Arizona governor Symington resigns after bank fraud conviction
Former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt? Wait. correction: Symington, a two term Republican, resigns after being convicted of seven counts of bank fraud for lying about wealth to secure nearly 200 million in loans. He faces possible 165 years in prison, with federal sources suggesting 5 to 15 years. Jane Hull to succeed as secretary of state.
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Jerry
Arizona
Symington
Associated Press
Jane Hull
John Dowd
U S sanctions Japan's shippers hit in harbors
The United States imposes penalties on Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Mitsui O S K Lines and Nippon Yusen for alleged anti competitive harbor practices. Each arrival incurs a 100000 dollar fine as sanctions take effect for ships due at Tacoma Seattle and Houston. Spokesmen expect no delay or rerouting while negotiations continue.
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Okyo
U.S
Japan
Yosuke Watanabe
Transportation Ministry
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd
Mitsui
O.S.K. Lines Ltd
Nippon Yusen KK
Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
Houston
Federal Maritime Commission
Clinton
Japan Harbor Transportation Association
Miami Abolition Vote Faces City Substantive Change
Voters in Miami decide the fate of the 101 year old city amid debt scandals and rising poverty. The ballot asks abolition and a shift to a district based council with an empowered executive mayor. Pro abolition supporters cite dissolution risks while opponents warn of tax base limits.
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JAMI
Miami
Abolition
Gene Stearns
Metro-Dade
Stearns
Latin America
Caribbean
Maryland river sours sea life and sickens locals on Eastern Shore
Dozens of fish die and residents report stomach cramps and memory loss as scientists link illness to Pfiesteria piscicida in the Pocomoke River. Officials close seven miles of river and nearby sound to swimming and fishing while Johns Hopkins and Maryland researchers study a toxin from the microorganism.
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Associated Press
Helltown
Jack Howard
Pocomoke River
Chesapeake Bay
Howard
Maryland
Virginia
Pocomoke
Pocomoke Sound
Parris Glendening
North Carolina
Johns Hopkins Hospital
University of Maryland Medical Center
Neuse
Pamlico
Pamlico Sound
North Carolina State University
Psiesteria
Marion East
Tom
East
Pocomoke Watermen
Glendening
State Agriculture Department
Alan Parkinson
Deal Island
Mexico journalists' murders probe stalled by powerful groups
Inter-American Press Association representatives met with President Ernesto Zedillo to urge progress on investigations into the killings of two Mexican journalists. The group warned that investigations may be stalled by influential interests, as the press freedom group notes 21 journalists killed in nine years, second to Colombia's toll. Meanwhile in Newfoundland, voters backed ending church control of public schools by 73 percent, moving to a non-denominational system with room for religious instruction, despite Catholic and Pentecostal opposition.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Inter-American Press Association
Ernesto Zedillo
Danilo Arbilla
Association
Press Freedom Commission
Colombia
Ricardo Trotti
The
Miami Herald
Plague Strain Found Resistant to All Antibiotics
The Associated Press reports scientists identified a plague strain resistant to standard antibiotics. Found in a 16-year-old Madagascar boy who contracted bubonic plague in 1995, the resistant genes transferred readily in lab tests and could spread in nature. The plague spreads by flea bites from infected rats or from infected people through sneezing.
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Associated Press
Madagascar
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Ottawa
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Kansas City
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