Air Force jet crashes into Pensacola home killing child
An Air Force F-16 attempting an emergency landing slammed into a Pensacola area house, killing a 4 year-old boy and badly burning his mother Robbin Cannon. Capt. Frederik G. Hartwig ejected safely after the jet’s engine failed. The crash occurred as the aircraft was being moved from Shaw Air Force Base to Eglin Air Force Base amid Hurricane Bertha.
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Robbin Cannon
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Doctors test AIDS cure in newly infected men
In Vancouver researchers give a drug cocktail to newly infected men aiming to permanently erase HIV. The trial seeks early, aggressive treatment to prevent deep viral establishment, with results expected next fall. Experts caution brain and hard-to-reach reservoirs may limit success, but early treatment offers the best chance.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Martin Markowitz
Aaron Diamond Aids Research Center
New York
Bertha Heads Up East Coast as Storm Nears
MEMA officials urge preparedness for potential tropical storm impacts from the Eastern Shore to Western Maryland. Experts warn of riptides, high waves, and possible flash flooding while noting past storm damage and advising battery radios and immediate action if conditions change. Temperatures in Frederick hover near 83 with rain chances increasing.
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Faron Taylor
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Charlotte
N.C
Dewey Walston
Florida
New York
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Sound Source
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Associated Press
Russia attack on Chechnya leaves over 100 dead
Russian artillery and helicopter strikes hit rebel villages in southern Chechnya, killing or wounding more than 100 civilians. A senior commander died as Moscow pressed a campaign that shattered a ceasefire. Clinton aides condemned Russia's escalation and the assault on civilians.
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Chechnya
Boris Yeltsin
Washington
Clinton
Deportation ordered for alleged Rwandan war criminal Mugesera
In Ottawa an Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator ruled Leon Mugesera 43 a former adviser to President Habyarimana incited genocide in Rwanda and is ineligible for refugee status. He may appeal the deportation. Mugesera lives in Quebec City. The ruling cites mass slaughter of Tutsis in 1994.
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Rwanda
Leon Mugesera
Juvenal Habyarimana
Canada
Mugesera
Quebec City
Immigration and Refugee Board
Montreal
South Africa snow rescue ends after Drakensberg trek
Five more hikers were rescued from the Drakensberg mountains, finishing a major effort to save trekkers stranded by the heaviest snow in 32 years. The cold spell left at least 21 deaths nationwide as 96 hikers were saved since Tuesday. strong winds paused final search efforts. Bruce Bettesworth of the rescue team confirmed the group had shelter and supplies for five more days.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Drakensberg Mountains
Drakensberg Range
Bruce Bettesworth
South African Press Association
Activists Offer $25,000 Reward For Whistleblowers
Activists from Action on Smoking and Health posted a $25,000 bounty on the Internet to encourage whistleblowers to supply information that leads to criminal convictions of tobacco executives. The move comes as new figures show tobacco firms donated $1 million in soft money to the Republican Party in early 1996, with the Democrats receiving $75,500. The announcement drew sharp criticism.
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Washington
Action On Smoking and Health
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Charles and Diana announce swift divorce by August
London AP reports Prince Charles and Princess Diana have agreed to a rapid divorce, finalized by August 28. Diana, 35, relinquishes any claim to the throne but remains a wealthy royal resident. Charles, 47, could become England’s first divorced king since George I.
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Diana
London
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England
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Elizabeth II
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Dole Fights Civil Rights Record Amid NAACP Rift
At the NAACP convention Bob Dole touts a flawless civil rights record while NAACP president Kweisi Mfume calls it less than stellar and urges outreach to skeptical voters. Mfume says Dole would face questions on civil rights if he attended. Dole shifts focus to foreign policy as advisors meet at campaign HQ. Buchanan declines a lunch with other primary contenders.
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Bob Dole
NAACP
Dole
Mfume
The
NBC
Pat Buchanan
Explosion on Moscow bus injures two dozen
A Moscow bus bombing during morning rush hour injures 28 people, eight seriously, marking a second attack in two days. Authorities lock roads and flood transit hubs as 1,000 troops patrol. Witnesses report devastating injuries and chaotic scenes near the Rizhsky Bridge. President Yeltsin and Mayor Luzhkov vow tough action against terrorists.
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Boris Yeltsin
Yuri Luzhkov
Rizhsky Bridge
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