Nichols tried to back out of Oklahoma City bombing plot
Key witness Michael Fortier testified that Terry Nichols tried to withdraw from the plan a month before the April 1995 attack, but Timothy McVeigh refused. Fortier described conversations about Nichols' reluctance and McVeigh's insistence, linking Nichols to the bombing that killed 168 people.
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Congo Faces Climate of Terror Under Kabila Rule
A U.N. human rights report says a climate of terror prevails across the Congo under President Laurent Kabila. It notes rights violations but credits the government with reducing looting and crime since rebels ousted Mobutu Sese Seko in May, drawing mixed reactions from Kinshasa officials and the U.N. investigator.
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Arctic study links pollution to global warming
A decade long Arctic study reports pollution significantly boosts temperatures. The scientists note greenhouse gas rises will exceed earlier projections, reinforcing calls for stronger emission controls amid stalled global negotiations. Researchers Overpeck and Bradley stress the warming is real and requires careful action.
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Researchers clear Einstein of stealing ideas
An international team reports in Science that Albert Einstein alone devised the final form of the general theory of relativity, countering long standing claims he plagiarized rival Hilbert. The study cites documents and notes showing Einstein’s independent work over eight years and conversations with Hilbert before his 1915 submission.
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Science
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Max Planck Institute For the History of Science
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Prussian Academy of Sciences
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