Baiul wins Olympic gold despite injury at Lillehammer
Ukraine’s 16 year old Oksana Baiul earns figure skating gold in a dramatic finish. Kerrigan takes silver after a controversial season, Harding places eighth amid equipment issues and a pending investigation. Ukraine celebrates its first Olympic gold as Baiul skates through pain with stitches.
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Hamar
Norway
Nancy Kerrigan
Tonya Harding
Ukraine
Oksana Baiul
Kerrigan
Harding
Baiul
Study links hot peppers to stomach cancer risk
Yale University and the Mexico National Institute of Public Health report a study of Mavila New residents showing heavy chili pepper consumption associates with a 17 times higher stomach cancer risk. Even medium pepper eaters show over fourfold risk, per epidemiologists.
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Washington
Yale University
Mexico
Pepper Burn: Capsaicin Fact and Cancer Link Explored
Capsaicin, the colorless liquid that gives peppers their burn, is linked to statistics on stomach cancer deaths in the United States and Mexico. Mexico shows high per capita pepper use at about 20 grams daily, while U.S. intake rose from 3.3 to 6.9 pounds per person per year from 1982 to 1992.
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United States
Mexico
U.S. Department of Agriculture
American Cancer Society
American Journal of Epidemiology
Mosque attack shatters fragile Mideast peace
In Hebron, a single gunman killed Muslims at the Tomb of the Patriarchs sparking Palestinian riots and a rising death toll. At least 55 Palestinians died and 170 were wounded as violence spread across the occupied territories. President Clinton summoned the PLO and Israel to Washington to push stalled self rule talks.
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West Bank
Israel
Abraham
Mideast
Clinton
PLO
Washington
Gaza
Jericho
Gaza Strip
Baruch Goldstein
FDA weighs classifying nicotine as a drug to curb smoking
FDA chief says nicotine could be designated a drug, potentially removing nicotine containing cigarettes from the market. lawmakers and industry respond with caution, noting regulatory and societal implications amid ongoing congressional guidance.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
David Kessler
Kessler
Tobacco
Congress
Richard J. Durbin
D-Ill
America
Tobacco Institute
North Korea blocks inspections until talks resume
North Korea will not grant visas to IAEA inspectors until the United States sets a date to restart high level talks, despite accepting inspection requirements. State Department officials warn of possible U.N. sanctions if inspections do not resume, with timing to be discussed after inspections begin.
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North Korea
International Atomic Energy Agency
United States
State Department
IAEA
Hubbard
North
U.S
Ans
New York
U.N. Security Council
South Korea
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