Voyager 2 reaches beyond Neptune on historic outer-planet trek
Voyager 2, part of an 865 million dollar mission, continues the search for the edge of the solar system after passing Neptune. Scientists at NASA describe the Neptune flyby as part of an unprecedented decade of outer-planet discoveries with insights from Voyager 1 and 2. The craft, 2.76 billion miles from Earth, revealed six moons, ring systems, and the Great Dark Spot in Neptune’s blue atmosphere, along with ice volcanoes on Triton and other dramatic features.
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Arrests of 200 Women Halt Cape Town Protest Parade
More than 200 women including Leah Tutu were arrested in central Cape Town as they emerged from a church hall to march on the British Embassy. Police said the demonstrators, black and white, planned to urge Britain to intercede against South Africa's government amid student unrest and the fate of three black activists facing execution for a 1988 killing. Also detained were Mary Burton, head of Black Sash, and Dorothy Boesak, wife of Rev. Allan Boesak.
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Bakker aide testifies amid fraud trial details emerge
In Charlotte Jim Bakker's former aide David Taggart testified that Bakker felt he lived shabbily yet moved belongings by private jet and kept a heated pool. The board approved a 900000 loan in 1985 while Bakker was voted 200000 in compensation.
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Thieves seize ton of silver in daring mine heist
Investigators chase a bold theft of over a ton of Hershey's kiss shaped silver from Trinity Silver Mine near Lovelock Nevada. Inside job suspected as insiders knew mine details. authorities expect tips after thieves melt the $200,000 cache.
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Cuban American GOP winner takes Pepper seat in Miami
Ileana Ros Lehtinen, first Cuban American elected to Congress, defeats Democrat Gerald Richman in a Miami special election to succeed the late Claude Pepper. She vows to heal ethnic divisions and unite the district, with turnout at 50.6 percent across Liberty City Miami Beach Hialeah Coral Gables and Key Biscayne.
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Bush commits to aid Colombia in anti-drug push
President Bush said in Kennebunkport that the United States will cooperate to the best of our ability with Colombia's request for an extra 19 million dollars to fight drug kingpins. The talks focus on the Andean strategy to curb cocaine production in Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia amid rising violence.
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