Verizon workers threaten strike over contract terms
More than 85,000 Verizon employees across the United States are in talks with the company as unions seek a larger share of the wireless operation. The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have authority to strike, potentially impacting service for 25 million homes and businesses from Maine to Virginia if impasse persists.
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Online retailers breach privacy laws warn privacy groups
Privacy groups condemn several online retailers for sharing customers personal data with a marketing firm. Coremetrics received identifiable information from ToysRUs Babies R Us Lucy.com and Fusion.com, despite privacy promises. TRUSTe spokesman Dave Steer calls the alleged transmissions an unforgivable breach of privacy.
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Washington Monument reopens with timed free tickets system
Two years after scaffolding began, visitors can tour the Washington Monument again under a new timed free ticket system. About 300 people queued for entry as tickets cost 1.50 plus 50 cents per order, with limited on-site or advance purchase options. The monument will close again this December for a 10 million dollar refurbishing, with plans to reopen permanently by February or March before the cherry blossoms.
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Two Miners Missing After Coal Mine Fire in Utah
PRICE Utah Two miners are missing after a coal mine fire at the Little Creek Mine about 12 miles northeast of Price. At least 12 others were hospitalized with burns. Four miners escaped uninjured. The cause remains unknown.
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The Vatican and Jerusalem diplomacy amid Camp David talks
Vatican officials seek leverage with Palestinians to push toward Israeli Arab accord on Jerusalem while pressing for U S mediation on final status. Archbishop Tauran meets Madeleine Albright as Pope John Paul II reiterates need for international oversight and Jerusalem’s spiritual dimension in the negotiations.
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Jerusalem question could test peace process again
Arafat and Vatican discussions frame Jerusalem as a shared sacred city while Israel seeks sovereignty. Albright says internationalization is not the solution at Camp David. Arafat notes Rome as a model for shared homelands, urging coexistence among Muslims, Christians and Jews.
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Peres Defeated In Knesset Vote For President
Shimon Peres, 76, loses re election bid in a secret Knesset ballot to Moshe Katsav ending his sixth bid for national office. Peres vows to push peace with the Palestinians and stay in a regional development post while warning against a failed peace process. Prime Minister Barak expresses support, noting Peres long service to Israel.
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X-Files crew member electrocuted on set in LA
A crewman named Jim Engh was killed and six others injured when a 4800 volt line shocked a scaffold set 15 feet above a three story apartment building during filming of The X-Files season premiere in Los Angeles. Steven Melnick of the studio said one other person remained in critical condition, with five treated and released. Chris Carter expressed condolences for Engh’s family and colleagues.
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