Freedom of movement tests peace deal in Sarajevo
Up to 16 people vanish while traveling through Serb held areas of Sarajevo raising Balkan officials' criticism of NATO for not protecting civilians in the first 12 days of its mission. Detentions of non-Serbs and the struggle to secure safe routes highlight Dayton accord tensions and a police authority weakens before U.N. police arrival.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
NATO
Paris
Bosnia
Ilidza
Hasan Muratovic
Implementation Force
IFOR
Muratovic
U.N
Mohamed Sacirbey
Michael Walker
Britain
Sible
Dragan Dragic
Researchers warn cholesterol drugs linked to rat cancer
A Chicago report says statins and fibrates may cause cancer in rodents at high doses and should be used sparingly in humans. The study, by University of California researchers, notes stomach and liver tumors in mice and cautions that rodent results may not apply to people but urges careful use for those at imminent heart risk.
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Chicago
United States
Journal of the American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Physician’s Desk
Thomas B. Newman
Stephen B. Hulley
University of California At
San Francisco
U.S
James E. Dalen
William S. Dalton
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tucson
Pantry meals funding risks for 600000 elderly homebound
Washington reports a looming funding shortfall in the pantry bare Meals program as a government shutdown stretches into a third week. About 600000 homebound elderly rely on nutrition programs funded by the Administration on Aging, with 12 states and the District facing immediate shortfalls. Officials warn cascading effects include wage pay gaps and court funding delays, while economists caution on broader economic uncertainty.
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Washington
Administration
States
District of Columbia
Health and Human Services
Congress
California
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Donna Shalala
White House
David Wyss
DRI/MecGraw-Hill
Watt pleads guilty in HUD plea bargain
Former Interior Secretary James Watt pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of withholding information from a grand jury probing 1980s influence peddling at HUD. He faced 18 felonies but will pay a $5,000 fine and could receive up to six months in jail.
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Washington (Ap
Interior
James Watt
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Watt
HUD
Grand Jury
William Bradford Reynolds
Larry Thompson
Adams
Reagan
Samuel Pierce
Pierce
Reynolds
Thompson
Mr. Reynolds
Flags lowered for Burke
President Clinton ordered flags at half staff to honor retired Adm. Arleigh Burke who died at 94. The famed destroyer commander led fast Pacific sorties in World War II earning the nickname 31 Knot Burke. He commanded the Little Beaver squadron and helped destroy Japanese ships, planes, and submarines during 1943 44. Flags were lowered at public buildings, military posts, naval stations, vessels, embassies, and facilities abroad until burial.
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Washington
Clinton
Arleigh Burke
Gypsy Extermination Study Center Planned at Auschwitz
A center to document the extermination of 22 000 European Gypsies will be built at Auschwitz Brzezinka. The archive will hold World War II documents on Gypsy persecution. Construction starts this year with funding from the United States Germany the Polish culture ministry and private donors.
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Warsaw
Poland
Auschwitz
Brzezinka
Roman Kwiatkowski
Romanies’ Association
PAP
Europe
United States
Germany
Polish Culture Ministry
Wells Fargo workers charged in $1.7 million heist
Two Wells Fargo employees Charles Reed and Daniel Austin were charged with faking an armored car holdup and stealing 1.7 million dollars as the money was being delivered to banks. FBI Birmingham chief G Robert Langford said two more suspects may be sought and the money remains unrecovered. Reed and Austin were found tied and blindfolded in the armored car's remote location.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wells Fargo
FBI
G. Robert Langford
Letterman Threatens Move Show to Denton Texas
Denton promotionist plies CBS host David Letterman with letters gifts and a Top 10 incentive list as civic pride swells after he jokes about moving his show to Denton Texas about 35 miles northwest of Dallas. Letterman jokes to New York Mayor Giuliani that a band shell must be built or he will relocate the entire program to Denton.
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Letterman
Denton
Texas
David Letterman
CBS
New York
Dallas
Mr. Letterman
Rudolph Giuliani
Syria and Israel reopen peace talks in Maryland
Talks resumed at Wye Plantation on Maryland's Eastern Shore as Syria and Israel show a friendly stance while acknowledging a final peace deal remains distant. U.S. mediators Washington area sessions and remarks from Israeli ambassador Itamar Rabinovich highlight cautious optimism and planned regional diplomacy.
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Syria
Israel
Maryland
State Department
Wye Plantation
Itamar Rabinovich
Warren Christopher
Middle East
Mr. Rabinovich
Queenstown
Jordan
Egypt
Dennis B. Ross
Department
Glyn Davies
Davies
Ross
Christopher
Paris
Conference of Nations
Palestinian Authority
West Bank
Golan Heights
Damascus Radio
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