Slain abortion doctor sparks cross-border probes
Dozens of flower bouquets covered the door of Dr. Barnett Slepian in Amherst New York as investigators in New York and Canada hunted a sniper believed to have killed the OB GYN as he and his wife returned from synagogue. The attack follows a string of anti abortion protests and death threats against doctors.
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Barnett Slepian
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Slepians
Andy
Buffalo Sabres
Gloria Feldt
Planned Parenthood
Feldt
Patty Brous
Planned Parenthood of
Kansas
Mid-Missouri
Netanyahu faces early elections push amid peace deal fallout
In Hebron a Palestinian militant attack killed an Israeli security officer as leaders debated a 100 day election bill. Law Committee backed dispersing parliament and triggering new elections, splitting support from hard-liners and dovish opposition seeking Netanyahu's fall.
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West Bank
Hebron
Israel
Netanyahu
Peru and Ecuador sign long disputed border treaty
Peru and Ecuador signed a peace accord in Brasilia to demarcate a 48 mile border stretch in the Amazon foothills ending a half century dispute. Leaders Fujimori and Mahuad, along with brokers United States Brazil Argentina and Chile, also sealed a separate cooperation agreement on security energy tourism and trade.
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Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Amazon
Jose Ayala
Fernando Trazegnies
United States
Argentina
Chile
Rio de Janeiro
Israel
Thomas McLarty
Clinton
Alberto Fujimori
Jamil Mahuad
Yeltsin urged to cancel Austria trip over health
Doctors ordered Boris Yeltsin to cancel a planned Austria visit because of unstable blood pressure and extreme fatigue. Interfax quoted presidential spokesman Dmitry Yakushkin as saying the 67 year old leader was very weak, and Prime Minister Primakov would undertake a one day trip instead while Yeltsin rests.
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Boris Yeltsin
Austria
Interfax
Central Asia
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Yevgeny Primakov
Dmitry Yakushkin
Yakushkin
Kremlin
Associated Press
Memorial Groundbreaking For Oklahoma City Bombing Victims
Thousands gather at a memorial groundbreaking for the 168 victims of the Alfred P. Murrah Building bombing. Vice President Gore and Attorney General Reno attend, promising to honor the dead as plans for a $24.1 million memorial are outlined. The event recalls the 1995 tragedy and honors those who died, including the victims’ families and first responders.
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Secret Service
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YMCA
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Cockroaches to Fly in Space With Maryland Students
Maryland teens join Discov ery's Cockroach Space Express mission to send nine cockroaches plus 60 roach eyes aloft for science. DuVal High School coordinator Carolyn Harden notes the project aims to treat it as serious science while the AIAA covers a $5,000 tab.
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Discovery
Maryland
Mir
Carolyn Harden
DuVal High School
Lanham
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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