Relief Aid Reaches Area Plagued by Indian Cyclone
Relief helicopters finally airlift food to millions affected as vast floods linger in Orissa. Reports say hundreds possibly thousands dead with 15 million people impacted. Bhubaneswar riot and looting of relief convoys mark grim aid distribution amid failed evacuations.
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Bay of Bengal
Clinton urges renewed energy for Mideast peace talks in Oslo
President Clinton seeks to inject renewed energy into Israeli Palestinian negotiations opening in Oslo. He predicts a Camp David style summit possible next year, with Arafat and Barak to meet leading a two day session on Palestinian statehood and settlement issues.
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Uri Savir
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Russians open Chechen border crossings to evacuate refugees
Russians reopened border crossings at Stavropol Dagestan and Ingushetia allowing refugees to flee Chechnya after days of closures. Up to 20 000 trapped civilians began moving as shelling continued on Grozny Bamut and other towns amid a Russian push to crush militants.
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Moscow
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Construction spending rises in September amid rates and hurricane
Construction outlays rose 0.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 700.1 billion dollars in September after an 0.8 percent August drop. Gains came from large public projects offsetting declines in private construction. economists had expected a drop. New home sales plunged 12.8 percent and existing home sales fell 2.1 percent, third straight monthly declines. Federal Reserve meets November 16 to decide on another rate increase.
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Judge orders NY city to restore funds to Brooklyn Museum of Art
U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon granted a preliminary injunction stopping any punishment or retaliation by Mayor Giuliani and city officials over the Sensation exhibit. The court found irreparable harm and likely First Amendment success, ordering restoration of a $7.2 million subsidy until resolution. The dispute began after Giuliani called the works sick and sac religious, triggering funding freezes.
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Brooklyn
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