Ex-Politburo member expelled from party for car purchase
A former Politburo member Yuri Solovyov was expelled from the Communist Party for using influence to obtain a Mercedes-Benz at a discount. The action, announced by Leningrad party officials, may cost him pension and privileges if upheld by the Central Committee. The case follows a week of criticism aimed at hard-liners amid reforms.
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Testing questions device to detect plastic explosives in flights
Panelists at a hearing of the Presidential Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism questioned FAA plans to require airlines to buy TNA bomb detecting devices, saying they have not been adequately tested. FAA official defended the system as best of its kind and slated for deployment amid higher costs.
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Sudan chief justice orders review of hudud sentences
In Sudan, Chief Justice Kamil Ali Lutfi begins reviewing dozens of hudud punishments under Islamic law and orders retrials. On the first day, 12 inmates with arm and leg amputations see their sentences changed to five to ten years in prison. Amnesty International and Western governments criticize the military government amid calls for reform.
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Lost Cotton Mather sermon found in Salem record
The long lost text of a 1718 funeral sermon by Cotton Mather has been rediscovered by Richard Fyffe of the Essex Institute. The sermon, read at the Worthylake family funeral, shows Mather expressing compassion for the children amid tragedy and suggests a nuanced Puritan view of suffering. Fyffe found it while cataloguing early American materials before 1801.
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Snow blankets northern states and Rockies with travel closures
Snow spread across the northern tier and Rockies as winter storm warnings and watches spread from the Plains to the Northeast. Snow fell from Washington to New York with heavy closures on Interstate 25 near Denver and air traffic delays due to reduced visibility and fog.
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Five Day Forecast and Lottery Results Summary
The forecast calls for Monday to Wednesday warming with rain possible Tuesday. Highs reach the 40s in the north and 50s in the south, with lows from the mid 20s to mid 30s. Lottery results include Illinois Daily Game 5 3 3, Pick Four 4 1 5 8, Little Lotto 02 06 13 23 35, and an estimated Lotto jackpot of 5 million dollars.
Commodity futures snapshot from Merchants Trading Co
Friday's closing quotes show live cattle, hogs, pork bellies, and feeders along with grains and softs. Soybeans, corn, wheat, meal, oil, cocoa, sugar, T bonds, oats, gold, cotton and silver are listed with March, May, July, and other month contracts and prices.
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