Cuban grandmother's jokes enraged Miami relatives over meeting
Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives condemned remarks by his Cuban paternal grandmother Quintana who described jokes about biting his tongue and unzipping his pants during a January meeting. The account sparked outrage despite some figures calling the behavior innocuous in Cuba.
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Britain orders IRA disarmament deemed or cabinet removal
Britain says it will strip Northern Ireland’s power sharing cabinet of authority in seven days if the IRA does not confirm disarmament. Peter Mandellson disclosed the timing as Ulster Unionists weigh continued participation in the four party executive.
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French disperse Albanian rioters in Kosovo town
Hundreds of ethnic Albanians pelted French soldiers with stones and bottles in Kosovska Mitrovica as clashes erupted after the deaths of at least six Kosovo Albanians. Dozens of Serbs were injured in the violence that rocked the divided city.
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Tensions flare as French troops disperse rioters at Kosovo bridge
French soldiers used tear gas to scatter about 500 rioters on a bridge over the Ibar River in Mitrovica, Kosovo. The city divides with 9,000 Serbs on the north bank and 90,000 Albanians on the south. Four or five French soldiers were injured while Kosovo Protection Corps members arrived to calm the crowd after a rocket attack killed two elderly Serbs on a UN refugee agency bus earlier.
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On This Day Hints History Highlights Across Eras
February 5 marks Sweden recognizing the United States 1783 and Phoenix incorporation 1881. Verdi Otello premiered 1887 at La Scala. Congress passed an immigration act 1917 despite Wilson veto. Mexico adopts constitution 1917. Roosevelt proposes Supreme Court expansion 1937. Glenn Miller records Tuxedo Junction 1940. Abdel Nasser nominated 1958. De Gaulle calls for Algerian independence 1962. Mecham impeachment 1988. Gorbachev demands party accountability 1990. Beckwith convicted 1994.
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