AOL agrees to offer refunds after demand caused trouble
America Online will refund customers unable to log on due to high demand from the 19.95 monthly plan. The deal with 36 states covers all 8 million users, offering cash or a free month, plus easier cancellations and a month of suspended ads. If every user claimed full refunds for two months, costs could reach about 320 million dollars.
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America Online
AOL
Dulles
Ilinois
James Ryan
SOL
Steve Case
Nationwide Probed Over Civil Rights Rules by DOJ
The Justice Department investigates whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance coerced agents to avoid insuring homeowners in minority neighborhoods. The insurer faces lawsuits in at least seven states alleging racial or residential bias in low income areas. Six Nationwide agents say they were told not to do business where minorities predominated. Nationwide spokesman John Millen says executives have met with DOJ officials about the complaints for months.
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Columbus
Ohio
Justice Department
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Nationwide
John Millen
Norway rebuffs Tonya Harding Olympic bid
Norway's skating association rejects Tonya Harding's bid to compete for Norway at the next year's Olympics in Japan. General secretary Arild Gjerde notes a seven year residency rule and suggests Austria as more lenient, leaving Harding to seek eligibility elsewhere.
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Portland
Ore
Norway
Tonya Harding
Ms. Harding
U.S
Nancy Kerrigan
Japan
David Hans Schmidt
Tonya
Austria
Arild Gjerde
Princess Diana may auction gowns for charity in 1997
Diana weighs charity sale of 65 evening gowns with Christies talks. The wedding dress is excluded. Spokespersons confirm discussions but give few details. Proceeds could support AIDS and cancer research causes per Daily Telegraph report.
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London
Diana
Christie’s
Christie
The
Daily Telegraph
Rising multiple births spark concern in U S study says
Washington AP reports a National Center for Health Statistics study showing triplets quadruplets and quintuplets rose sharply from 1971 to 1994. 116.2 per 100 000 births in 1994 versus 29.1 in 1971 with 4 233 triplet sets 15 quadruplet sets and 46 quintuplet sets. Higher hormone levels in older white married college graduates and fertility drug use among higher income women in their 30s drive the increase.
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Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
United States
Joyce Martin
Bayer unit fined $50 million in citrus price fixing
The U S based Haarmann Reimer unit of Bayer AG agreed to pay a 50 million dollar criminal fine for price fixing citric acid used in beverages and foods. A senior executive Hans Hartmann faces charges as the Justice Department notes the case ranks as a top antitrust penalty with a global investigation continuing.
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Washington
U.S
Antitrust
Janet Reno
Department
Europe
Asia
Antitrust Division
Feds ID John Doe No 2 in Oklahoma City bombing
Federal prosecutors confirm the composite sketch of John Doe No 2 matched Army Private Todd Bunting of Fort Riley Kansas. The revelation follows a defense bid to suppress eyewitness identifications after a body shop mechanic admitted a mistake in linking the man to Timothy McVeigh.
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Feds
Oklahoma City
Denver
Timothy MecVeigh
Pvt
Todd Bunting
Fort Riley, Kaw
Bunting
Junction City
Kan
McVeigh
Tom Kessinger
John
China Rights Report Says Dissent Silenced by State
The State Department’s annual human rights report condemns China for widespread abuses including suppression of all public dissent through intimidation exile and prison terms. It also criticizes Nigeria Cuba and Burma for detentions extrajudicial killings torture and harassment of activists and journalists.
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Washington
China
State Department
Nigeria
Cuba
Burma
Foreign Ministry
Madeleine Albright
Albright
U.S
Sani Abacha
Liberians surrender arms amid hopes of end to war
Kaisor Zazaboi, once an AK-47 gunner at nine, hands in his weapon for bulgur, oil, sardines, and a tuition voucher. Thousands more rebels face jail if they fail the deadline as Liberia eyes peace after seven years of conflict and a May election linked to warlords including Charles Taylor.
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Gbarnga
Liberia
Kaisor Zazaboi
National Patriotic Front of
Kaisor
Lynne Mason
Monrovia
Ms. Mason
U.N
NPFL
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Samuel Dee
Council of State
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Union of Concerned Scientists
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San Francisco
John Doe No. 2
Sam’s Vision Center
Frederick Sam’s Club
Jil Klein
Sam’s Club
Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD
Howard J. Fezell
East St. Frederick
Wonder Book & Video
Fors
Prospect Plaza
Jefferson
Hagerstown
Kmart
Frederick County Television Recycling Center
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Tele-Tronics
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Crum’s
N. Market Street
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