Dow Corning to halt silicone breast implant production
Dow Corning Corp the leading implant maker plans to announce today it will stop producing silicone breast implants. Reports cite CNN ABC and NBC sources for the withdrawal news conference in Washington. The same day the Senate sustained President Bush veto blocking a China trade status bill with new human rights conditions.
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Woman weds two husbands in two days in Mississippi
Melissa L Ancre Bullock pleaded guilty to bigamy after admitting she married Truman Fourroux in Walthall County on November 2 and Michael Shelby Lowe two days later in Pike County. She, 21, told the court she did not want either husband.
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Whites back power shift in South Africa referendum
President F W de Klerk won decisive support from white voters in a whites-only referendum, 68.6 percent yes on 1.9 million ballots, bolstering plans for a multis racial interim government. Turnout reached 85 percent, easing fears of upheaval and sanctions. De Klerk gains leverage against white rightists and militant black groups amid a transition from minority rule.
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White House plans for bombing Iraqi facilities
U S officials say the administration drafted potential bombing plans against Iraqi weapons facilities if Saddam blocks U N inspection. Seizure of Iraqi bank assets abroad and expanded northern Iraq helicop ter flight bans are also contemplated along with heightened U N monitoring of human rights. Action would depend on a U N team visit and aim to be limited and targeted with civilian precautions.
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Prince and Duchess of York face separation speculation
Buckingham Palace declined comment on reports that the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson plans to separate from Prince Andrew. Reporters surrounded their home at Sunninghill Park as the couple avoided questions about custody and rumored ties to Texas oilman Steve Wyatt who called their relationship platonic.
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Drug shows promise for cystic fibrosis treatment
A preliminary study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that 16 adults treated with recombinant human DNase 1 rhDNase experience rapid short term lung function improvement. Researchers caution long term survival impact remains unassessed and the drug is available only through research.
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