Space station crew swap sparks wild in orbit linkup
In a lively linkup between shuttle Atlantis and Mir, John Blaha swapped ride home from Mir and Jerry Linenger joined the station for an extended stay. Cheers rang out 240 miles above Earth as the cosmonauts welcomed the Americans with bread and salt and a bag of oranges aboard the orbiting outpost.
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Balloonist Fossett Flies Toward North Africa in Gas Balloon
Steve Fossett, a 52 year old Chicago securities trader, aims to become the first to circle the globe nonstop in a 150 foot Solo Spirit balloon. After liftoff Monday from St Louis he faced a wind shift Wednesday moving his route from Poland Belarus and Russia toward Algeria Morocco and Libya. He was about 1950 miles west southwest of the Strait of Gibraltar late Wednesday afternoon at 18 000 feet, later climbing to 22 000 feet to catch a southerly current.
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California Ebonics Policy Clarified By Oakland Board
A month after sparking national debate over Black English the Oakland school board moved to teach standard English only. Revisions drop claims Ebonics is genetic and stop proposals to teach in both forms. Aimed for a Wednesday vote, critics fear lowered standards while officials insist teachers will help students transition to standard English.
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Blizzard Grips North Dakota and Midwest Shelters Schools
The fifth blizzard of the season delivers fierce wind and heavy snow across North Dakota while Midwest storms close highways and send thousands of students home. Arctic air drives subzero temps as Minnesota orders Thursday school closures and Wisconsin Michigan brace for more snow and ice.
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West Bank peace pact clears Israeli cabinet vote
After a 12 hour session Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won cabinet approval for the agreement with Yasir Arafat on troop pulls in Hebron and rural West Bank areas. Palestininan authorities endorsed the pact and Knesset support is expected, with withdrawal possible from 80 percent of Hebron as early as tonight.
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Criminalist Fung recants glove testimony in Simpson case
Santa Monica California criminalist Dennis Fung told jurors he was mistaken about a bloody glove linked to Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. He said he did not lie but Erred while testifying and acknowledged the glove had no flaw that matched the other. The defense argued evidence tampering amid a courtroom clash with Robert Baker.
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Two Arrestees Linked to JonBenet Ramsey Photo Theft
Lawrence Shawnsmith a 36 year old photo lab employee and Brett Allen Sawyer a 38 year old former sheriff's deputy were charged in a probe into the Globe tabloid's printing of JonBenet Ramsey murder scene photos. The case centers on $5500 paid for seven pictures with only five published and a Globe agreement to return all photos. Authorities say the pair involved attempted to profit and obstructed operations while Sawyer faces a lighter obstruction charge. The investigation followed the Globe notifying officials after obtaining the images.
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Indicted singer Wilson Pickett faces cocaine counts
Fae Hackensack New Jersey reports indicate Wilson Pickett, 55, was indicted on cocaine possession, found 2 grams in a nightstand. If convicted he could face up to five years. Pickett previously pled guilty to cocaine use while on probation for a 1992 drunk driving incident and served time after parole revocation.
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