Cardoso heads for second term as Brazil president
Brazil's Fernaldo Henrique Cardoso won a second term amid an unfolding economic crisis. With 49.4 percent counted, he led Lula da Silva 50.3 to 35.6, while Ciro Gomes trailed. Analysts foresee recession, tax rises, and erosion of Cardoso's support.
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Lula” da Silva
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Hope turns grim in Haiti after Georges disaster
In Port au Prince Haiti Hurricane Georges killed at least 50 people and ruined harvests. Amid collapsed infrastructure Haitians face deep despair with floods muds kidneys and failing services. Residents like Fritzner Michl describe feeling invisible as the government remains distant. The 1994 U S intervention had restored Aristide and halted regional violence.
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Satire on Desmond Pfeiffer draws protests before debut
Washington protests swirl as critics condemn a new UPN comedy set in slavery era. The NAACP and ministers call the show offensive while network officials defend it as satire. Chi McBride plays Desmond Pfeiffer, a black English nobleman who becomes Lincoln's adviser and butler.
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Milosevic urged to curb Kosovo crisis by foreign pressure
Yugoslav officials and Russian envoys warned Milosevic that NATO airstrikes could begin if decisive steps to end the Kosovo humanitarian crisis are not taken. Yugoslav forces put air defenses on high alert and moved some armor out of Kosovo, with up to 120 armored vehicles reportedly withdrawn.
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Igor Sergeyev
Milan Milutinovic
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Demme to direct Beloved movie after talk show remarks
Oprah Winfrey, unsure at first if Jonathan Demme could direct her screen adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Beloved, praises his creativity. The film opens Friday and traces Sethe, an escaped slave haunted by the ghost of the daughter she killed to avoid slavery. Sharon Stone calls for more family centered films as she discusses aging and motherhood.
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Jonathan Demme
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Toni Morrison
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National roundup bombs disrupt protest at abortion clinics
Across Raleigh and Fayetteville reports describe bombs found at two Fayetteville clinics prompting protest cancellations and cautious church withdrawals. One youth faces murder charges in Apopka as investigators probe a hammer death of Isabel Gomez. Vigilers in Manassas protest feeding tube removal while Lott questions Clinton on the 1999 budget. Van Gogh exhibit draws 4000 plus visitors at the National Gallery of Art in Washington with several rare works displayed.
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Kenneth LeTourneau
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