Meteor shower lights up Asia from peak in Thailand
Spectators gathered on Thailand’s highest peak braving cold with wishes and sleeping bags to view the Leonids meteor shower from the Comet Temple-Tuttel tail. The display was anticipated across Asia and the Pacific after midnight into Wednesday, with planes breaking cloud cover over Okinawa to reach clear skies.
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Charlie Sheen granted early rehab release in Malibu
Malibu judge permits Charlie Sheen to leave rehab after anear fatal overdose five months prior. Judge Lawrence Mira notes Sheen's prior overdose and court reports by his father Martin Sheen, who raised concerns while he was on probation for alleged assault on his girlfriend.
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Clinton presses Iraq terms to trap Saddam Hussein
President Clinton signals five stringent criteria for UN weapons inspections as Saddam Hussein faces a choice between surrender and airstrikes. Most observers doubt Baghdad will meet the terms, risking renewed U.S. strikes if inspections resume. Defense Secretary Cohen says Gulf deployments stay, others paused amid calls for Hussein’s overthrow.
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Fed rate cut uncertain as markets wobble in autumn
In Washington during autumn, the US economy showed strain as stock markets plunged and recession fears grew. Despite two quarter-point Fed cuts in seven weeks, analysts debated another reduction amid global turbulence from Brazil and Japan as Dow swings and Greenspan led a quick series of actions to stabilize markets.
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Big dino embryo found at vast Argentine nesting site
Researchers uncover thousands of dinosaur eggs at a New York led site in Argentina, revealing the first embryo remains from a major sauropod group and embryo skin fossils. The badlands area, a square mile, shows eggshell fragments everywhere, aiding understanding of early sauropod development and the largest Earth organisms.
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Bloodbath plot joke sparks Burlington high alarm in teased youths
Five Burlington teens aged 15 and 16 planned a violent takeover and killings at Burlington High, a claim one said was a joke born of being teased. Principal Jose Martinez said he was grateful authorities intervened. Police note anger over taunting fueled the plan.
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