Houston octuplets breathing on their own after surgery
All seven surviving Houston octuplets were breathing on their own on Wednesday as Gorom Louis, who had abdominal surgery on December 26, was removed from a ventilator. Their mother Nkem Chukwu breast fed four sisters and two brothers while Gorom was fed intravenously. The babies remained in critical but stable condition. Odera, a girl under one pound at birth, died a week after birth on December 20.
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Baltimore Courts Postpone Trials Force Dismissals
Four murder defendants had charges dismissed after repeated trial delays due to unavailable court space and other scheduling issues. Judge Roger Brown ruled the cases must end after three years with trials delayed 12 times beyond the speedy trial deadline. The article also notes a separate discussion about rivet weaknesses in the Titanic wreck and a metallurgist finding impurities in rivets.
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Israeli ambassador slams Arafat over West Bank riots
Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval accused Yasser Arafat and Fatah of inciting riots against Israelis in violation of the Wye accords. He blamed leaders for straying after Clinton’s Gaza visit and a Washington aid conference, while a State Department spokesman cited Palestinian progress in curbing terrorism.
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Midwest snowstorm eases as travel resumes across region
Midwesterners and Great Lakes residents saw relief from a cold snap as Detroit Metropolitan Airport returned to full operations after a weekend blizzard that halted hundreds of flights. Michigan lakeside snow belts had added up to 3 feet since late last week, while schools remained closed for about 180,000 Detroit students.
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Black farmers settle USDA litigation
Washington AP reports a multi million dollar settlement between black farmers and the Agriculture Department. An 800 number invites farmers to join, with meetings planned in Mississippi Alabama South Carolina and Arkansas and an Albany Georgia session set for February 12 13. Final approval eyed for March 2.
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Solar flares threaten Earth from distant suns
Yale astronomers warn some sunlike stars may unleash supermassive solar flares 100 to 10 million times stronger than any observed on our sun. If such a flare hit Earth it could destroy the ozone, disrupt satellites and power grids, and trigger global radio and climate upheavals while lighting skies with auroras.
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Near spacecraft resumes NEAR mission to rendezvous with Eros
NEAR Shoemaker returns to trajectory toward asteroid Eros but will arrive in mid February 2000 about 13 months late and with reduced fuel. A computer glitch caused an engine shutdown on Dec 20. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab crews updated software and a 24 minute test fire went well. Fuel loss may trim mission life by three months. an independent review will probe the software failure to prevent repeats.
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