German unity date plan collapses after party revolt
East Germanys second largest party defies leader and rejects October 14 unity with West Germany. Social Democrats parliamentary chief Richard Schroeder had backed the plan and resigned after the split. In Prague, 100000 commemorate the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion at Wenceslas Square as leaders urge resistance to communist rule. In New Delhi troops and tanks move to the Pakistan frontier as PM V P Singh vows readiness to respond to any escalation.
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Former KGB General Wins First Round in Southern Russia Election
Oleg Kalugin, a former KGB general who criticized the secret police, led a field of 21 candidates in southern Russia's parliamentary race. He advances to a runoff against Nikolai Gorovoi, an agricultural official, Tass reported Tuesday.
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Dairy hormone safe says doctors in medical journal
Doctors in the Journal of the American Medical Association say bovine somatotropin boosts milk production by 10 to 25 percent with no meaningful milk composition changes for consumers. The hormone has been banned in two states.
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Panel cites AIDS bigotry in rural areas
The National Commission on AIDS warns of an epidemic of fear and bigotry in rural America that blocks infected individuals from care. It calls for urgent education, broader inclusion in drug testing, and swift action to address treatment barriers and discrimination.
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Girls as likely as boys to have dyslexia studies
Three studies show girls and boys have similar rates of dyslexia, challenging the belief that the reading disorder affects boys more. Teachers diagnose more boys, leaving many girls untreated. Dyslexia affects about 10 to 15 percent of children. findings urge reexamination of screening and referral in schools.
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Venus Images Reveal Violent Geology On Planet
The Magellan radar camera captured Venus surface images showing giant faults and evidence of past volcanic activity. NASA scientists call the history far more violent than Earth's tectonics, as the craft briefly entered safe mode before regaining contact after a 14 hour blackout.
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Bremerton Tops Money Best Places to Live Survey
Pacific Northwest dominates the Money magazine ranking with Bremerton Washington named No 1. Seattle Tacoma Olympia and other regional cities place high as the survey lists top ten cities across the nation with Washington and Oregon well represented.
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Cat recovers after 37 days trapped in vending machine
Shadow the blue point Himalayan spent 37 days without food or water inside a vending machine in Grafton Virginia. The cat, found last week, weighed about 3 pounds lighter but is regaining weight and muscle, with no brain damage according to owner Caresa Hooper.
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Death sentence commuted for Georgia convict
Georgia's Board of Pardon and Paroles commuted the death sentence of William Neal Moore after pleas from Mother Teresa Jesse Jackson and the victim's relatives. Moore, 39, a Fort Gordon veteran, had been set to die in the electric chair but earned a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court earlier Tuesday.
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