Million Mom March Returns as a Movement Across the Nation
A year after a large protest against gun violence the Million Mom March held Sunday events nationwide. Organizers aimed to influence local laws, not stage a national rally, with low funds and dispersed actions.
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Claudette Perry
Notable 20th Century Events Highlighted on May 14
History notes mark Warsaw Pact signing in Poland by multiple nations in 1955, Skylab 1 launch in 1973, Mayaguez rescue with casualties in 1975, Carter's 1980 Health and Human Services start, Evers-Williams NAACP leadership in 1995, Sinatra death in 1998, and gun control rallies in 2000.
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Basque nationalists lead after Basque regional election
In Basque Country Spain moderate Basque Nationalist Party and Eusko Alkartasuna won the most seats with 33 in a 99.7 percent count, boosting a bid to form government while ETA linked Euskal Herritarrok fell to seven seats. Turnout reached a record 78 percent. Prime Minister Aznar's Popular Party held 19 seats and the Socialists thirteen.
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Oceanic cycle shifts U.S. rainfall patterns
A gradual warming and cooling cycle in the North Atlantic strongly affects U.S. rainfall. In the warm phase since 1990, rain is reduced across much of the country, potentially complicating attribution of global climate change effects. Mississippi River flow into the Gulf also dips during warm periods.
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North Atlantic Ocean
United States
Geophysical Research Letters
David B. Enfield
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Enfield
Coppola Reissues Apocalypse Now Redux At Cannes
Francis Ford Coppola reflects on the Cannes success that saved Apocalypse Now from bankruptcy after a costly 1979 shoot. The Redux version, three hours sixteen minutes, adds humor and a restored love scene while aiming for a brisker pace before a U S release later this summer.
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France
Francis Ford Coppola
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Philippines
Martin Sheen
Walter Murch
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