Sammy Sosa Honored With Duarte, Sanchez and Mella Cross
Dominicans celebrate Sammy Sosa as the nation’s highest honor is conferred at the National Palace. The Cubs star is named “Roving Ambassador to the Glory of Sport” as Sosa mania spreads amid Georges aftermath and a flood of Sosa themed gear.
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Dominican Republic
Sammy Sosa
Sosa
Georges
Chicago Cubs
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Duarte
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Glory of
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Forest of Japan's Aokigahara Sees Rising Death Toll
An aging forest near Mount Fuji, known as the sea of trees, draws visitors but has become a site for suicides amid Japan's recession. Officials report a record 58 bodies found this year with expectations of reaching 70, as police and firefighters search the woods and nearby Lava Cave Shopping Center staff note multiple cases and preventive tips.
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Aokigahara Forest
Japan
Mount Fuji
Tokyo
Yoshiki Shimura
Kamikaishiki
Lava Cave
Tennessee candidate charged with slaying legislative opponent
CROSSVILLE Tenn An odd ball candidate for the Legislature who changed his middle name to Low Tax was arrested on charges of murdering his opponent a state senator who championed crime victims rights Byron Looper 34 was jailed without bail in the slaying of Sen Tommy Burks who was shot at close range in the head Monday in a pickup truck on his hog farm Burks was preparing a hayride and pumpkin patch visit until his arrest at his Cookeville home Police would not discuss a motive or say what evidence they act against Looper Looper s lawyer had no comment Looper the property assessor in neighboring Putnam County already faces a December trial on charges of theft and misusing his office including raising a home assessment for a developer s parents who refused to donate to his campaign He is also being sued for 1 2 million by a former girlfriend who says he forced her to have sex fathered a child and stole ownership of her home.
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Crossville
Tenn
Byron Looper
Tommy Burks
Burks
Cookeville
Looper
Lionel Barrett
Putnam County
Thomas mocks TV as monster in elementary school tale
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told Philips Elementary students a monster latched onto heads and sucked brains, asking what to do with TVs. The boy answered throw them away, amid ongoing confirmation hearings where Hill accused him of harassment, which he denies. Paris police warn Depardieu could lose Legion of Honor for drunken driving, after a May conviction and 15 month license suspension, with the chancellery outlining possible censure or exclusion.
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Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Philips Elementary School
Thomas
Anita Hill
Star
Honor Paris
Gerard Depardieu
Legion of Honor
Grande Chancellerie
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The
Chancellerie
World roundup links cancers to Amoco research center
Health investigators continue two year study into a cluster of brain cancers among Amoco employees with updates from University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers. Focus narrows to one building in the Amoco Research Center near Chicago as efforts press to conclusions next year.
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Ill
Amoco Corp
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Amoco
Chicago
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