Virtual reality wedding in Atlantis center sparks online ceremony
In San Francisco Hugh Jo 33 and Monika Liston 25 wed in cyberspace at a virtual reality game center on Atlantis. Video footage showed their cyber-service with well wishers watching on a screen as the legendary sunken island served as backdrop. In New Haven Yale University reports a scientist infected himself with a rare rodent virus and is stable awaiting monitoring officials seek contacts since Aug. 8. In Gresham a woman with a cat and a knife was shot dead by police after threatening the animal in a grocery store, the cat remaining at large.
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U.S. eyes options to pressure Castro regime
The Clinton administration signaled possible future action including a naval blockade to push Cuba toward democracy while urging allies to offer refuge to Cuban refugees. Lawmakers from both parties pressed for tighter sanctions as critics linked Castro to human rights abuses.
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Toughen safeguards on nuclear materials urged by NRDC
The Natural Resources Defense Council urges lower thresholds for reporting weapons grade plutonium and uranium to prevent smuggling. The group calls for reducing plutonium thresholds from 8 kilograms to 1 kilogram and uranium thresholds eightfold, with tighter accounting and tracking. The report cites recent German seizures of materials believed to be from Russia.
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Teachers wary of course conflicts in fall classrooms
As schools reopen teachers fear battles with conservative Christians over journals, imagination, and teaching about other cultures. Leaders like Kevin Teeley say self-censorship reduces what is taught, while opponents argue limits are healthy and reflect parental views.
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Pentagon orders broad plan to delay or cancel major weapons
Deputy Defense Secretary John Deutch ordered the Army Navy and Air Force to draft alternatives for large weapons programs to fund improvements elsewhere. The move could trigger mass cancellations or multi year delays including potential four year postponements for the F 22 fighter, alarming services and contractors amid funding shortages.
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