Cardinal O'Connor's Homecoming Draws Mourners to Fifth Avenue
Thousands of mourners lined Fifth Avenue as Cardinal John J. O'Connor returned to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. A black hearse carried the cardinal's coffin to the front steps at 4 pm while pallbearers moved the bronze-handled casket inside amid half-mast flags.
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New York
John J. O'Connor
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Honor Society
Rockefeller Center
O'Connor
Mary Theresa Ward
Florida lawmakers vote to shield tobacco firms from ruin
The Legislature approves a measure to cap appeal costs in a Florida tobacco class action. The bill aims to preserve billions owed under a 1997 settlement while cigarette makers face ongoing lawsuits and potential financial collapse despite previous non economic concessions.
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Tallahassee
Fla
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Threats by FARC deepen Colombia economic woes
Political gridlock and rebels threaten kidnappings of the rich as FARC actions drive the peso to a record low. Unemployment stays high, bonds weaken, and foreign investment shrinks amid Pastrana’s slow peace talks and a tense investor mood.
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Colombia
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FARC
Andres Pastrana
Pan Am 108 bombing revisited in Dutch court scrutiny
In Camp Zeist the 1988 Pan Am Flight 108 bombing case is reopened before a Scottish court located at a former U.S. base in Holland. Defendants Abdelbaset Ali Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah sit behind glass as families of victims recount the tragedy that killed 259 aboard and 11 on the ground. The victims included 189 Americans and 12 children. the average passenger age was 27.
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Scotland
U.S
Holland
Abdelbaset Ali Mehmed al Megrahi
al Amin Khalifa Fhimah
Theo Cohen
Daniel Cohen
Cape May
N.J
Theodora
Syracuse University
Stallone Open House Aims to Sell Skincare for Heart Foundation
Ex-Miami resident Sylvester Stallone and wife Jennifer Flavin host an all day Beverly Hills open house to promote Serious Skin Care products on HSN and HSN com. They invite fans to view their home spaces while funds go to Heart of a Child Foundation, recalling daughter Sophia’s 1996 heart surgery.
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Jennifer Flavin
Beverly Hills
Calif
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Hsn.com
Flavin
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Bush McCain summit aimed at unity in GOP race
Washington reports a high level push for reconciliation between George W. Bush and John McCain. McCain expected to endorse Bush at a separate campaign event and to play a key role at the Republican National Convention as aides stress unity to win voters and compete with Al Gore.
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George W. Bush
John McCain
McCain
Texas
Arizona
Bush
Rick Davis
al Gore
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Judge rejects order to widen DJJ guards and injury reporting
U S District Judge Joseph Anderson gave the Juvenile Justice Department six months to adopt new safety policies before ruling on Gaston Fairey’s bid for more guards and better injury reporting. Fairey alleges more fights and injuries than reported amid inmate testimony of abuse. DJJ officials defend conditions and say steps are in progress.
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Columbia
Juvenile Justice Department
Joseph Anderson
Gaston Fairey
Fairey
DJJ
Anderson
Planets Align in Broad Sky Show Without Disasters
NASA scientist says a rare grouping of Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn the Sun and the Moon was visible only partly due to glare, with no special observances planned. Doomsayers predicted earthquakes and tidal waves but expert notes the alignment is common and largely harmless.
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Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Jane Platt
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Platt
Richard Noone
Noone
Blue Ridge
South Carolina Aquarium Nears Finishing Touches in Charleston
After sixteen years and a $69 million budget, workers finalize the Charleston SC Aquarium ahead of its May 19 opening. Crews paint, plant marsh grass, and complete a brick sidewalk as 320,000 gallons of ocean life and a mountain gorge exhibit prepare to welcome visitors.
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South Carolina Aquarium
Cooper River
Christopher Andrews
Aquarium
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Carolina
Upstate
Bruce Hecker
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