Virgin Islands Breeds Wasps to Fight Hibiscus Mealybug Threat
The U S Virgin Islands Agriculture Department intensifies production of wasps imported from Taiwan to combat the pink hibiscus mealybug endangering 125 commercial plant species and causing millions in damages on several islands. Production rises from 500 to 3000 weekly to curb spread toward Puerto Rico while flights and ships link to the United States.
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U.N. suspends new inspections in Iraq over cooperation
The United Nations has halted new weapons site inspections in Iraq after Baghdad refused to cooperate with monitors. Existing sites continue to be watched while Iraq presses for an end to sanctions. U.S. officials say the dispute is between Iraq and the U.N., not the United States.
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NBC
Meet the Press
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Poverty lasts for many, traps few in census view
Census Bureau study uses seven measures to show poverty is a mixed picture. Over three years 30.3 percent experienced poverty for at least two months, while 5.3 percent remained poor for two full years. Single mothers face the highest chronic poverty, with blacks and Hispanics showing similar rates but differing in persistence. Elderly poverty has fallen due to Social Security and Medicare, though once poor they stay poor at similar rates to children.
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Norman Holloway Johnson
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Bureau
United States
Robert I
Lerman
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Contempt bid looms as Reno may face House floor
Rep. Dan Burton heads the House committee that cited Janet Reno for contempt over failing to hand over documents on campaign finance. He said he can secure House support for contempt if she stays recalcitrant, and noted a possible independent counsel if needed. Reno maintains she will not bow to pressure and will decide on independent counsel within three weeks.
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First Lady Joins Leno Close in Bosnian Rights Push
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Glenn Close, and Marisa Tomei back women's rights in postwar Bosnia. Close and Tomei visit Sarajevo for a staging of Eve Ensler’s Necessary Targets, urging Bosnian women to vote in next month’s elections to reject past ethnic tensions. About 200 women from across the former Yugoslavia attend the awareness event. The piece also notes UN tribunal findings on gender-based war crimes and shifts to entertainment items featuring Jay Leno’s Sturgis stunt and Angela Bassett’s film comments and other aging-celebrity notes.
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