China frees Tiananmen leader Wang Dan for medical treatment
Beijing says Wang Dan, a Tiananmen Square protest leader, has been released on bail for medical treatment and has gone abroad. Xinhua notes the release was lawful but provides no details. Wang, 29, joins Wei Jingsheng among recent dissidents freed for medical reasons amid Beijing's overseas outreach.
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Nevada trout restoration uses old refrigerators as incubators
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt led a Saturday effort near Wadsworth to restore the Lahontan cutthroat trout once thriving in the Truckee River. The effort highlighted historical decline from damming in 1905 and showcased volunteers salvaging eggs in camouflage refrigerators. A separate weekend crash near a Las Vegas suburb left a pilot and passenger with facial cuts, while two children escaped injury as neighbors battled flames.
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Protestant party OKs peace pact in Northern Ireland vote
Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble secured a 540 to 210 margin with 72 percent backing for the power sharing deal in Belfast. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams praised the result while delaying endorsement to await broader support ahead of the May 22 vote. The pact sustains British rule while aiming for a united Ireland through staged steps.
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Ieeland
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David Trimble
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Trimble
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UUP
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David
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Rats head for shuttle science tests on Columbia
Four male rats were killed and dissected after a zero gravity mission aboard the shuttle Columbia. Researchers aim to analyze brain and inner ear tissue to understand nervous system adaptation to weightlessness and aging, informing potential treatments for neurological conditions. The study, part of 12 experiments onboard, examines nerve cell plasticity and learning in adults.
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Columbia
Pol Pot cremated after Phnom Penh death
Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, Khmer Rouge leader blamed for up to 2 million deaths, was cremated on a tire fed pyre near a jungle hut after death under house arrest. His cremation raised questions about the cause of death and potential trial by an international tribunal.
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Ta Mok
Associated Press
Cruise honored with Huston Award for artists' rights
Tom Cruise received the John Huston Award from the Artists Rights Foundation for advocacy on artists' rights. Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards deny, auction to sell gifts planned by Sotheby's May 5. OJ Simpson case criticisms and Barbara Bush dog tale also featured in compiled wire reports.
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Julie
Blake
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