Singapore Airlines 747 Crashes On Runway Hit In Taipei
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 bound for Los Angeles crashed on takeoff at Taiwan’s Taipei airport after striking an object in heavy rain and typhoon conditions. At least 66 people were killed and many injured including Americans and Taiwanese. survivors described a fiery, chaotic scene as flames and smoke filled the tarmac.
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John sues over $29 million in tour cost claims
Singer Elton John sues PricewaterhouseCoopers and Andrew Hayden alleging negligence in allowing John Reid Enterprises to bill tour expenses. Proceedings began Monday and are set to run about eight weeks. The exact amount is disputed, with reports citing figures over 29 million dollars.
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Cosby and Stars Support High Desert Youth Center Auction
Bill Cosby James Earl Jones and Melissa Joan Hart contributed artworks to back High Desert Youth Center in Victorville Tisit. The online auction planned for November 20 aims to fund after school performing arts classes.
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DeGeneres new CBS comedy draws Seinfeld writer
Ken DeGeneres gains executive producer Carol Leifer for a CBS comedy with a new concept where DeGeneres plays a city woman moving to a small town. ABC canceled Ellen in 1998 after ratings fell following the star's coming out. The show’s lead orientation is not specified.
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Chelsea Clinton May Head to Oxford University
Chelsea Clinton hinted at possible plans after Stanford graduation including studying economics at Oxford. She spoke with Northeastern Fine Jewelry owner Ray Blesser in upstate New York and cited taking time at the White House and helping with the Senate campaign as her father’s presidency nears its end.
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Jennings and Todd Brewster to coauthor new American history book
Jennings teams with Todd Brewster, coauthor of The Century which sold over 1.6 million copies, to write a new book for Walt Disney's Hyperion. America is slated for 2002 to align with an ABC mini series, focusing on the people who call themselves Americans.
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