West Virginia Private Jet Crashes Injuring Seven at Raleigh County
A private jet carrying eight people from West Palm Beach to Beckley crashed on landing at Raleigh County Memorial Airport in high winds. Seven were injured, three seriously, as the aircraft skidded from the runway and plunged down a 150 foot cliff. rescuers rappelled to reach trapped occupants. Wind gusts reached 25 mph according to the National Weather Service.
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Murder conviction tossed after 26 years in New York
A man jailed 26 years for a 1973 killing was freed when a judge overturned the conviction over suppressed evidence from a police interview report. Prosecutors may retry John Duval. he thanked supporters as he returned home, while a co-defendant’s conviction was dismissed.
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NATO chief warns Milosevic or face ruin in Kosovo
NATO commander Wesley Clark told Slobodan Milosevic to change Kosovo policies or see his military machine destroyed. Amid heavy bombing, refugees flood Kosovo borders into Albania and Macedonia as reports of massacres and new graves surface.
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Jamie Shea
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Belgium
Shea
U.N. Refugee Agency
Paula Ghedini
Brazda
Indian government resigns after confidence vote loss
India faced political turmoil as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee handed in his resignation to President K. R. Narayanan after a 270 to 269 confidence vote loss. Sonia Gandhi was authorized to form a new government while she weighs her shape of leadership amid opposition criticism of her Italian birth and delayed citizenship.
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Kay
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Starr hints at handing parts of probe to Justice Dept
Kenneth Starr says he may turn over portions of his five year criminal inquiry to the Justice Department if the independent counsel law expires on June 30. He would consult with DOJ to decide what matters to continue and what to delegate, while denying exit plans.
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Secret Service
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Janet Reno
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Whitewater
Arkansas
Shields wins Genii Award amid divorce talk
Brooke Shields accepts a Genii Award from the Southern California Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television while confirming her split from Andre Agassi. Publicist Mia Ricchiuti declined to discuss reasons for the two year marriage ending as Shields stars in NBC’s Sud denly Susan.
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Mother Love
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Phil Witke Compiles J-W Wire Reports Summary
Phil Witke collects a batch of J-W Wire Reports detailing brief local briefs and updates from various beat sources. The notes cover politics, weather, sports results, and business happenings with concise serviceable summaries for ongoing reference.
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