Rebels seize Sierra Leone capital as violence returns
Rebels enter Freetown driving from the outskirts, seizing the statehouse and burning the police station amid a frightened population. A Nigerian-led intervention force claims control, while thousands flee central Freetown seeking safety. United Nations and aid officials express alarm over the chaos.
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Lungi
Sierra Leone
Free
Wagdi Othman
U.n’s World Food Program
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Freetown
Ie F
Americans still largely married despite singles trend
Census data show about 110.6 million adults aged 18 plus were married and living with others, 56 percent of the adult population, a slow decline from 68.4 percent in 1970. Experts note the drop stems from more never married and divorced individuals, with the trend easing since the 1980s.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Terry A. Lugaila
Zero U S airline fatalities mark 1998 milestone
Washington AP reports that 1998 saw no passenger fatalities in scheduled U S commercial airline crashes, the first such year since aviation began. Despite past disasters, officials praise safety gains while noting ongoing risks and a goal to cut the accident rate 80 percent by 2010.
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Washington
US Airlines
U.S
National Transportation Safety Board
TWA
United Express
Quincy
Inl
Stuart Matthews
The
Flight Safety Foundation
FAA
Les Dorr
Airlines
Aerospace Industry
Federal budget in black for second year in row
Washington AP report states the federal government will post a 76 billion surplus this year, the second in a row, as Clinton urges Congress to use funds for Social Security and other priorities rather than tax cuts. Lawmakers push for tax relief and personal retirement accounts alongside saving Social Security.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
William Roth
Rdel
House Ways and Means
Bill Archer
Texas
Archer
White House
F-16 Attacks Iraqi Radar in No Fly Zone Clash
US Air Force F-16 fired a high speed anti radar missile at a northern Iraqi air defense radar after a suspected missile threat. Pilot returned safely. officials say the strike was in self defense to prevent offensive fire. The incident marks the latest in no fly zone confrontations under Operation Desert Fox.
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Washington
Iraq
U.S
U.S European Command
Air Force
Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
Saddam Hussein
United States
Britain
France
Saddam
Inarlik
Turkey
Clinton
Malaysia's top police chief resigns over beating case
Inspector General Abdul Rahim Noor announced his resignation effective Friday saying he took full responsibility for the beating of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during custody. The move drew sharp criticism from opposition leaders who said it came too late and did not absolve others.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
Army
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Lipiati-Shahak
Ehud Barak
Lipkin-Shalak
Labor Party
Kuala
Lumpur
Malaysia
Abdul Rahim Noor
Bernama
Abdul Rahim
Chandra Mucaffar
International Movement For A Just World
Lim Ke Siang
Lim
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American Journal of Pain Management
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Simmons
Tress
One & Little Caesars
Clearance Center
Iraqi
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