Microsofts antitrust trial begins in federal court today
The case pits Microsoft against the Justice Department and 20 states in a landmark antitrust suit over alleged monopolistic practices surrounding Windows and Internet Explorer. Key figures include John Warden and David Boies, with Gates appearing via video tape. experts predict a lengthy, high-stakes showdown shaping the software industry.
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Bill Gates
Janet Reno
U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
State Attorneys General
Netscape
John Warden
New York
Sullivan & Cromwell
Eastman Kodak
David Boies
Boies
IBM
Stephen Houck
Dennis Vacco
Gates
San Francisco
FedEx pilots vote to authorize strike amid contract talks
Memphis union leaders for the FedEx Pilots Association vote unanimously to seek strike authorization. Ballots go to 3,200 members with a target by November 20. If two thirds approve, a December strike could hit FedEx during its peak season as pilots press for higher pay and retirement gains.
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Bob Wallace
Center
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn
Federal Express Pilots’ Union
Fedex Pilots Assa
FedEx
United Parcel Service
United Airlines
Ted Weise
UPS
Farrakhan denies Jackson 2000 bid and calls it unwinnable
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan dismissed reports that Jesse Jackson would run for president in 2000, saying Jackson cannot win against the Republican candidate. In an NBC Meet the Press appearance, Farrakhan urged repetition of the Million Man March with families and criticized NAACP leader Julian Bond’s comments on white Jewish cooperation. He defended earlier Lewinsky scandal claims as tied to Zionist influence and Netanyahu pressure.
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Louis Farrakhan
Jesse L. Jackson
Jackson
Farrakhan
NBC
Meet the Press
Jesse Jackson
Mr. Gore
NAACP
Julian Bond
Bond
Monica Lewinsky
Benjamin
Netanyahu
West Bank
Community mourns in West Virginia after a spree of deaths
In Gratton and nearby towns, 300 students and parents held a candlelight vigil for Jamie Cleavenger, stabbed by his father. The week also saw Jeff Conley killed in a shotgun incident and Seth Burton hurt, with a fatal car accident in Fairmont, while Cleavenger died after leaping from his wife’s apartment. Community leaders called it a tragic sequence in a small, closely knit region.
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Clarksburg
Grafton
J.E. Hinebaugh
Fairmont
Virginia
Jeff Conley
Seth Burton
Jamie
Hinebaugh
Robert Cleavenger
Elaine
Cleavenger
Jeff Leach
Barbara Spencer
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