FBI trap snares Miami INS supervisor in Cuban spy case
A 54 year old Cuban born INS supervisor in Miami was arrested after the FBI fed phony defection tips and caught him 12 minutes later passing the information to a contact tied to Cuba. Prosecutors say Faget held a secret clearance and may have long traded classified data.
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U.S
Cuba
FBI
Mariano Faget
Faget
The
Immigration
United States
Fah-Hay
Paul Mallett
INS
Cyanide levels decline in Serb part of Danube
U N environmental officials report cyanide concentrations in the Serbian Danube have fallen with only one recent sample exceeding drinking water limits. Serbia revokes a ban on using Danube and Tisza waters as contamination levels drop, while Romania and Ukraine report varying measures and international aid plans continue.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.N
Serbia
Agriculture Ministry
Tisza
Ministry of Environment
European Union
Romania
Fonet
Pekka Haavisto
Peter Literathy
Europe
United Nations
Hungary
Ukraine
Odessa
Ecological Security Ministry
Itar-Tass
Scientists decode almost entire fruit fly genetic code
Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley and Celera Genomics report decoding more than 97 percent of the fruit fly genome and over 99 percent of its genes. The work, announced at an AAAS meeting, marks a key step toward understanding human genes.
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Washington
Gaster
Gerald Rubin
Drosophila Genome Project
University of California At Berkeley
Celera Genomics Corp
Rockville, Md
J. Craig Venter
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Inmate Betty Lou Beets asks Bush to spare execution
The 62 year old Beets, slated for death by injection Feb 24 for killing two former husbands, told ABC she is a victim of domestic abuse and seeks mercy. Gov Bush will decide only after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommendation. He has spared one inmate since 1995.
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Texas
George W. Bush
Betty Lou Beets
ABC
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Supreme Court
Bush
George Ryan
Illinois
South Carolina
Chocolate may carry heart healthy flavonoids study says
Early findings show dark chocolate contains flavonoids that act as antioxidants and may boost blood flow. Researchers note chocolate is fattening and not a license to indulge, stressing limits despite potential heart benefits. Findings stem from a small study funded largely by Mars Inc.
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Mars Inc
Carl Keen
University of California, Davis
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