Astronauts Retrieve Solar Satellite Spartan from Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery recovered the Spartan solar observation satellite two days after release. NASA officials praised the capture as a success after a prior failure, with astronauts Stephen Robinson and Curtis Brown Jr guiding the robotic arm to secure Spartan about 340 miles above South America.
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Storm death toll tops 9 000 in Central America and toll rises
Honduran officials raised Mitch death toll to 7000 in country with 11100 missing as rescuers search rooftops and flooded areas. The storm re formed in Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm threatening Yucatan and Florida with heavy rains. US mobilizes 500 personnel and 25 aircraft to aid rescue. Coffee and banana crops suffer, with Chiquita estimating 50 million dollars in losses.
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Security Council split over Iraq defiance and possible actions
The United States and Britain push for a force option amid Iraqi defiance, while China Russia urge diplomacy. France warns of isolation if cooperation fails as council debates a sharp resolution but omits a force threat.
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Appeals court bars Wisconsin from enforcing abortion law
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Wisconsin from enforcing its partial birth abortion ban while cases proceed. The ruling favored Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and six physicians challenging the law, with state officials promising further legal arguments.
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Roger Evans
New York
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