El Niño eases but patterns grow stronger worldwide
Washington researchers say the current El Niño cools toward normal, yet its strength and frequency rise. NOAA officials warn the phenomenon drives extreme weather and climate change links, while Gore stresses urgent action to curb warming as global temperatures reach new highs.
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Cohen outlines mixed gender basic training plan
Defense Secretary Cohen announces a Pentagon review plan where women and men train together in boot camp while living separately in barracks. Marine Corps will keep separate boot camps, others may mix sleeping areas with privacy safeguards, amid calls to boost training standards and recruit more women trainers following recent scandals.
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Navy secretary John Dalton to resign in December
Navy Secretary John Dalton said he will resign in December to return to the private sector after five years of public service. The Texan banker turned defense official, 56, led the Navy since 1993, amid Tailhook fallout and policy disputes on gays in the military, saying the move will allow time for a successor to be named and confirmed.
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New Hartford heiress says drug setup linked to pardon plea
Hartford report says Patricia Hearst Shaw, the kidnapped heiress and ex bank robber, alleges federal drug agents staged a setup connected to her presidential pardon request. She recalls a February incident when narcotics were alleged in a package delivery, prompting police contact and a staged arrest attempt by agents. Hearst Shaw seeks exoneration and a presidential pardon.
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