Talks stall as U.S. and Cuba enter fifth day
After four days of talks in New York the U.S. and Cuban delegations show no progress toward a refugee deal. Cuba proposes boosting legal immigration to 100,000 a year while the U.S. offers up to 20,000 in exchange for halting raft and boat departures. Over 30,000 Cubans have fled this year and more than 22,000 are held at Guantanamo. Protesters outside the Cuban U.N. mission call for resistance to Castro and for the embargo to end.
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New York
U.S
Cuba
David Johnson
United States
State Department
Fidel Castro
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Coast Guard
Florida Straits
Florida
U.N
Clinton
Castro
Ricardo Alarcon
Illness on Viking Serenade traced to Shigella outbreak
Federal health officials identified Shigella flexneri as the germ behind a cruise ship outbreak that sickened about 650 aboard the Viking Serenade off California. One death occurred as Royal Caribbean prepares food and water safety measures and testing of handlers.
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Atlanta
Bob Howard
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
San Pedro
Calif
Baja California
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Israel hopes for peace as New Year begins amid changes
In Jerusalem apples and honey symbolize sweetness as Israel faces a peace mood. Citizens like Yigal Bebal and Doron Malka speak of forgiveness and change during The Days of Awe. The year sees partial peace with Palestinians, Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and Jericho, Jordan normalizes relations, and Morocco establishing ties, with security tight around the Western Wall.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Yigal Bebal
Doron Malka
Gaza Strip
Jericho
Jordan
Morocco
Egypt
Western Wall
Carlos the Jackal refuses to answer at interrogation
Paris AP Carlos the Jackal says he was kidnapped and will not answer questions at his first interrogation since arrest. The Venezuelan born terrorist, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, claimed illegal detention as Judge Bruguiere questioned him on the 1982 Paris car bombing and related alleged bombings and murders.
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Paris
Carlos the Jackal
France
Jean-Louis Bruguiere
Carlos
Jacques Verges
Mourad Oussedik
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez
Khartoum
Sudan
Bruguiere
Palace of Justice
Mr. Bruguiere
Verges
Clinton urges stronger ties between employers and government
President Clinton, speaking at Bath Iron Works amid rain and flag waving shipyard workers, called for closer cooperation among government, employers, and workers to rebuild the economy. He framed Labor Day as a century-old tradition celebrating work and urged unity as military cuts reshape industry. He interrupted his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to issue the call.
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Bath
Maine
Clinton
Bath Iron Works
Martha’s Vineyard
Clinton U S Democrat visit underscores health care pledge in Maine
President Clinton spoke at an iron works site in Maine before quickly leaving for the Vineyard with his family. He toured a Navy destroyer under construction the Laloon and urged a Democratic slate including Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and four candidates for governor and Congress to vote Democrat while defending deficit reduction, crime, and health care reform.
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Maine
Mink Meadows Golf Club
Clinton
Washington
Senate
George Mitchell
Congress
Will prosecutors seek death for O J Simpson
Prosecors weigh whether to seek the death penalty in O J Simpson murder case. Judge Lance Ito and defense lawyers urge a swift decision, with a Sept 19 deadline now set. A committee will study factors including Simpson's record, crime circumstances, background, and potential political pressure.
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Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Mr. Simpson
District Attorney's Office
Harland Braun
Mr. Braun
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Sandi Gibbons
Gil Garcetti
Simpson
Ito
Ms. Gibbons
Frank Sundstedt
Garcetti
Loyola University Law School
Laurie Levenson
Ms. Levenson
Nighttime Tiffany Jewel Heist Netst $250,000
Gunmen wearing ski masks stormed the Tiffany & Co. in midtown Manhattan after midnight, overpowering three guards and a fourth arriving later. They seized about 300 pieces of jewelry including watches bracelets and rings and took surveillance tapes before fleeing. Police say the robbers appeared highly professional and questioned guards for possible inside help.
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New York
Tiffany & Co
Midtown Manhattan
Sal Blando
Blando
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Frederick Regional Environmental Forum
Wava
MHIC
Central Committee
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Patrick Street
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