House aims to approve 500 billion dollar spending package
Congress moves to pass a 500 billion package ending the 105th Congress session and sending lawmakers home for campaigns. The measure funds dozens of agencies from HHS to the IMF and includes teacher hiring, anti drug provisions, and emergency spending facing GOP concerns over surpluses and Social Security. It also adds institutes honoring past senators and expands Medicare home health care funding amid last minute changes.
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Ban on women in combat limits military job eligibility
Washington AP report says barring women from direct combat excludes them from one in six military jobs. GAO notes women faced danger in 1990s Bosnia and Somalia, where clear battle lines faded, unlike World War II Vietnam and the Gulf War where frontline fights were easier to define.
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Atrioverter aims to correct atrial fibrillation in heart
A new pacemaker like Atrioverter could fix atrial fibrillation, reducing stroke risk. Dutch cardiologist Hein Wellens reports safety and effectiveness in Circulation, though broad use awaits more data. Guidant Corp plans FDA submission for 1999 approval.
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Yeltsin Reaffirms No Run in 2000 as Illness Persists
In Moscow Boris Yeltsin returned to the Kremlin recovering from a respiratory infection and again said he would not seek re election. Itogi quotes aides saying his illness aims to push him through the remaining 29 months of his term while Primakov hears the denial of a 2000 or 2006 bid.
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Yale honors first black graduate Bouchet tombstone unveiling
Edward Alexander Bouchet, Yale's first Black graduate and a PhD in physics, was honored with a memorial tombstone. Born in New Haven in 1852, he rose from a family of servants to break barriers despite laws restricting Black enrollment. He earned a BA in 1874 and a PhD in 1876.
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Woman charged in death of newborn in Maryland apartment
Theresa R. Turner, 32, is charged with second degree murder after her husband found the skeletal remains of a newborn boy in a gym bag in an electrical closet on their Forestville balcony. Police say she gave birth to the baby named Jordan and squeezed him to death, placing the body in the bag for about four months. Turner is held without bond pending a mental evaluation.
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Elton John finds home in Atlanta stage premiere
Elton John favors Atlanta as a home base and persuaded Disney chief Michael Eisner to choose the Alliance Theatre for the premiere of Elaborate Lives The Legend of Aida. John and lyricist Tim Rice created the music for the stage musical, now playing in Atlanta through November 8.
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Israel scales back peace talks after bus stop attack
The United States mediated talks at the Wye River site after a grenade attack at an Israeli bus stop disrupted negotiations with the Palestinians. Israel suspended all issues except security as Netanyahu and Arafat spoke with aides and prepared for a possible three-way dinner, while Abbas Rabbo condemned the move as blackmail.
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Gasoline Pipeline Fire Kills Hundreds in Jesse Nigeria
In Jesse Nigeria a massive gas pipeline explosion killed at least 500 as residents scavenged spilled fuel. Bodies found with cups and cans, a woman with a baby on her back. The blast burned for hours. a mass grave is being dug for unidentified victims. Authorities suspect intentional puncture and bunkering theft fueled the disaster.
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Court rejects challenge to don't ask don't tell policy
The Supreme Court refused to hear appeals by former service members discharged over revealing sexual orientation, a pattern in recent years. Tracy Thorne, who appeared on Nightline in 1982 urging an end to the ban, was discharged in 1995 after the policy took effect, yet earned a Navy Achievement Medal for leadership during the interim.
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