Love and socks seal a homeless wedding in California
LaToyya West and Raymond Robinson married on a street corner in San Jose as Rev. Jacquelyn Moore officiated. Neither partner has a fixed address, and they plan to move to West's late mother’s home after the ceremony as Robinson heads to work.
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Flood May Undo Glen Canyon Repair Efforts
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt hailed a new era in Glen Canyon Dam management last spring as a tool to repair downstream environmental damage. This week operators plan large water releases from Lake Powell amid heavy Rocky Mountain snowpack, tasks that could wash away environmental gains from the prior flood.
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Catholic activists press for church reforms in New York
Dissident Catholics outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral demand changes to priest celibacy women’s ordination and gay rights while Cardinal O’Connor urges parishioners to decide individually about signing petitions. We Are Church seeks lay input in bishop selection and greater Vatican reforms.
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NASA orders fifth spacewalk for Hubble repair
NASA directs astronauts Steven Smith and Mark Lee to perform an additional space walk to patch insulation on the Hubble Space Telescope, following a Sunday EVA with both crewmembers pictured in NASA footage.
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Discovery
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Mark Lee
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Albright stresses tough line on terror as Europe split
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urges a global push to isolate Iran and Libya over terrorism while Italy and EU allies resist cutting economic ties. She presses European leaders in Rome on halting support for radical regimes amid the Pan Am 103 bombing links.
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Experimental blood substitute to be given without consent
In Lehigh Valley Hospital a severely injured patient will receive an experimental blood substitute without consent under a new emergency policy. The program aims to provide access to cutting edge therapies for those near death, drawing support from science groups and critics including Jack Kevorkian, who warns of dangerous slippery slope risks.
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Lehigh Valley Hospital
Jack Kevorkian
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New round of peace talks opens amid optimism and dispute
Palestinian negotiators begin a new round of talks Sunday on past peace accord promises while clashing over land concessions as Israel withdraws from parts of the West Bank. The discussions in MIRALE HAHAMISHA focus on travel between areas under Palestinian control, a potential airport and port opening, and other issues with talks expected to last weeks. Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy praises a constructive atmosphere after Hebron withdrawal. Mahmoud Abbas cites a climate of comfort and trust following the Hebron accord.
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David Levy
Hebron
Mahmoud Abbas
Yasser Arafat
Feds consider softened rules for disabled immigrants
Federal officials near final guidelines that could let thousands of physically and mentally disabled immigrants become citizens without new English or civics tests. Disabled rights groups push for timely rules ahead of an August welfare reform deadline, while immigration reform critics warn of eroding standards amid high applicant numbers.
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U.S
Clinton
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Syria says peace talks blocked by Golan dispute
The Syrian Al Thawra newspaper reports that Israel’s visit to Washington dampened any peace optimism and that no agreement is possible while Israel refuses to return the Golan Heights. It notes an alleged unwritten understanding in the previous Israeli government about returning the Golan.
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