FCC approves big cut in long distance access charges
The FCC and industry coalition plan a July rollout of massive access charge reductions that lower local-to-long distance connection costs by 3.2 billion dollars. Low volume callers see three to four dollar monthly savings, while heavy users may benefit more over time as rates decline and price competition grows.
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Gene linked to spread of breast cancer found at Penn State
Penn State College of Medicine researchers report in Cancer Research that a human gene BRMS1 suppresses breast cancer metastasis. Defective BRMS1 allows tumors to spread, suggesting a target for drugs and a potential marker for treatment aggressiveness. The study notes chromosome 11 involvement and ongoing work on related genes BRMS2 and BRMS3.
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Clinton and Barak to hold urgent talks in Lisbon
President Clinton heads to Lisbon for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak amid heightened urgency after Israel’s Lebanon withdrawal. A Palestinian official says Israel offered to pull from over 90 percent of the West Bank in a peace bid, though Jerusalem’s status remains unresolved. Barak and Yasser Arafat seek a framework by September.
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Portugal
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Hostage Standoff At Luxembourg Preschool Surges
A man armed with a gun grenade and knife held 27 children and three adults at a Luxembourg preschool demanding a plane to Libya and over 1 million dollars. A minibus deadline passed without action as two toddlers were released and the bus departed.
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Bush to consider 30 day reprieve in Texas death case
Gov. George W. Bush prepared to grant his first reprieve in a death penalty case after 131 Texas executions in five years. He said he is inclined to intervene if doubt remains or if new testing could exonerate Ricky Nolen McGinn, scheduled to die tonight for the 1993 rape and killing of his 12-year-old stepdaughter.
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Fate of Microsoft Corp in hands of judge
Microsoft filed final briefs in the landmark antitrust case, asking Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to approve changes to the government breakup plan. The filing seeks more time before a breakup and to shield one of the proposed new companies from the Justice Department, while challenging the government’s proposed split.
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Thomas Penfield Jackson
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Offer of proof hints executives ready to testify on remedies
The document notes that top executives from Compaq, DreamWorks and other firms were prepared to testify against breaking up Microsoft if permitted. It also records Judge Jackson’s prior rejection of Microsoft’s request for additional time to argue the remedy phase and that the company submitted an offer of proof detailing what it would have done with more time.
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DreamWorks
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National Spelling Bee moves into final rounds
Washington AP reports the 110 finalists at the 2000 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee entered final rounds after 138 contestants were eliminated. Over ten hours of quizzing covered 595 words, with terms like acquiesced klinotaxis areology and glottogenic cited. ESPN planned live coverage at 1 p.m.
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