Missing Los Alamos drives puzzle investigators
Investigators search for two missing hard drives at Los Alamos National Laboratory with nuclear warhead dismantling details. After polygraph tests and interviews, officials fear the devices vanished up to six months ago from a secure vault, triggering procedural questions cited by Rep. Porter Goss. Energy Secretary Richardson prepared to testify on Capitol Hill as the case heads toward further scrutiny.
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House votes to shield religious broadcasters from FCC rules
The House passed 264 to 159 a measure barring FCC regulation of speech on noncommercial educational radio and TV stations. Critics say the bill protects religious content after an FCC stance restricting faith programming tied to free educational channels. Rep. Pickering and Rep. Watts frame the move as defending religious rights amid a Supreme Court prayer ruling.
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Miss
J.C. Watts
Okla
Supreme Court
FTC opens formal probe into Chicago Milwaukee gas spike
A FTC inquiry finds no initial explanation for Chicago Milwaukee gas prices up to 65 cents higher, prompting subpoenas on oil firms. Interim report in 30-45 days. Analysts see only modest OPEC increases. US gasoline at $1.68 nationally, Chicago hit $2.33. Democrats urge action while EPA clean-air rules blamed by some.
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R-Ill
Indiana
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R-Wis
House Science Committee
Congressional Research Service
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EPA
White House
Midwest
Joe Lockhart
Subway Derailment in Brooklyn Injures Dozens
A southbound B train derailed near DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn injuring nearly 90 passengers, with three serious head injuries. Emergency crews carried victims from the cars as service on N A B D Q lines faced delays through the morning. Authorities reported 53 hospitalizations and noted the incident occurred near Junior’s and Long Island University.
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Charles
Junior’s
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Two Russian Soldiers Killed in Grozny Market Ambush
In Grozny, two Russian soldiers were shot and killed in broad daylight at an open-air market by rebels who fled after the attack. A third soldier died yesterday in a land-mine explosion as Chechen militants step up hit-and-run actions against Russian forces.
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Stanislav Kavun
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Sergei Poryadin
Mozdok
France Tops World Health Systems in WHO Ranking
London AP reports France has the best health care system among 191 WHO members, with Italy second and Sierra Leone last. The United States ranks 37th despite high spending. The analysis emphasizes value for money, resource use, prevention, and fairness in access and cost.
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Libyan bomb timers linked to Lockerbie attack
Edwin Bollier, a Swiss businessman, testified in a Scottish court in the Netherlands that his firm MEBO AG supplied Libya with at least 20 MST13 electronic timers before December 21, 1988. Prosecutors say the devices detonated a charge that damaged Pan Am Flight 103, causing 259 deaths aboard and 11 on the ground in Lockerbie.
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