Youngest octuplet undergoes abdominal surgery in Houston
The world’s youngest octuplets, born Dec 20 to Nkem Chukwu, faced a tense Saturday as Gorom the tiniest, Ebuka the first boy, and Odera with critical needs underwent or continued ventilation. Four siblings breathed independently. the group remained in critical condition at Texas Children's Hospital NICU with hospital stay through February.
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Judge orders TWA flight attendants back to work after sickout
A federal judge's restraining order forces TWA attendants to end a sickout that halted flights at the St. Louis hub. Cancellations dropped to about 45 on Saturday from over 90 the day before as travelers faced lines and missed connections.
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Refugees crowd a Kosovo village as fighting flares in Lapastica
Hundreds of ethnic Albanian refugees converge on Lapastica, a Kosovo village held by the Kosovo Liberation Army, seeking shelter and firewood amid a two day Serb police and Yugoslav army crackdown. A 7-year-old boy named Agron shivers in the cold as civilians beg for food and beds. The region remains volatile as both sides report clashes and a deadly strike near Obranca, threatening a fragile ceasefire.
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Clinton urges nationwide uniform drunk driving standard
President Clinton urged Congress to enact a national .08 blood alcohol standard for driving while intoxicated. He said federal grants will pressure states to adopt low tolerance, citing research that over 46 million Americans drank or used drugs within two hours of driving in 1996.
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