U S Saudi rift widens over security steps before attack
In Washington Riyadh clash deepens as a State Department official says the United States pressed for security at Western facilities weeks before deadly attacks in Riyadh and the Saudi response is deemed insufficient. In Baghdad residents plead for protection as US forces struggle to restore order with widespread AK 47s and guns.
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Infants' Remains Found in Arizona Storage Locker
Three infant remains were found in boxes amid bed linens and papers in a Graham County storage unit abandoned since 1994. Authorities seek the last renting couple, believed to have moved out of state. The discovery was made by buyer Thomas Bright at an auction.
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Senate votes to suspend taxes on stock dividends
The Senate approved a three year ban on stock dividend taxes in a 51 to 50 vote with Vice President Cheney breaking the tie. The measure, part of a broader tax cut package, includes $90 billion in new state aid and tax increases to limit the ten year cost to about $350 billion. Democrats favor payroll tax relief instead, arguing it would boost the economy faster.
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China warns of execution for spreading SARS
Beijing officials threaten capital punishment for knowingly spreading SARS and causing death or serious injury as quarantine measures tighten. Health Ministry reports 52 new cases nationwide and four new deaths. Taiwan sees a surge with 26 cases and ward lockdowns. Global impact looms with travel industry forecast losses up to $10 billion and millions of tourism jobs at risk. A doctor allegedly spreading the virus faces arrest in northern China.
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Hospital capacity seen as weak link in US SARS response
Cdc director Dr Julie Gerberding warns hospital space is a weakness in the US health system for SARS emergencies despite strong infection control. She notes capacity can be scaled up and says DHHS will fund states to boost hospital capacity while the agency briefs health departments on quarantine and isolation strategies learned from Toronto and Singapore.
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100 Percent NYC Tribeca Concert Airs On MTV VH1
Norah Jones fans unable to attend Tribeca Film Festival events can watch a TV concert airing simultaneously on MTV and VH1 at 8 p.m. EDT Saturday. The show, taped in Battery Park May 9 during the festival May 3-11, featured The Roots Sean Paul Robbie Williams Jewel and comedians Wanda Sykes Denis Leary and Jimmy Fallon. Rupert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal founded Tribeca Films after 9/11 to boost downtown Manhattan.
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Masked bridegroom travels amid SARS fears in Iowa City
Lan Wang, a biomedical engineer and University of Town graduate research assistant from Wenling, China, plans a May 18 flight to Shanghai and Leshan to marry Lei Lingyan, despite SARS concerns and friends' doubts. He owns seven antibacterial bottles and many masks, and his fiancé expects a long-awaited face-to-face reunion. Meanwhile Monica Hayes in North Fort Myers lost much in a weekend mobile home fire, saved only by her dog Sassy, with authorities deeming the blaze accidental likely from an electric stove burner left on.
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