Shuttle Columbia ready for blastoff on secret mission
Cape Canaveral reports countdown to liftoff for NASA’s oldest shuttle Columbia on a classified five day mission with a five man all military crew. Launch window around 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday hinges on weather with a 5 percent chance of violating conditions. Payloads include a 10 ton imaging reconnaissance satellite and a secondary cargo item with undisclosed purpose. Captain Brewster Shaw leads the crew alongside Richard Richards and others as the flight seeks to deploy the satellite hours after liftoff.
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American tourist expelled from China over crackdown remarks
In Xian the Shaanxi Province Foreign Affairs Office identified the American tourist as Chen Dongni and said he would be sent to leave China for violating laws by recounting a non official view of the June democracy crackdown. Officials cited spreading public opinions interfering in China’s internal affairs.
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Baker arrives in Mexico for high level talks
Secretary of State James Baker leads a 52 member U S delegation to Mexico City for the seventh U S Mexico Bi national Commission meetings on drug trafficking illegal immigration trade and investment border pollution and cultural relations. Baker says half the cabinet is downgoing reflecting the importance of U S Mexico relations and notes proximity creates inevitable challenges while praising Mexican President Salinas de Gortari for strong enforcement cooperation.
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Typhoon Mac wreaks havoc across Japan and West fires
Typhoon Mac cut through central and northern Japan causing at least 10 deaths and 15 injuries while flooding more than 4,000 homes and disrupting air and rail services. In the U S West thousands of firefighters and Army troops fought nearly 40 major fires across 180,000 acres amid lightning and windy conditions.
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New Zealand woman fights Malaysia drug death sentence
Lorraine Cohen, 46, and her son Aaron Shelton were arrested at Penang airport in 1985 with heroin. Cohen was ordered hanged for trafficking after a 1987 trial. her son received 20 years and six strokes after his charges were reduced. The Supreme Court appeal was postponed to Wednesday.
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Severe weather hits multiple states with hail and strong winds
United Press International reports strong storms across the south central U.S. with hail up to dime sized and winds near 70 mph. Oklahoma saw severe weather in Woodward Crawford Harmon and near Tulsa, while Texas faced the strongest display with heavy rain in Memphis and Maud and the greatest wind gusts.
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Illinois Weather Forecast and Lottery Results Snapshot
Illinois forecast extends through Friday with fair cool conditions and a warming trend. highs near 80 Wednesday rising to 80 to 85 Thursday and mid 80s Friday, lows 50s to 60. Lottery results show Sunday daily game 2-2-6 with Pick Four 6-6-0-0 and Saturday Lotto 5-15-18-40-46-54. estimated Saturday Lotto grand prize at $11 million.
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Commodity price report highlights futures for major markets
The noon markets list futures for Live Beef Cattle, Live Hogs, Pork Bellies, Feeder Cattle, Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Cocoa, Sugar, T-Bonds, Oats, Gold, Cotton and Silver. Prices shown include Aug, Sept, Oct, Dec, Mar, May and other contract months with figures such as Beef Aug 73.82 and Cotton Dec 73.96, reflecting a diverse spread across agricultural and financial commodities.
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