Mars Climate Orbiter loss won't hinder Mars lander mission
NASA officials expect the Mars Climate Orbiter disappearance to not derail the Mars Polar Lander project set for a December touchdown. The orbiter likely failed when entering Mars orbit, potentially impacting the lander’s communications plan, but scientists stress the two probes are designed to operate independently and complementarily.
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JonBenet grand jury resumes probing Ramsey case
Four months into the inquiry a Boulder grand jury returned to work with an October deadline looming. County officials seek justification for further funding as the probe has cost over 500000 dollars. witnesses include police forensics experts and Ramsey family friends and Burke Ramsey. The Ramseys are not believed to have testified.
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Immunization rate for toddlers hits new high
The immunization rate for America's toddlers reached 80.6 percent last year, with 19 to 35 month olds completing the required diphtheria tetanus polio and measles vaccines. The rate has risen since 1995, when it stood at 762 percent, per the CDC. Dr Walter Orenstein of the CDC calls it wonderful news amid near record lows in related diseases.
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Dragging death killer Brewer sent to death row in Texas
A Jasper County jury sentenced racist ex con Lawrence Russell Brewer to death for dragging death of James Byrd Jr. Brewer joins a fellow killer John William King already on death row. The 14 hour two day deliberation rejected mercy as adequate punishment. Byrd, 44, was chained to a pickup and dragged to pieces in Jasper Texas, a crime described as one of the nation’s grisliest since the civil rights era.
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Mental retardation defense used in Delaware execution
Willie Sullivan 28 was executed by ejection at 12 24 a m for the stabbing and beating death of a greenhouse worker in Smyrna Delaware. He was the tenth person executed in Delaware since 1992 and his lawyers argued he is mentally retarded with an IQ of 70 and brain damage from fetal alcohol syndrome. In North Carolina Harvey Lee Green 38 was executed by injection at 2 16 a m for the beating deaths of two people, the first Black person executed in the state since capital punishment was restored in 1977.
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Clinton vetoes tax cut in landmark presidential clash
President Clinton vetoed the Republican 792 billion tax cut bill calling it too big and bloated sealing a partisan clash set against an election year backdrop. He signed in the Rose Garden as Republicans pledged to push for a smaller package while Senate and House leaders warned of next year’s action. The GOP plan would cut income tax rates, ease the marriage penalty, scrap AMT, trim estate taxes, and expand 401(k) and business breaks.
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Forbes 400 tops $1 trillion as richest Americans rise
Forbes reports the 40 richest Americans now hold more than 1 trillion collectively, led by Bill Gates with 85 billion and Paul Allen at 40 billion. Warren Buffett stands third at 31 billion, Steve Ballmer fourth at 23 billion, Michael Dell fifth at 20 billion. The 400 average 2.6 billion, total around 104 trillion, with 288 billionaires. Thirty five are newcomers including Jeff Bezos at 78 billion and Jay Walker at 41 billion.
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East Timor militia leader arrested amid crackdown
In East Timor, international peacekeepers detained Caitano Da Silva, a senior Aitarak unit commander, during a house to house sweep around Dili port. Blackhawk helicopters provided cover as forces seized weapons and militiamen, while a Geneva session weighed a fact finding mission.
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