Las Vegas Area Tops Growth in 1990s Metro Population
Census figures show Las Vegas the fastest growing U S metropolitan area from 1990 to 1996 with a 40.9 percent population rise and Nevada emerging as the fastest growing state from 1996 to 1997. Arizona, Georgia and Utah also posted gains while Southern California added residents but lagged behind Vegas. The New York and Los Angeles metro areas remain leaders in overall rankings.
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Utah
California
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Orange County
Atlanta
New York City
Los Angeles Area
Cuban Baseball Stars Detained After Bahamas Raft Sighting
Bahamian authorities held two Cuban baseball players including Livan Hernandez's half brother after the U S Coast Guard plucked them from a raft drifting near Nassau. Pitcher Orlando Hernandez and catcher Alberto Hernandez Perez were among eight Cubans detained in Bahamian waters and now in a detention center awaiting immigration talks.
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Nassau
Bahamas
U.S. Coast Guard
Miami
Orlando Hernandez
Alberto Hernandez Perez
Immigration and Foreign Ministry
Hernandez
Florida Marlins
Livan Hernandez
RNC abortion litmus test eyed for 2024 candidates
The Republican National Committee may require candidates to back the party stance on abortion, risking a broader tent approach. Tim Lambert’s proposal at the Palm Springs winter meeting would ban funding to opponents of the party position. The plan targets measures to end partial birth abortion and faces RNC delegates January 15.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
RNC
Texas
Tim Lambert
Palm Springs
Calif
Americans Expect Broad Optimism For New Year
AP poll of 1,006 adults finds 60 percent expect more money for their family and more local jobs next year while a majority foresee better public schools and safer streets. Optimism reduces fears on crime and racial tension. 34 percent anticipate fewer job opportunities, but this is down from four years ago. Margin of error ±3 points.
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New York
Associated Press
ICR
Media
Kline in hospital condition improves to fair
Former Lt. Gov. Ernest P. Kline’s condition was upgraded from serious to fair at Hershey Medical Center. He was admitted last week for an undisclosed illness and his family has released limited details about the 68 year old’s ailment.
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Harrisburg
Ernest P Kline
Hershey Medical Center
Kline
Charges for multiple phone lines rise in FCC plan
The FCC plan changes access payments for routing long distance and subsidizing local service, causing most multi-line residential customers to pay 1.50 more per line each month while some areas see smaller increases. Businesses face 2.75 per month per line, with one-line households largely unaffected except for nonprimary long distance providers who may pay 0.53.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Clinton
Bell Atlantic
Frank Gumper
Ane
Speedy sleds sending kids to the hospital
A Nashville boy mourns a 1994 sledding crash with a fractured skull after a curve in his driveway. The piece outlines rising sledding injuries nationwide, especially among ages 5 to 9, and urges safety measures such as helmets, proper sleds, and supervised use to reduce emergencies. It notes fatalities in Milwaukee and Minot and highlights weekend winter spikes in incidents.
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Nashville
Tenn
Santa
Will Taylor
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Rhonda Phillipps
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Will
Carolyn Taylor
Milwaukee
Minot
N.D
National Safety Council
Phillippi
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University of Massachusetts
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Neshannock
Wilmington Road
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