FBI arrests 422 in nationwide telemarketing fraud sweep
The FBI rounded up 422 suspects in 15 states under operation Senior Sentinel, using undercover retirees who tape recorded calls to expose scams targeting the elderly. Iowa officials and Attorney General Janet Reno highlighted the crackdown, noting significant drops in complaints and the high cost to victims.
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Plane with 97 aboard disappears in Russia
A Tupolev 154 carrying 97 people including eight crew vanished while flying from Yuzhno Sakhalinsk on Sakhalin Island to Khabarovsk. Rescue teams scoured the foggy, snowbound mountains near Khabarovsk with 89 passengers and five children aboard. Authorities suspect a downed aircraft over land as search efforts continue amid bad weather and limited visibility.
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Michael Jackson in Intensive Care Amid Health Fears and Delayed Concert
Michael Jackson remained in serious but stable condition in intensive care at Beth Israel Medical Center after collapsing during a rehearsal for an HBO TV special. Doctors cited dehydration electrolyte imbalance and kidney and liver irregularities as causes, with a heart irregularity possibly involved. The world concert was postponed. Lisa Marie Presley visited. framed posters arrived at the hospital as updates were issued.
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Pearl Harbor veterans mark anniversary at memorials
At Pearl Harbor Hawaii AP Forty four years after the attack Chief Petty Officer John Finn while wounded fired on Japanese planes during the raid He returned with veterans families and officials to honor the事件 A ceremony aboard the USS Arizona Memorial drew about 100 people with another 300 at the Visitors Center A moment of silence followed by a flag raising and flyover by Hawaii National Guard F-15 jets Archbishop Eiki Ikeda led a prayer for the gathering
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Democrats push to broaden Gingrich ethics probe
Democrats on the House ethics committee demand expanding the special counsel inquiry beyond tax exempt fund raising for a college course taught by Speaker Newt Gingrich. They cite FEC records related to GOPAC and Gingrich’s dealings with federal officials on behalf of major GOPAC contributors. The panel’s five Democrats may clash with Republicans over widening the probe amid three ethics violations already found against Gingrich.
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Million McDonald’s win donated to St. Jude by anonymous giver
A McDonald’s Monoply game prize worth 1 million dollars was mailed anonymously to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. McDonald’s will pay the amount in 20 yearly installments. The donor’s gift supports St. Jude’s no-pay policy and patient support, marking the largest anonymous donation in 33 years.
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