Albanians flee Kosovo as Serbs attack separatists
Ethnic Albanians describe a growing Serb offensive in Kosovo driving villagers from homes amid shelling and arson. Refugees recount mountains treks to Albania, comparing tactics to Bosnia, as civilian casualties rise. U S and NATO weigh responses while Milosevic resists.
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Yugoslavia
Bom
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Exo
Clinton
Washington
United States
Slobodan Milosevic
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
NATO Council
German high speed train crash leaves many dead and injured
A high speed ICE train hit a car on the tracks near Eschede in Lower Saxony, derailing and killing at least 20 with about 200 injured. The crash halted rail traffic, rail cars were destroyed, and authorities sent helicopters and 80 responders to free passengers. The incident marks Germany's worst train disaster since 1975.
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Hanover
Germany
Eschede
Lower Saxony
Bavaria
Briefs Bare Ballast May Sink Navy Career
Lt. Patrick Callaghan, 28, aerospace physiology instructor at Pensacola Naval Air Station, faced two psychological evaluations and charges of indecent exposure and conduct unbecoming an officer after mooning a buddy during a jog. He received a punitive letter of reprimand and a poor eval, while a review board could end his career.
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Pensacola, Fla
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Moon
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Patrick Callaghan
Callaghan
Frederica Spilman
Playboy Magazine
Beaver star turns 50 amid health reboot and party plans
Newt Gingrich pays a second 50 000 installment toward a 300 000 ethics penalty and faces final 150 000 due in 1999 as he continues to reimburse from personal funds. A harpooned minke whale rammed the Bolga, breaking its mast and sending two crewmen into icy waters off Norway. one crewman sustained cracked ribs, both were rescued. The whale’s fate remained unclear.
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Washington
Newt Gingrich
House
Andrew Weinstein
Gingrich
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Norway
Verdens Gang
Arctic Circle
International Whaling Commission
Cancer patients overestimate survival chances study says
A JAMA study shows 82 percent of terminal cancer patients overestimate six month survival, with 59 percent overly optimistic. Researchers urge clearer physician communication about end of life, while editors stress honest discussion of prognosis.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Jane C. Weeks
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
Karen Swisher
Thomas J Smith
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Weeks
Vatican linked to Nazi-backed Croatian leaders in postwar escape
A U.S. report says Vatican officials may have helped Nazi-linked Croatian Ustasha leaders escape after World War II, assisted by the Rome based College of San Girolamo. It cites false identity papers and up to 80 million dollars in looted assets, urging full archival searches.
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Washington
Vatican
Croatia
U.S
Pius XII
Rome
Germany
Stuart Eizenstat
Ustasha
Eizenstat
United States
U.S. Army
South America
Soviet Union
Klaus Barbie
Rabbi Abraham Cooper
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Los Angeles
State Department
Pontifical College of San Girolamo
Ante Pavelic
Krunoslav Stefano Dragonovic
Red Cross
Vajpayee Urges Nuclear Powers to Disarm Now
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee requests the five original nuclear powers to abandon their arsenals, while Geneva talks see the United States Britain China France and Russia urged India and Pakistan to halt tests. The emergency conference condemns the tests as undermining disarmament efforts, with broad international backing but missing Middle East nations.
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New Delhi
India
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Geneva
United States
Pakistan
Mr. Vajpayee
Britain
China
France
Russia
South Asia
Vajpayee
U.N
Kofi Annan
Ment
Japan
South Korea
South Africa
Middle East
Massachusetts eyes winnerless youth soccer trend
Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association seeks nonresult oriented play for all 10 and under tournaments and eyes extending to 12 year olds. No winners or losers, only participation. critics call it dumb and stupid while supporters say it reduces pressure and focuses on fun.
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Boston
Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association
Cathy Cresla
Association
Mike Ross
Plymouth
Vince Lombardilike
Massachusetts Soccer Association
Ronald Smith
North American Society For Sports In America
Dean Conway
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