Tunnels incident injures one as pipes loosen in rush hour chaos
In Pittsburgh a pipe with electrical wires broke from a tunnel roof striking two buses and a car during evening rush hour. Over 500 cars stalled in Liberty Tunnels for about 45 minutes as tubing fell onto outbound lanes around 5 p.m., injuring a woman and drawing a Pittsburgh Fire Bureau response.
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Honecker Should Stand Trial, Says East Berlin Bishop
Bishop Georg Sterzinsky of Berlin Brandenburg said Erich Honecker should face trial for signing shoot to kill orders at the Berlin Wall. He argued the law applies to everyone and urged humanitarian fairness in a news conference.
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Bangladeshi President Ershad to resign after promped ouster drive
President Hussain Muhammad Ershad capitulated to a seven week campaign for his removal and promised to resign once the opposition selects a replacement. State radio announced the decision late at night as crowds gathered in streets despite a curfew, celebrating with cheers and fireworks.
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Iran hanged 27 drug traffickers in Bakhtaran
Iran executed 27 members of a narcotics gang at Dizelabbad prison in Bakhtaran for drug trafficking in Bakhtaran and Zahedan, as a U N rights body urged Tehrans abuses to end.
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Price cuts spread as fast food chains chase value
In Chicago rapid price cuts by Taco Bell Wendy's and soon McDonald's push value pricing across the chain. McDonald's undecided on permanent menu cuts but franchises already offer 99 cent breakfast sandwiches and discounts on burgers chicken sandwiches and small shakes. Observers say discounts may become a lasting trend as chains imitate retail pricing.
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Smoking gun may be 110 mile crater blamed for dinosaurs
Scientists at the American Geophysical Union meeting argue a 110 mile wide impact crater in Mexico could be the smoking gun for dinosaur extinction. Yet debates continue with other potential impacts, volcanic activity, climate factors, and even speculative effects like soot and fires shaping the mass die-off 65 million years ago.
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Iraq may withdraw from Kuwait over disputed Ramailah oil field
British report says Iraq could pull from most Kuwait territory but keep Ramailah crossing two miles into Kuwaiti land in exchange for security guarantees. Saddam would return Bubiyan and Warba islands and Kuwait would discuss leasing them, with the Kuwaiti royal family to be restored.
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Bush rejects giving sanctions year to work
President Bush on a South American tour rejected calls from former Pentagon chiefs to allow a year for sanctions against Iraq to work. He questioned if sanctions alone could move Saddam Hussein and warned the Gulf crisis is hurting economies, while U S lawmakers push for congressional permission before any military action.
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NASA observatory fixed yet skeptics doubt success
Cape Canaveral AP The Astro observatory aboard the shuttle was repaired but still needs adjustments and may not be 100 percent for days. Astronauts faced star tracker failures delaying targets while Mir passed 32 miles above Columbia and came within 44 miles horizontally. Johns Hopkins scientist Davidson warned progress is fragile as targets are dropped from the lineup. NASA expected to begin late Sunday but progress remains uncertain.
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Madonna confronts double standard on violence and sex on TV
Madonna defended Justify My Love on Nightline after MTV refused the video, saying honesty and sex celebrate freedom while noting a television double standard. Sinatra hails Ella award from Miss Fitzgerald as celebration of his 75th birthday.
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