Einstein letters fail to fetch price at auction
Nine of Albert Einstein’s romantic letters to Margarita Konenkova and other confidants did not sell at auction after failing to meet an undisclosed minimum bid. In Illinois a supermarket roof collapse injured 10, including an 82-year-old woman with a broken ankle. In Washington, AIDS activists push Medicaid to cover expensive HIV drugs following a Supreme Court ruling. In Michigan hundreds queued pre dawn for a former insane asylum sale offering devices and restraints from earlier treatments.
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Albert Einstein
Margarita Konenkova
Einstein
North Riverside
Dominick’s
Dominic Salvino
Loyola University Medical Center
Heidi Diedrich
Washington
Supreme Court
Daniel Zingale
Aids Action
Traverse City
Mich
John Dean Reveals Enemies List Link to Nixon White House
Former White House counsel John Dean tells the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973 about an enemies list kept by the Nixon administration. He describes top officials' involvement and the list used to target political opponents and critics.
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White House
John Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon White House
Florida rains fail to hinder Florida wildfires and drought
Rain fell across Florida but could not end the wildfires gripping much of the peninsula. Forecasters expect scant soaking rains with hot humid conditions and ongoing drought as fire threats persist into the coming week.
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Knight Ridder
Miami
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Andy Devanas
Devanas
Tallahassee
Volusia
Flagler
Keys
Broward
Prosecution rests in Cosby shooting trial
The Los Angeles case saw the prosecution end its presentation after Eli Zakaria appeared in court in handcuffs, with defense hoping his image matches the composite of the killer. Mikail Markhasev faces murder and robbery charges in the death of Bill Cosby’s son Ennis. A key witness disclosed Enquirer pay and possible further rewards if convicted.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Ennis Cosby
Anne Ingalls
Eli Zakaria
Ingalls
Zakaria
Mikail Markhasev
Sara Peters
Peters
Markhasev
Cosby
Bill Cosby
California millionaires surge as economy rebounds
California’s post-recession economy produced a surge of new millionaires. Between 1994 and 1996 the number earning over 1 million rose 66 percent, from about 9,000 to 15,000, while average income climbed from 2.64 million to 3.14 million. Stock options, capital gains, and tech, entertainment, and biotech boomed.
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Los Angeles Times
Wall Street
California
Franchise Tax Board
Palestinian detainee linked to threat against Janet Reno
FBI and immigration officials seek deportation of Hany Mahmoud Kiareldeen, a Passaic electronics store manager, who is not charged with a crime but is held on visa overstays. An FBI summary cites a credible threat against Attorney General Janet Reno amid ties to an unnamed terrorist group and World Trade Center bombing conspiracies.
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N.J
FBI
Janet Reno
World Trade Center
Hany Mahmoud Kiareldeen
Passaic
United States
Kiareldeen
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Mercer County
Reno
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National Enquirer
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