Newsmaker Jordan honors mom and coach with gift
Michael Jordan credited his first coach his mother for support after being cut as a high school freshman. He told a Chapel Hill crowd his mom Deloris Jordan urged him to try again. He announced a 1 million donation to the Jordan Institute for Families at UNC School of Social Work.
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Madonna preps for baby and home birth plans
Madonna, famed singer known as the Material Girl, is taking birthing classes and may deliver at home with natural childbirth. Her spokesperson Liz Rosenberg says she has a coach and aims for the full experience with a girl due around Oct. 16.
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Peruvi an airliner crashes near Lima with 70 aboard
An Aeroperu Boeing 757 en route from Miami to Santiago crashed into the Pacific about 30 miles north of Lima at 1 30 am local time. Navy and police helicopters scoured the fog as fire crews set up lights. officials cited 70 aboard and many reports of casualties with conflicting passenger counts.
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Leaders cordial at talks between Netanyahu and Arafat
The White House hosted a three hour session in Washington as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Arafat sought a path to revive Mideast peace talks. They remained divided over Hebron troop pullbacks and a new tunnel entrance to the Temple Mount, with the White House noting a cordial atmosphere but no binding agreement.
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Pentagon says up to 100000 troops may have been exposed
The Pentagon revised the exposed troop count to at least 15000 and warned the number could rise far higher. spokesman Kenneth Bacon cited CIA wind-models and a March 1991 Iraqi chemical weapons dump incident as potentially affecting many more soldiers, possibly up to one hundred thousand.
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PSAT adds section to address gender bias in writing
Washington reports a new PSAT section testing writing skills to curb alleged gender bias. FairTest leaders claim girls are underrepresented among National Merit semifinalists, citing decades of bias in testing. The Education Department, FairTest, and ETS say an agreement exists to address the issue.
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Islamists in Afghanistan rise sparks mixed world reactions
Islamic militants seize power in Afghanistan prompting unexpected responses from Iran and the United States. After two decades of conflict the Taliban takeover leaves Washington signalling readiness to work with the hard line movement while Iran voices concern as U S policies pivot away from Cold War era priorities toward regional stability and drug control.
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Unabomber charged in 1994 New Jersey death case
Theodore Kaczynski indicted in the 1994 mail bombing that killed ad executive Thomas J. Mosser of Young & Rubicam in North Caldwell New Jersey. He is charged with transporting the bomb to California and mailing it, expanding federal cases toward the death penalty.
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ROTC Returns to High Schools Sparking Nationwide Surge
In a national shift, high school ROTC enrollments have risen from about 200000 in 1992 to over 300000. Gloucester High School saw surprising demand with one in seven students joining after a 10 year gap. Principal Tom Witham noted increased discipline and respect among students while ROTC officials stress noncombat training.
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Fuhrman to Face Perjury Charges in Simpson Case
Former detective Mark Fuhrman, who testified he had not used the racial slur, is set to be charged with perjury by the state attorney general. Reports say he could plead today in a downtown court as prosecutors seek up to four years if convicted.
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