Quiz show scandal hits Italy host stunned on air
On live TV Mara Venier faced a caller who answered the wrong $60,000 question after naming Juli et Mengel instead of the intended query about actor Alessandro Gassman's mother. Verner accused writers of switching the question amid suspicions, then the line went dead.
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Would-be assassin Bremer stalked Nixon in Ottawa video shows close call
The RCMP video shows Arthur Bremer, 21, in a business suit and sunglasses on Parliament Hill during Nixon's Ottawa visit. He followed Nixon for two days while hoping to assassinate the president, but he never came within close range. Police were unaware of his close proximity during the 1972 trip.
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Rebels seize Lubumbashi as Kabila storms second-largest city
Rebel leader Laurent Kabila rode through Lubumbashi in a four wheel drive as crowds cheered. A bronze statue of Mobutu was removed from a traffic circle amid growing pressure for change. Kinshasa faced a one day general strike with residents calling for Mobutu's ouster. Kabila named Gaetan Kakudji acting governor of Shaba while tensions over autonomy persisted.
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Jewish settlers clash with Israeli troops in Hebron riot
In Hebron, Jewish settlers pelted Israeli soldiers with stones eggs and tomatoes and soaked them with a hose as Palestinians watched. Two settlers were arrested after a stabbing attempt. security measures and fencing around the Beit Hadassah compound were increased amid ongoing tensions over a disputed housing project in east Jerusalem.
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Soviets Built Hidden Star Wars Style Space Weapons
Jane's Intelligence Review says the Soviet Union secretly developed space based weapons including a space battle station while publicly condemning the U S Star Wars program. They aimed to destroy ground targets. funding waned after 1989. U S funds a scaled down missile defense.
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