NATO arrests two Bosnian Croats tied to war crimes case
NATO forces captured two Bosnian Croats indicted by the U N war crimes tribunal in central Bosnia. One suspect was shot three times while resisting arrest. another was taken to the Hague. Vlatko Kupreskic, 39, was wounded and hospitalized, while Anto Furundzija was also detained. Zoran and Mirjan Kupreskic were previously indicted for 1993 atrocities near Vitez.
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Bosnia
Brussels
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Hague
Vlatko Kupreskic
Zoran
Mirjan Kupreskic
Vitez
Anto Furundzija
Gunman seizes day care in Wano Texas hold hostages
In Wano Texas a gunman who demanded money from a bank customer stormed a nearby day care, taking hostages. James Monroe Lipscomb Jr. released 60 children and four adults, then one more adult before midnight. three children remained inside as police held ongoing negotiations.
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James Monroe Lipscomb Jr
Bigsbee Child Development Center
Bruce Glasscock
U N faces Iraq standoff over weapons inspections
United Nations Security Council officials consider how to respond to Iraq’s refusal to grant access to suspected weapons sites including presidential palaces. Russia opposes force, while France and China oppose stronger measures. the U.S. has positioned extra ships near Iraq as tensions rise.
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U.N
Richard Butler
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Council
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Russia
China
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United States
Microsoft Brand Contempt Claim in Antitrust Suit
The Justice Department accuses Microsoft of cynically evading a federal court order by not removing Internet Explorer from Windows 95. It calls Microsoft’s response commercially worth less and seeks a contempt ruling, while Microsoft maintains full compliance and readiness to prove it.
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Microsoft
Court blesses adoption by gays in New Jersey
New Jersey settles a class action allowing gay and unmarried couples to jointly adopt state ward children. The agreement ends barriers beyond single-parent petitions, enabling legal access to adoption for couples like Adam Holden Galluccio’s two dads. Activists say the ruling boosts permanent homes for hundreds of foster children. officials note current wards eligible for adoption total about one hundred with thousands adopted yearly.
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Michael Galluccio
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Robert Knight
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Marion Crecco
Assembly
American Civil Liberties Union
Galluccio
Florida
New Hampshire
Michael Adams
ACLU
Lesbian and Gay Rights Project
Lenora M. Rere
Wendi Patella
State Division of Youth and Family Services
Social Security to Reexamine 45000 Lost SSI Cases
Social Security chief Kenneth Apfel orders a top to bottom review of about 45000 children cut from the SSI rolls. New training and appeals promised as 100000 total exclusions are now anticipated, with 288000 children reviewed under the welfare reform changes.
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Social Security Administration
Social Security
Kenneth Apfel
Apfel
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Congress
SSI
John Chafee
R-R.i
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School enforces breath tests for dances at Plainview High
Plainview High in Ardmore requires students to submit to a breathalyzer screening to enter the Christmas dance. Principal Stephen Matthews says no one failed, plans to keep testing at future dances, including prom, as student leaders and police back the measure to curb underage drinking. The ACLU opposes mass tests as an unreasonable search. About 200 Lamar High students held an alternative prom in Arlington to protest tests.
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Plainview High School
Stephen Matthews
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Plainview
Grant
Neb
Michael Camfield
ACLU
Oklahoma
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Arlington
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