Rubin calls for new openness in global finance
Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin urged a global push for new openness in international finance to prevent future crises. He warned that currency controls and market distortions threaten free markets while noting Wall Street losses as the crisis widens. The speech called for stronger IMF openness and banking supervision amid a spreading downturn across Asia, Russia, and Latin America.
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Oil spill near San Francisco prompts tanker hunt
Investigators used satellite images and chemical analysis to trace a tanker suspected of spilling about 2,500 gallons of crude oil ten miles from San Francisco. The slick, 10 miles long, threatens seabirds. officials note fingerprints help identify source regions. 35 birds have died, 40 oil-soaked birds cared for, and 1,500 tar-ball bags collected from beaches near Half Moon Bay.
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Five-arrested in Omaha suburb murder over group sex dispute
In Bellevue Nebraska a 19 year old man Scott D Catenacci was lured to a park and stabbed to death by five people including a married couple and two 16 year olds. Authorities say the motive involved a prior group sex incident and roughing up a girl.
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