Iran arrests 6 247 addicts and 651 smugglers in crackdown
Nicosia reports Tehran says 7 000 drug offenders were rounded up as Amnesty International criticized Iran for rights abuses. The judiciary head denied the allegations. Also covered is Washington University reversing a Berendzen buyout after his guilty plea and a Bulgarian premier election, plus a NASA Astro observatory update.
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Arizona Governor Defends DeConcini Before Ethics Panel
Governor Rose Mofford testified as a character witness for Senator Dennis DeConcini during the Senate Ethics Committee hearings on the Keating Five. She described him as a tireless worker for constituents who sought to aid a major Arizona employer. The panel examines alleged improper regulatory intervention for Charles H. Keating Jr. and his California based savings and loan, who donated about 1.3 million dollars to the five senators.
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Gulf crisis reshapes global market spreads
Four billion dollar celebrity chaired aid fund announced as pilots recount confusion amid escalating crisis. Strong entities Gulf crisis, celebrities, aid fund, pilots, global markets, and financial reactions noted, outlining emergency responses and uncertainty.
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Cityspire fined for loud whistling in Midtown NYC
New York City levied a fine on Cityspire a 72 story tower for a high pitched whistle heard across Midtown. Environmental Protection inspectors attribute the noise to wind over louvers on the eight sided green dome about 800 feet up. Neighbors including Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Anthony Mazzola comment on the disturbance.
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World trade talks end in impasse over farm subsidies
Brussels reports that U S and EC negotiators failed to resolve farm subsidy disputes stalling a plan to modernize the world trading system. GATT will resume talks in Geneva at a lower level as delegates warn of broader strains between the United States and the 12 nation EC bloc.
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Health care funds favor rich states under GAO critique
The GAO says the federal Medicaid funding formula underpays poorer states while favoring wealthier ones. A shift to a poverty and tax resources based formula could reallocate about 3.3 billion in federal funds, with Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee, and Texas gaining over 100 million each.
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Weather report for Douglas County Zone 15
Zone 15 details tonight and Saturday show mostly clear skies with lows in the mid 20s and highs around 60. Light variable winds, with several zones also reporting mostly sunny conditions and similar temperatures. Clinton Lake readings list temperature 48 degrees and level 876.37 feet above mean sea level as of 8 am Friday.
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Songwriter sues Milli Vanilli over borrowed melody
New York AP. David Clayton-Thomas of Blood Sweat and Tears sues Milli Vanilli for 120 million dollars claiming the melody of Spinning Wheel written in 1968 was used without permission on the album Girl You Know Its True. The suit targets Rob Pilatus Fabrice Morvan Frank Farian and EMI Music Publishing.
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Travel outlook across states includes mild to cool weekend weather
Missouri drivers should expect partly cloudy skies with a low in the 30s tonight and a Saturday high of 45 to 50. Nebraska sees clear tonight with teens to 20s inland and near 60s on the west. Saturday turns mostly sunny near 50 east and near 60 west. Oklahoma forecasts sunny mild days with cool nights into Saturday, lows in the 20s to low 30s and highs in the 60s. Colorado anticipates clear tonight, breezy sun Saturday, with lows in the teens to 20s and highs 40s west and 50s to mid 60s east. Highway Patrol Kansas Turnpike Authority contact at 843-8250.
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