OPEC Faces Battle Over Worst Crisis in Years
London OPEC stands at the weakest oil market since 1986 as traders doubt a quick fix. The group’s average price slid to 10.11 dollars a barrel, below the 21 dollar target. Saudi Arabia Venezuela Kuwait and UAE indicate further production cuts after an earlier emergency pact failed to lift prices.
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EU seeks expansion but faces funding row at summit
Euro leaders push to add 11 nations but clash over finances with Germany demanding major cutbacks. Kohl argues Germany pays too much and resists lowering its aid to farmers and poorer regions. VW denies liability for Nazi slave labor back wages claiming government responsibility. Cyclone toll in India rises with thousands missing and over 1,000 dead in Gujarat. Kalmykia aides confess to journalist murder in Moscow.
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Florida fires force evacuations across multiple towns
Northeast Florida endures record heat as wind driven wildfires force about 1,300 residents from Waldo Penney Farms and nearby areas. Interstates 10 and 95 closed briefly, air base housing evacuated, and Jacksonville bans lawn watering amid a 30,000 acre blaze spread across 23 counties.
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Starr Defends Magazine Article as Libelous Charge
Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr blasts Brill Content as bordering on libel after a 14 point critique of Brill’s article. Brill vows to publish Starr’s 19 page rebuttal while Starr accuses leaks and ethics violations in the Clinton era watchdog clash.
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Clinton replies to King family call for investigation
President Clinton met with Coretta Scott King and three King children at the White House on Tuesday to discuss appointing a commission to investigate Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. The King family urged a truth commission akin to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, citing inconsistencies over the years.
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