Oil shortage looms as demand outstrips supply says IEA
The Paris-based IEA reports global oil demand surged to 77.3 million barrels per day in late 1999, exceeding stockpiles by 3.1 million bpd. Markets tighten as OPEC cuts may extend beyond March and non-OPEC supply grows slowly. Prices rose over 4 percent in December and approached $30 a barrel for WTI amid Y2K fears. Demand may ease slightly in the near term as governments draw down precautionary inventories.
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Rebel snipers pin down Russian troops in Grozny
Chechen snipers kept Russian troops under fire in Grozny as tanks and helicopter gunships struck high rise targets. A top Russian general, Maj. Gen. Mikhail Malofeyev, reportedly disappeared after an ambush. Federal forces claimed progress with Lt. Gen. Kavun stating a large portion of the city was under their control and about 700 rebels remained.
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Nimitz Junior High Choir to Perform at Texas Convention
The Nimitz Junior High School choir will perform at the Texas Music Educators Association convention in San Antonio next month. An Australian teenager posts near perfect tennis performance as 1D sports items note. The Elian Gonzalez custody case takes a new turn as grandmothers plan to travel to the United States to argue for return to Cuba. Michael Skakel remains legally a minor in eyes of the law, a fact argued in court. Investigators reaffirm belief in original EgyptAir Flight 990 crash theory weeks after debris was recovered.
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Snow coats Richmonds Monument Avenue and Lee statue
A light snow dusted branches and the Confederate General Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond and up to five inches fell across Virginia with few major problems reported.
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Moon eclipse draws crowd to Texas observatory
About 100 people gathered at the University of Texas McDonald Observatory Visitors Information Center for a star party under the first total lunar eclipse visible in North America since See ECLIPSE on Page 2A.
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Hampton trial ends with crossfire over witness coercion claims
Odessa judge finds Leon Hampton Jr. guilty of the March 18 murder of William Stephen Nance. Defense counsel Rhett Hoestenbach accused Metro Homicide Unit investigators of pressuring witnesses while prosecutors argued some witnesses were pressured by fear or personal ties. Prosecutor Linda Deaderick acknowledged tainted testimony but attributed it to witness dynamics, not police misconduct.
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Hate crimes summit: leaders urge broader response to bias
Houston speakers at a city and Justice Department hate crimes conference urged action beyond headline crimes. Mayor Lee Brown said hate must be exposed and denounced as Mary Verrett recalled the James Byrd Jr. tragedy, pressing for tougher bias crime laws and societal attitude shifts.
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One in Three Women Worldwide Face Violence Findings
A Johns Hopkins led study aggregates 2,000 global violence studies showing one in three women experience abuse. It links abuse to health problems such as chronic pain and miscarriages, urging health care settings to lead prevention alongside law enforcement.
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Lori Heise
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Center For Health and Gender Equity
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