Three American missionaries return home after Zimbabwe prison
Three Americans Gary Blanchard Joseph Pettijohn and John Dixon arrived at Indianapolis International Airport after eight months in Chikurubi prison in Zimbabwe They said they were tortured during their stay and had been released early from a one year sentence Prosecutors had charged them with smuggling weapons from Congo across Zambia into Zimbabwe authorities found a cache including rifles and camouflage cream in their pickup truck The men faced initial treason charges later downgraded to illegal weapons possession Their release followed March arrests at a Zimbabwe airport and came as U S President Clinton announced Mark Schneider to head the International Development Agency and as a Baptist convention discussed women submitting to husbands in church doctrine battles.
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Final Status Talks Open in Ramallah with 100 Day Goal
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators launched final status talks in Ramallah aiming for a framework by mid February and a full peace accord within nine months amid concerns over settlements, refugees, and Jerusalem. Both sides noted the long road ahead while stressing commitment to progress despite recent violence.
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Mark Palestin
Ian
Yasser Arafat
Marcher
Assad el-Joulani
Barak
Eran
Grand Park
Congress urged to block agribusiness mergers nationwide
The Senate weighs an 18 month moratorium on agribusiness mergers as critics warn large buyers like Cargill and IBP dominate beef pork and grain markets. Farmers fear loss of competition though some defend mergers noting industry overproduction and overall consolidation across telecoms and banking.
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Clinton
Cargill
Justice Department
U.S. Agriculture and Food
Senate
IBP Inc
Smithfield, Foods Inc
ConAgra Inc
Minnesota
Paul Wellstone
Doctors take heart in study shows 82 percent risk drop
Harvard researchers from the Nurses Health Study report that women who follow all major heart healthy habits eat sensibly avoid smoking keep weight down exercise and drink moderately reduce their risk of heart attack congestive heart failure and stroke by 82 percent compared with other women in the study The findings emphasize that even partial adherence helps but full compliance yields dramatic risk reduction.
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Harvard
Harvard School of Public Health
American Heart Assn
Frank B. Hu
Hollywoods web of lies masks real Louisianan worker
A Louisiana social worker using the alias Whitney Walton conned famous men by phone including Paul Schrader Richard Perry Billy Joel and more claiming romantic ties while denying knowing the men. Vanity Fair notes hundreds hoodwinked with stories of meetings and rumored stars. The piece also covers Ventura in Tokyo Kidmans Sydney party Fox Studios Australia launch and Native American Music Awards honors.
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Ariana
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Sting
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Robert de Niro
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Buck Wong
Henry
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