Flood ends drought with deadly deluge in Del Rio Texas
Remnants of Tropical Storm Charley triggered historic flooding in South Texas and across the border in Mexico, washing away blocks of homes and leaving 16 dead and up to 30 missing in Del Rio. Rain totaled near 18 inches in 24 hours as guards joined rescue efforts and towns faced widespread power outages and evacuations.
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Texas
Charley
Mexico
Rio Grande
John Wilson
Wilson
George W. Bush
National Guardsmen
Blackhawk
Laughlin Air Force Base
Patty Mancha
U.S Border Patrol
Beal
San Antonio
Frio
Notimex
Ciudad Acuna
Ms. Casarez
Gulf of Mexico
Sudanese leader calls Clinton a war criminal over Khartoum strike
President Omar Hassan el Bashir denounced President Clinton as a war criminal for bombing a Khartoum factory the United States says produced chemical weapons. He demanded compensation and a public apology, recalled Sudan’s ambassador to Britain, and said American diplomats and several European ambassadors would be expelled or summoned as protests over the missile strike intensify.
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Sudan
Clinton
United States
Omar Hassan el- Bashir
el-Bashir
Associated Press
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U.S
Washington
State Department
James Foley
Britain
London
Kenya
Egypt
Court rules no sampling for census
A federal court invalidated the Census Bureau plan to use statistical sampling for the 2000 census, ruling its use to determine apportionment violates the Census Act. The decision challenges efforts to boost minority counts and could affect federal funding and House district apportionment. Leaders from both parties praised or criticized the ruling, signaling an impending Supreme Court review.
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Census Bureau
Clinton
Supreme Court
Newt Gingrich
Dennis Hastert
Bill
GOP
Commerce Department
Harvard Law School
Laurence Tribe
Secretary of Commerce
Carolyn Maloney
New York
Romania offers luxury stays in Ceauşescu era palaces
Romania plans a high priced tourist package allowing stays in former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's palaces and villas. A night could cost 3000 to 4000 dollars with hunting included, as officials promote a reception that lets guests feel the former leader's presence. Ceauşescu and his wife were executed in 1989 after an anti-Communist revolt.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Ceausescu
Mihai Nica
Cable car jumpers face reckless conduct charges at Stone Mountain
Three men Gary Griffin 48 Thomas Flynn 25 and Michael Davdek 29 were charged after parachuting 500 feet from a Stone Mountain cable car onto a field below causing panic among park visitors and prompting police to intervene.
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Stone Mountain, Ga
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain Park
Gary Griffin
Thomas Flynn
Michael Davdek
Park
Chuck Kelley
Spice Girls hint at two new members
London AP reports the Spice Girls may expand the group by two new members. Publicists said the sisters plan to continue as a band and ask for privacy while they confirm any news amid pregnancy rumors involving Victoria Adams and Melanie Brown.
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Marina del Rey
Calif
Kathryn Schoonover
Postal Service
George Marsh
FBI
London
Spice Girls
Victoria Adams
David Beckham
Melanie Brown
Jummy Gulzar
Double parking a grave issue in Bethlehem
Robert Allan Muller who died in 1995 left 5000 for police officers issuing the most double parking tickets each month for ten months to curb arrogance and selfishness. The contest also covers fire lane violations at a shopping center. Bethlehem officials doubt prize collection and a city senator questions legality.
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Bethlehem
Robert Allan Muller
Miller
U.S and Britain propose Scottish trial for Lockerbie suspects
The United States and Britain offered to have two Libyan intelligence agents tried in a Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands to resolve the Lockerbie bombing impasse. If Libya cooperates, UN sanctions could be suspended or lifted. rejection could trigger new measures. The plan calls for a three judge panel and up to a 30 year maximum sentence, with Libyan acceptance unclear.
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London
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Associated Press
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Frank Rubino
Miami
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U.S
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Berlin
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Afghanistan
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Kenya
Cook
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