Weaver testifies on Ruby Ridge siege accountability
Randy Weaver, in tense Senate testimony, urges accountability for federal actions during the 1992 Ruby Ridge confrontation in Idaho that left his wife, son, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Degan dead. He admits fault but demands justice, recounting his son Samuel’s death and Mrs. Weaver’s shooting by an FBI sharpshooter.
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Einstein manuscript on relativity auctioned again at Sothebys
Sothebys expects Albert Einsteins 72 page Special Theory of Relativity manuscript to fetch 4 million to 6 million at the Del 11 sale. The historic 1912 document, written in pencil and ink with many corrections, diagrams and formulas, previously sold for 1.2 million in 1987.
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Sewage Plant Operator Jailed for Raw Discharge
Donald Jarrell, 43, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. He admitted letting raw sewage flow into a Coal River tributary, causing debris to back up into five families’ yards while charging residents in two subdivisions for private sewer use.
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Jarrell
Clinton visit marred by rain and security clash at Huairou
U S officials were soaked and blocked by Chinese security during Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech in Huairou near Beijing. Donna Shalala and Winston Lord faced crowd-control friction as they were admitted late through a side door. Clinton urged activists to turn words into action while Washington played down the incident.
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Serbs defy NATO airstrikes amid Sarajevo talks
NATO bombings failed to force Bosnian Serb forces to pull back heavy weapons near Sarajevo as Radovan Karadzic claimed Serbs would discuss humanitarian routes and airport reopening. NATO reiterated it seeks civilian safety, not a war with Serbs, while Mladic’s stance remained unclear.
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Puerto Rico spared Luis as deadly hurricane veers away
Puerto Rico faced floods and mudslides but was spared the hurricane’s worst winds from Luis. Forecasters in Dade predicted the storm would not approach Florida, while authorities reported at least 12 deaths across the Caribbean, including eight on St Martin, with widespread damage and injuries.
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Dade
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Pedro Rossella
Dominica
Guadeloupe
Atlantic
Online events on major computer services schedule
A digest of online appearances on America Online and Prodigy featuring David Bleiman Ken Pontac and others. Listings cover Clay animators designers media critics and writers with times from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. plus upcoming Prodigy celebrity Qs in September.
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David Bleiman
Ken Pontac
America Online
Nintendo
Cyberplex
Chipp Walters
Business Week
Coliseum
Pam
Jon Katz
Simpson
Wired
Christine Reoss
Joanne Black
Business Oracle
Omni
Jonathan Cain
Center Stage
AOL
Prodigy
Tracy Torme
JUMP
Stephen Barrett
Health
Jefferson Graham
City debates traffic light coordination cost
A reader poll weighs whether the city should spend hundreds of thousands to synchronize traffic signals on Sixth, 23rd and Iown streets. The results prompt broader questions about rural development and fairness to water districts.
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