Fuel Tank Explosion Tied to Flight 800 Crash Cause
Federal investigators say vapors in the fuel tank exploded aboard TWA Flight 800, killing 230. A possible ignition source is an electrical short, but insufficient wreckage hinders certainty. The hearing examines aging aircraft maintenance as witnesses recount the crash near Long Island on July 17, 1996.
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NIH Opens Door to Research on Embryo Cells
The Clinton administration releases guidelines enabling federally funded work on fertilized human eggs. Embryonic stem cells may aid treatment of diabetes and Alzheimer's, but opponents insist the policy still funds embryo destruction. Regulations require cells come from frozen embryos slated for discard and prohibit using federal funds to destroy embryos.
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Arkansas Rep Dickey backs embryo donor restrictions in stem cell bids
Rep. Jay Dickey R Ark argues rules curb embryo market and bar donors from directing stem cell recipients. An anonymous advocate says rules ensure donors know embryos won t survive extraction and cells go to patients. Opponents threaten to halt effort. Dickey says laws should prevent dismembering a living being.
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Violence disrupts The Source Hip Hop Awards in Pasadena
The second annual awards show for rap music at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium was cut short as a fight broke out and audience members bombarded police with bottles and discs. No arrests or injuries reported. Dr Dre and Ice Cube received lifetime achievement honors. show sponsored by The Source and taped for UPN. Network notes uncertainty about broadcast.
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Reno Rejects Special Counsel in Gore Fundraising Probe
New York AP reports Attorney General Janet Reno will not appoint a special prosecutor to probe 1996 fund raising tied to Vice President Al Gore. Reno declined the recommendation of Robert Conrad Jr., the Justice Department campaign finance unit head, marking a third rejection of an independent counsel suggestion. Gore says he did not know the temple event funding was a fundraiser, and transcripts show questions about a Los Angeles April 29 fundraiser.
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Debby Nears Florida as Storm Weathers Caribbean
Hurricane Debby grazed Puerto Rico and nearby islands then moved over warm waters toward the Bahamas and Florida. Forecasters expect winds to reach 105 mph by Friday near Miami as warnings and watches cover Turks and Caicos, parts of the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic shores. One death in San Juan occurred when a man fell from a roof while removing an antenna, as officials urge vigilance.
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Wild horses adopt program accused of slaughter risk
The Fund for Animals filed a motion in U S District Court alleging the Bureau of Land Management failed to enforce a 1997 settlement requiring adopters to sign affidavits pledging not to sell adopted wild horses for slaughter or rodeos. The group cites cases of horses sold to butchers within months of adoption, while adopters deny wrongdoing.
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