Solomon Islands rebels agree to short ceasefires during foreign visit
Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa alUla remained free while rival groups the Malaita Eagle Force and the Isatabu Freedom Movement agreed to halt hostilities for two days during a visit by Australian and New Zealand foreign ministers. The revolt began with the Malaita rebels seizing the PM and placing him under house arrest.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Solomon Islands
Malaita Eagle Force
Isatabu Freedom Movement
Nick Hurley
Australia
Hurley
Sydney
South Pacific
Malaita
Bartholomew Ulufa’alu
House
Oregon teen fights for life with costly transplant
Brandy Stroeder, 18, needs a 250000 dollar liver and lung transplant not covered by the Oregon Health Plan. Her family and doctors say time runs out while state funding for a medical safety net ranks treatments by odds of recovery, potentially denying essential care.
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Fartland
Ure
Brandy Stroeder
John Kitzhaber
Brandy
Oregon Health Plan
Kitzhaber
Oregon
Families Hope for News on Abducted South Korean Fishermen
Stranded for 13 years after a fogbound drift, a dozen South Korean fishermen were seized by North Korea. Families and abductee groups cling to a possible breakthrough as Kim Dae-jung and Kim Jong Il plan talks next week, hoping for any news or progress on releases.
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Seoul
South Korea
Koreas
Choi Jong-suk
Kim Dae-jung
Kim
Jong Il
Choi
Woo-young
Family Action
North Korea
U.N. Council Extends Iraq Aid Program for Six Months
Security Council votes unanimously to renew the oil for food relief in Iraq for six months and orders a comprehensive study of the humanitarian situation. The measure allows Iraq to spend about $600 million from oil proceeds on repairing its damaged oil infrastructure.
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United Nations
Security Council
U.N
Iraq
Plaques honor Diana on London walkways and parks
Plaques embedded in a London walkway will chart sites linked to Princess Diana across St. James's Park Green Park Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. About 80 plaques feature a rose emblem and mark locations such as Kensington Palace Buckingham Palace and Spencer House.
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Diana
London Walkways
London
St. James's Park
Green Park
Ayde Park
Lensington Gardens
Viana
Kensington Palace
Buckingham Palace
St. James's Palace
Prince Charles
Spencer House
Teen drug use rises among high school students in 1990s study
A CDC study of 15 349 students in grades nine through twelve finds marijuana and cocaine use rose from 1991 to 1999 while cigarette use remained steady. Fewer teens have sex and more use condoms, belts, and less weapon carrying, signaling mixed risk trends.
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Atlanta
Cohol
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Jeffrey Kaplan
Howard Simon
Partnership For
Budget clash intensifies as Hodges fights GOP plan
In Columbia the dispute between Democratic Gov. Hodges and Republicans over a 260 million dollar food tax cut stalls the 6 billion budget portion of a 14 billion state package. Hodges calls it a risky tax scheme as both sides press for leverage. In Florida a separate report cites a father and stepmother charged in the 1987 disappearance of Paul Baker guiding a long-dormant case.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Chipley
Fla
South Carolina
James Arthur Baker, Jr
Susan Elizabeth Baker
Paul Leonard Baker
Bakers
Beaufort
8.C
Susan Baker
Scientists grim on global warming impact
Washington reports a national assessment warns regional U S effects if climate warms 5 to 10 degrees in 100 years. Salmon runs decline as waters cool and move north while New England sugar maples fade and Carolinas islands erode, amid debate over model certainty and scientific debate.
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Washington
Columbia River
New England
Barrier Islands
Carolinas
United States
Automakers Extend Benefits to Gay Partners in Major Policy Move
General Motors Ford and DaimlerChrysler cover about 465,000 employees by extending medical dental and prescription benefits to same sex domestic partners starting Aug 1. Retirees remain excluded but benefits survive retirement. Ford expects about 1 percent uptake at under 5 million dollars yearly.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Division
DaimlerChrysler AG
America
Kim Mills
Human Rights Campaign
Washington
United Auto Workers
David Murphy
Ford
United States
Murphy
SLED probes Benedict College reporting of campus crimes
SLED executed search warrants at Benedict College in Columbia to determine if the school failed to report crimes or if suspects were charged. The probe follows a mother's report of an assault on her 15 year old daughter and concerns over whether campus policy may have shifted from judicial board action to formal police reporting.
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Columbia
Benedict College
Benedict
Richland County
Barney Giese
Johnny Gasser
David Swinton
Swinton
College Judiciary Board
State Criminal Justice Academy
SLED
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Omaha
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Christopher Reeve
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Deborah Norville
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Lou Holtz
Prince
Paisley Park
Chanhassen, Minn
Scotland
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Japan
Versti Stolan
Stefan
Dawase
Oor
Son
Congress
John Christy
University of Alabama, Huntsville
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