Haiti’s chaotic first elections spark counting despite turmoil
Officials in Port-au-Prince began counting ballots after a disaster of a vote day marked by non opening polling stations, delays, and threats. Observers cited widespread disorganization with hundreds of stations not opening, names missing from lists, and late or incomplete counts expected to stretch into days.
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Michel Soukar
Cite Soleil
Organization of American States
Lagos Jetliner Fire Kills Up To Sixteen In Crash
A TU-134 jetliner skidded on a rain slick Lagos runway, then exploded in a field killing up to 16 of 74 passengers and six crew aboard. The Harka Airline domestic flight from Kaduna burst into flames. rescuers reported fatalities in toilets and luggage holds.
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Nigeria
Kaduna
Sunday Times
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Gas prices dip nationally after three months
Gasoline prices fell nearly a penny per gallon over two weeks, the first nationwide drop in over three months. The Lundberg Survey placed the average at 127.73 cents per gallon, down 0.89 cent from June 9, with visions of further slips. The analyst noted declines in most metros, while a few Midwest cities still see rising prices.
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Los Angeles
Lundberg
Trilby Lundberg
NYC Pride Parade Draws Tens of Thousands
Tens of thousands including men in fairy costumes Buddhists and police joined the annual gay pride march along Fifth Avenue in New York City. No arrests were reported though a few counterdemonstrators including neo Nazis jeered as two men on a float staged a sex act with their shorts on.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
St Patrick’s Cathedral
18 Die In Czech Train Crash Near Cáchnov
Runaway freight cars loaded with wood and scrap metal rolled downhill and crashed into a youth train bound for a dance in Cáchnov Czech Republic. Eighteen people were killed and three railway employees face criminal charges.
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Czech Republic
Prague
Clinton faces tough choice on base closure list
Washington AP reports President Clinton weighs rejecting the base closure list hitting California hard with 18 000 jobs at stake. Gore and Pentagon caution amid criticism that two key closures Oakland Army Base and McClellan Air Force Base were added, while California leaders push to reject the plan.
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Washington
California
Base Closure Commission
al Gore
Gore
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Oakland Army Base
McClellan Air Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
White House
Pete Wilson
Quake rattles Southern California near Castaic
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck eight miles southwest of Castaic at 1:40 a.m. with no injuries or damage reported. Seismologist Nick Scheckel of Caltech notes aftershocks can continue for years and cites a preceding 4.2 quake 130 miles north as part of the activity.
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Los Angeles
California
Nick Scheckel
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Castaic
Northridge
Shheckel
Mubarak narrowly escapes gunfire in Addis Ababa motorcade
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak survived an assassination attempt in Addis Ababa as gunmen fired on his armored Mercedes during arrival for an OAU summit. Four attackers were reported killed, with conflicting accounts on security casualties. Mubarak flew home unharmed and vowed to continue fighting terrorism.
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Ethiopia
Hosni Mubarak
Egypt
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Mubarak
Cairo
Jihad
Anwar Sadat
America
Final push to settle auto tariff dispute in Geneva
In Geneva US and Japan clash over auto market access with a midnight EDT deadline looming. U S Trade Representative Kantor and Trade Minister Hashimoto lead high level talks amid firm positions from both governments and potential tariffs on 5.9 billion in Japanese luxury cars.
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U.S
Mickey Kantor
Ryutaro Hashimoto
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United States
Japan
Kantor
Heat pumps offer efficient year round home comfort
Considering replacing or installing a heat pump note the shift to high efficiency models. All electric systems provide cooling in summer and heating in winter with no combustion. Modern heat pumps save energy and money and can deliver cooking heat from one unit. For more information or local dealers call 1-890-548-3609.
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