Man crashes fuel-filled pickup into abortion clinic
Peter Andrew Howard, 44, of Bakersfield, wearing a crash helmet and earplugs, rammed a propane and gasoline filled pickup into Family Planning Associates in California. The device did not explode, a security guard detained him until police arrived. Howard is jailed on terrorism with an explosive device charges and attempted destruction of an explosive device.
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Paradox of Hispanic Heart Disease Explained
A Texas study shows Mexican Americans have higher heart disease rates than Whites, correcting earlier death certificate misreadings. Researchers used medical records to reveal true disparities, clarifying long standing health risk gaps. European film producer Alexander Salkind dies at 76 in Paris, famed for Superman films.
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Star Wars trilogy tops box office with $1 billion mark
The Star Wars trilogy surpassed 1 billion in domestic gross as Return of the Jedi opened at the top with 16.3 million. Empire Strikes Back debuted strong at 22.3 million, while Jungle 2 Jungle earned 10.9 million and Private Parts sold 8.7 million, Howard Stern’s film dropping to third.
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Florida tobacco case survives Supreme Court review
The Supreme Court let stand a Florida law that eases suing tobacco companies to recover Medicaid costs for treating smoking related illnesses. The decision keeps Florida on track to pursue racketeering claims that could triple damages, with trials in June and August for Mississippi and Florida respectively.
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NATO expansion at center of Clinton Yeltsin talks
In strained pre summit talks Clinton sought to ease Russia opposition to NATO expansion while Yeltsin and Primakov urged further U.S. concessions. Moscow warned it cannot move further and called for equal conditions in a multipolar world as Helsinki summit approaches.
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Earhart’s Flight Recreated by Pilot Linda Finch
Linda Finch, a pilot, plans to duplicate Amelia Earhart’s 1937 equatorial globe journey. Earhart remains the era’s most famous woman aviator, widely regarded as the best known aviatrix of all time.
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Autistic boy aims for Geography Bee finals in Sacramento
Twelve year old Chris Farrell of Canoga Park memorizes rivers and mountain ranges and aims to reach the California state Geography Bee finals in Sacramento next month. If he wins, he goes to Washington with a $25,000 scholarship for the national contest in May, and teachers hope the effort bridges his social gap.
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