Protests Prompt Closing of U S Mideast Offices
U S embassies and consulates in the Middle East will close for public business through Sunday or Monday due to demonstrations. U S Embassy in Damascus faced violent protests. employees told to keep children home from school. Posts in other regions may suspend or limit services. Americans urged heightened security and vigilance.
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Cohen urges businesses and military to partner
Defense Secretary William Cohen urged the business community to partner with the military by investing in housing and helping spouses find jobs. He spoke at a chamber forum noting Americans benefit from the military's presence and daily sacrifices.
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Committee says Shuster committed official misconduct
The House ethics committee found Rep. Bud Shuster with serious official misconduct from actions with a lobbyist and accepting improper gifts. No further action by the full House, as the panel issued a letter of disapproval and negotiated settlement with Shuster accepting it.
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Free-floating planet sized objects found in Orion cluster
Astronomers report 18 planet sized gas bodies drifting freely in a star cluster in Orion about 1,200 light years away. Lead author Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio of Caltech notes mass estimates place some near the brown dwarf boundary while the objects may be failed stars or rogue planets, prompting naming debates.
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Clinton rules out U.S. military in Yugoslavia during crisis
President Clinton rejects sending troops to Yugoslavia as Milosevic fights to stay in Belgrade. He urges Russia to press Milosevic while U.S. forces in Bosnia Kosovo and nearby areas remain on routine alert. White House officials stress democracy and insist no intervention to bolster Milosevic.
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