Yangtze flood risk rises as Chongqing area swells
Yangtze River levels climb to yearly highs near Chongqing threatening floods downstream as damp levees weaken. Lower sections ease after crest while another surge looms by Tuesday per state radio. Iran: former prosecutor Assadollah Lajevardi shot in Tehran market. Mujahedeen Khalq claims attack timed to 1988 executions anniversary. Police detain suspect.
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France Tests Hydrogen Bomb in South Pacific in 1968
The 1968 test made France the world’s fifth thermonuclear power. In 1970 an anti-war bombing at the University of Wisconsin Army Math Research Center in Madison killed one person. In 1981 Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York to 20 years to life for John Lennon’s killing.
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Bonnie strengthens as it nears U S coast threatening Carolinas
Bonnie intensified to 115 mph crossing the Bahamas and may threaten the southeastern coast with a potential landfall in the Carolinas if it follows a northwest track. Forecasters warn the hurricane could become a Category 4 and residents stock up as officials monitor movements.
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Associated Press
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Home Depot
Cohen says bin Laden death would not upset US
Defense Secretary William Cohen said the United States would have no regrets if Osama bin Laden were killed in actions against his terror network. He stressed the assassination ban and noted no one would weep for him if he is in the line of fire.
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Albanian policeman shot by U S Embassy guard in Tirana
U S Embassy guards in Tirana shot and killed an Albanian policeman who scaled the wall of the diplomatic compound. The Interior Ministry said the motive was unclear and officials said the incident did not appear linked to broader terrorist threats. Secretary of State Albright called it an isolated incident while noting security concerns at all embassies.
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Hiring outlook 1998 Survey predicts strong job growth
A Manpower Inc survey of 16 000 U S businesses shows 29 percent plan to add workers in Q4 1998, 7 percent will cut jobs, and 60 percent expect no change. Growth expected in the South 31 percent, Midwest 30, West 30, with Northeast weakest at 24 percent.
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