Tornadoes strike Texas Oklahoma and more in region
A tornado hit south of Dallas as hail battered the area,knocking out power in DeSoto and Lancaster with no immediate injuries. A separate tornado damaged Talihina Oklahoma injuring at least three and destroying about 30 homes.
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Bosnian Serbs Withdraw Heavy Weapons From Gorazde
U N forces evacuated 91 wounded as Serb forces moved heavy weapons away from Gorazde amid NATO threats of air strikes. U N officials said heavy arms were out of the exclusion zone though some infantry remained on the Drina riverbank. cease fire largely holding.
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Clinton backs independent agency for Social Security
President Clinton endorses legislation to make Social Security an independent agency taking it from the Department of Health and Human Services. The program employs 65,000 people with a budget over 300 billion and 1,300 field offices serving 42 million beneficiaries.
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Ames Plea Deal Nears in Spy Case with Wife
Prosecutors close to a plea bargain with Aldrich Ames and Rosario Ames that would send the CIA veteran to life in prison after a guilty plea for spying for the Soviet Union and Russia. The deal includes Ames’s cooperation and a 5 year term proposed for Rosario to care for their son Paul, though she hesitates to accept. If no indictment is brought today, talks may continue.
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U.N. appeals for relief aid as Rwanda turmoil continues
The United Nations urged $11.6 million in donations to aid 1.3 million refugees through May while fighting rages in Kigali and across Rwanda. Human Rights Watch criticized the international response and urged reconsideration of scaling back peacekeepers from 1700 to 270.
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Popcorn’s Fat Fight Warns CSPI Risks in Theaters
The Center for Science in the Public Interest warns that coconut oil used in most theaters adds saturated fat to popcorn, turning a snack into a heart risk. CSPI cites a medium bucket with butter as high in saturated and trans fats, more than a day’s worth in one serving.
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Center For Science In the Public Interest
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Scientists glimpse tracks of elusive top quark particle
Physicists at Fermilab near Chicago report glimpsing tracks of the long sought top quark, the last unconfirmed member of the quark family. The quark concept was proposed by Murray Gell Mann, who drew the name from a line in Finnegans Wake.
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