Pirates Attack Ferry Near Cozumel Boarded by Hooded Gang
In Cancun, six hooded pirates fired assault rifles and detonated a grenade as they robbed passengers on a ferry from Cozumel. They tossed two guards overboard. one guard was rescued at sea by the navy, while the second remains missing. A crew member was beaten. The attackers fled in a separate boat.
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Cancun
Mexico
Caribbean
Isle of
Cozumel
Navy
Playa del Carmen
Border drug trips: seniors cross to Mexico for cheaper meds
Elderly Americans drive from Santa Barbara and Los Angeles to Tijuana for prescription drugs saving money on cholesterol, arthritis, and diabetes meds. They describe long round trips and Medicare limits while critics warn of quality and safety risks. State officials consider a bill to offer wholesale prices to uninsured Medicare recipients.
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Barry Villafana
Farmacia Americana
Santa Barbara
Calif
Tijuana
Mexico
Martin Gallegos
Assembly Health Committee
Villafana
Dottie Mason
Los Angeles
Mason
United States
Public Citizen
U.S
Ernest Ruffino
San Juan Capistrano
Gallegos
Tragic end for Ecuadorian mother among U S dreams
Julia Toledo de Argiles and her four children were struck by a passenger train in Fairfield Connecticut while walking a railroad trestle. The family had recently moved from Cojitambo Ecuador, part of a pervasive migration driven by poverty and scarce local work.
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Schmoes
Peoples National Bank & Trust
Henry Schmoe
Floyd Schmoe
Peoples Bank
Ottawa
Floyd
Marion Schmoe
Peoples
Marion
Richmond
George Lister
California
Japan
Korea
Frances
Fran) Schmoe
Dickinson County
Kansas
Abilene
St. George High School
Baldwin
Iola
Texas
Wal-Mart
Hercules Powder Plant
Armstrong Cabinet
578Th
Combat Engineers
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Neva Snyder
Janet Peters
Ojitambo
Ecuador
Julia Toledo de Argiles
Connecticut
Andes
Cojitambo
Quito
Cojuambo
United States
Argiles
Manuela Vivar
Cojjitambo
South America
Jamil
America
Coluambo
Carlos Argiles
YMCA
Fairfield
Conn
Julia
Cecilia Quinteros
Angel
Kurds Back Peace Talks But Call To Lay Down Arms Unclear
Kurdish rebels backed leader Abdullah Ocalan's peace calls during his treason trial but stopped short of surrender. The PKK's Executive Council said it supported Ocalan's historical efforts, while a Brussels spokeswoman said the group has not surrendered. Ocalan warned of escalating war if sentenced to death, noting 15 years of conflict and demanding a democratic solution.
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Imrali Island
Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan
Ocalan
Kurdistan Workers Party
PKK
DEM
Brussels
Belgium
Mizgin Sen
Russians to abandon Mir space station in August
A Russian panel says the Mir space station will be unmanned in August and left to burn up in the atmosphere unless new private funding is found. Officials cited $250 million yearly costs and NASA pressure to focus on the international station. The plan awaits Yeltsin's approval amid mounting financial strain.
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Moscow
Russia
Mir
Sergei Gorbunov
Russian Space Agency
NTV
Boris Yeltsin
U.S
NASA
International Space Station
Mission Control Center
Korolyov
Earth
Vyacheslav Mikhailichenko
Space Agency
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New York
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Deleg
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Nc Music
Ottawa Plaza
PRY
Warrison Ford
Clib
Touchstone Pichwer
Menninger
Kansas City
Menorah Medical Center
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Kansas City Geropsychiatry Program
Quivira
Quivira Rd
Overland Park, KS
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