission fills 65 of 67 shelter beds as the cold persists.
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Olympic Regional Development Authority
Lake Placid
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Albany
Empire State Plaza
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Conn
Borla
Elizabeth Hosford
Syracuse
Putin opens Duma with plea to end wrangling
Moscow activists report the new Russian State Duma began its first session with acting President Putin urging lawmakers to end years of wrangling with the presidency. He pledged cooperation and condemned confrontation while centrists seek pro market reforms and collaboration on Russia’s economic and social issues.
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Duma
Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
South Carolina Supreme Court bans zoning referendum
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that holding a vote to overturn a zoning board or town council decision is illegal. In Mount Pleasant the court warned such referendums could lead to patchwork zoning and undermine master plans. Attorney G Dana Sinkler said there is no code section allowing such referendums.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Supreme Court
Mount Pleasant
Mount
G. Dana Sinkler
Former trooper wins court hearing over libel claims
The South Carolina Court of Appeals orders a lower court to revisit a libel case by Lt. J.A. Fleming Jr. against Public Safety Director Boykin Rose and ex-Highway Patrol chief Col. James Caulder over a 1994 news release. The panel says summary judgment was improper.
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Columbia
Public Safety
Boykin Rose
Highway Patrol
Col
James Caulder
State Court of Appeals
Ower
Rose
J.A. Fleming Jr
Fleming
Caulder
Horry County
Kerlagon Named Director of South Carolina Film Office
AP reports Mary Morgan Kerlagon, long time location manager on The Patriot and other projects, appointed to run the South Carolina film office. Commerce Secretary Charles Way praised her 17 years in the industry and noted she will consult until May as her Dreamworks contract for Castaway concludes.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Mary Morgan Kerlagon
Commerce
Charles Way
Mel Gibson
South Carlina
Way
Kerlagan
Steven Spielberg
Dreamworks
Tom Hanks
Backlash Grows Over Ben & Jerry's Takeover Bid
Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's faces grassroots resistance as suitors from Dreyer's Good Humor Breyers and Ice Cream Partners USA circle. Fans tout the brand identity and activism while fearing a sale would alter the company’s character.
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Ben & Jerry's
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Jerry
Michael Garrett
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New York
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Ben & Jerry’s
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Ice Cream Partners USA
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Nestle
Bush backers favor Democrats on key issues in poll
An internal Republican poll shows 25 percent of Bush supporters favor Democrats on major issues. It warns victory in the presidential race alone may not keep the GOP in control of the House and urges opening a new issue front and redefining existing ones ahead of fall elections. Democrats lead 44 to 31 percent on which party cares more about voters, with Republicans holding a 222 to 212 House edge.
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George W. Bush
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Bush
J.C. Watts
R-Okla
GOP
America
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