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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 2003

Page

4

San Francisco bans Segways on sidewalks citywide

San Francisco becomes the first large city to outlaw the Segway Human Transporter on sidewalks amid safety concerns for pedestrians and disabled riders. Officials cited injuries and insufficient safety features as reasons for the ban while Segway spokesmen defended testing and emphasized training and regulatory steps.

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Kidnapping ringleader held in Canada in HR case

The FBI says the ringleader behind the Greenwich kidnapping of ESL Investments chairman Edward Lampert is in custody in Toronto on an immigration charge. Three other suspects were arrested in Hamden, Connecticut, facing Hobbs Act violations. Lampert was unharmed after the Jan 10 abduction and two days later released.

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Shabalov Wins US Chess Championship In Dramatic Queen Sacrifice

Latvian-born Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov of Pittsburgh won the US Chess Championship after a 61-move duel lasting nearly six hours against 19-year-old Varuzhan Akobian. The title bout featured a decisive queen sacrifice on move 56, sealing Akobian’s resignation five moves later and earning Shabalov a $25,000 prize. Shabalov had earlier lost a chance to clinch the title with a draw.

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