Cuba Demands Refugees Return Over Florida Coast Shipwreck
Cuba urged that 11 Cuban refugees rescued after a ship sank near the Florida Keys be sent back home, calling the U.S. decision to admit them a flagrant violation of a pact to curb illegal immigration. The issue follows Clinton era agreements and renewed Havana-U.S. tensions over refugee flows and trafficking concerns.
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Poll finds six in ten oppose gay marriage nationwide
A Louis Harris poll shows 60 percent disapprove of gay marriages whether male or female. It also reports 61 percent oppose female couples adopting and 65 percent oppose male couples adopting. The survey separates views by couple type and asks about neutrality.
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Bacteria linked to pelican deaths at Salton Sea refuge
AP reports a bacteria suspected of triggering avian botulism has killed or left 2000 pelicans at Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge while 7000 to 10000 pelicans nest nearby. The event comes earlier than usual and affects birds migrating from Mexico. The area lies about 160 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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Husband says illness drove wife to suicide in 1994 Boston case
Dr. Franklin Curren describes Judith Curren's 12 year battle with a painful muscle disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome that led to her 1994 decision to seek euthanasia with Dr. Jack Kevorkian. He recalls their marriage strain, battles over her death wish, and his own attempt to persuade her to continue living despite suffocating pain.
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Lebanon holds parliamentary vote amid Syrian influence
In Lebanon, troops and tanks lined streets as Christians and Muslims voted in the 128 seat parliament, with Syria maintaining influence. One death and 16 arrests were reported amid clashes between Druse supporters. Turnout ranged around 50 percent regionally, higher than 1992. Casts 180 candidates for 35 seats across five Sundays of voting.
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Mechanical failure blamed for Sea World accident
State investigators faulted a mechanical failure in the Sea World of Ohio crash that sent an 18 foot speedboat into the grandstand injuring 23 spectators. Four people remained hospitalized with one in critical condition as ski shows were canceled at all four Sea World parks.
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Busch Entertainment Corporation
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Orlando
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Fred Jacobs
Baywatch
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Fire evacues at Mesa Verde as wind-fanned blaze grows
About 1,000 tourists were evacuated from Mesa Verde National Park as a wind driven wildfire burned 400 acres threatening the visitor center lodge and museum. The Colorado blaze was part of dozens of Western fires that have scorched more than 300,000 acres with thousands of firefighters engaged.
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Yeltsin May Go Abroad for Surgery
Time magazine reports Boris Yeltsin’s health is far more perilous than disclosed with Kremlin doctors considering double bypass surgery abroad. Ischemia worsened during the campaign, fueled by a crisis in mid June and alleged relapse linked to stopping medication and drinking. No official Kremlin comment available.
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Yeltsin
Time
Clinton celebrates birthday in New York fundraisers
President Clinton returned from vacation energized to campaign with a $10 million Democratic drive. At a $1,500-a-person reception he noted aging versus Bob Dole, quipping about Beatles aging and predicting a presidential race with clear contrasts. He and Hillary and Chelsea posed beside a giant American-flag birthday cake as he tried to blow out 50 candles.
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