Subway blast in Daegu kills over a hundred amid gas leak
A gas line explosion under a construction site on a busy Daegu road during morning rush killed at least 103 people, including dozens of students from Song Nam Middle School, and injured about 160 others. Rescue teams, cranes, and helicopters moved to recover victims and treat the injured.
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Tyarcu
South Korea
Kim Dong-duk
Song Nam Middle School
Song In-woo
Subway
Suh Mankyo
Taegu
Seoul
Jaegu
Yonhap
Looming hearings renew Foster fight
The fight over Dr. Henry Foster's nomination as surgeon general is heating up again days before the Senate confirmation hearing. The outcome likely hinges on votes from three Republican senators, signaling renewed partisan maneuvering.
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Henry
Foster
Senate
Federal court overturns ethanol requirement for reformulated gasoline
A federal appeals court overturned the EPA mandate that reformulated gasoline include corn-based ethanol as an additive. The ruling challenges the agency’s clean-air strategy and could affect fuel formulations across states. The decision upends a long contested policy and raises questions about emissions standards and industry compliance.
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Appeals
Environmental Protection Agency
MIA hunters persevere after two decades in Indochina
After twenty years American MIA hunters refuse to abandon the search for U S servicemen said to be held prisoner in communist Indochina. Some die hards continue the effort despite limited results and official discouragement. See story page 100.
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America
U.S
Indochina
Ice Cream Worker Suspended Over Language Gift
An ice cream shop suspended staffer Fred Craig for refusing to write “Happy Birthday” in Spanish on a cake. The incident highlights language policy disputes in customer service settings and raises questions about language choice and discrimination in the workplace.
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America
Fred Craig
Indelible trail ties McVeigh to federal building attack
Witnesses placed Timothy McVeigh driving a rental truck toward the federal building and then fleeing in a car minutes before an explosion. U.S. Magistrate Howland found evidence to hold him without bail as a grand jury considers indictment. A second suspect, John Doe No. 2, remained at large amid fears of further violence. The death toll reached 110, with 15 children among the victims.
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Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
John Doe
U.S
Ronald Howland
McVeigh
Merrick Garland
Howland
Dole Gains Two Governors Endorsements
Illinois Governor Jim Edgar and Connecticut Governor John Rowland are set to endorse Bob Dole's presidential bid. The Illinois endorsement will be announced in Chicago, Springfield, while Rowland's backing will follow in the coming days. The pledges come as Pete Wilson's entry in the 1996 field heightens regional influence considerations ahead of March primaries.
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Illinois
Connecticut
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Kansas
Chicago
Springfield
Jim Edgar
John
Rowland
California
Pete Wilson
Wilson
Edgar
Massachusetts
William Weld
Wilson Corp
New England
Digital cell phones may affect pacemakers
Boston reported researchers warn pacemaker patients to keep digital cellular phones away from pulse generators. Studies show interference with ECG when digital phones near the device, though no injuries reported. advice to avoid phone proximity during operation.
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Boston
David Hayes
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Hayes
Roger Carrillo
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Miami
Carrillo
State grants permit for trafficway embankment
Douglas County wins a floodplain fill permit from the Kansas Division of Water Resources to build a 1.5 mile embankment for the South Lawrence Trafficway through the Wakarusa flood plain. The project faces environmental objections and potential litigation while work proceeds in stages, with a bridge over the Kansas Turnpike and grading of connecting roads planned for May 8.
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South Lawrence
Wakarusa
Kansas Division of Water Resources
DWR
Charles Haines Jr
Haskell Indian Nations University
Baker Wetlands
John Pasley
Clinton Parkway
Douglas County 13
Clinton
Hamm Construction of
Perry
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