Melee at South Boston High erupts after walkout
Up to 100 people clashed outside South Boston High School amid protests over security and busing. Five hurt including the mayor, three arrested, classes canceled to cool tensions as a peaceful student walkout preceded the confrontation.
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Bosnian Serbs Lose Backers and Forge On in Zepa
Sarajevo reports at least 130 civilians killed as Serb forces move on Zepa east of Bosnia’s Muslim enclave. Clinton condemns parliament decision and argues for U S involvement to halt Serb advances and potential wider European instability.
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Sixth Person Charged In New York Bombing
Ahmad Ajaj, 27, a Palestinian with forged Swedish papers, is charged with conspiracy to destroy the twin towers and linked to earlier suspects in the World Trade Center bombing. He entered the United States with books on bomb making and has been jailed for most of eight months. The attack killed six and injured more than a thousand.
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Lost AIDS Tree Promised Cure Compound Fails to Reappear
Researchers linked a compound from a Malay swamp tree to blocking AIDS spread in immune cells in 1991. The tree vanished with no similar sample found since, leaving promise unfulfilled and tests limited to lab cells. Rep. Studds released a confidential paper detailing the chase and cautions against expecting a cure. The tree, catophyllum lanigerum, belonged to the guttiferae gum tree family in Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Sting Prefers Farm Life Over Rock Turmoil
Sting, 41, says he now seeks peace on his Wiltshire farm with wife Trudie Styler and their children. He finds solace watching cows eat grass and aims to stay healthy mentally.
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