AT&T reaches tentative contract with unions for 51800 workers
Tentative agreement announced between AT T and two unions covering 51800 workers nationwide. Details pending. Candice Johnson of the Communications Workers of America says a formal announcement will come later today. Both CWA and IBEW members must approve the final deal.
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Washington
At&t
Candice Johnson
Communications Workers of America
CWA
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Cadet couple secures annulment to avoid expulsion
At West Point New York two cadets who married and had a baby avoided expulsion by obtaining an annulment. Lt Gen Daniel Christman superintendent stressed that the service academy policy bans marriage for cadets and that married cadets are not allowed.
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West Point
N.Y
Daniel Christman
U.S. Military Academy
Cigarette Prices Raised by Major U.S. Firms
New York AP reports the nation's two largest cigarette makers, Philip Morris and R J Reynolds, boosted prices by five cents per pack on Monday, marking the fourth price rise in fourteen months.
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New York
Philip Morris Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
India conducts underground nuclear tests in 1998
New Delhi confirms three underground nuclear blasts near New Delhi, signaling weaponized capability. Prime Minister Vajpayee frames tests as security measures, while Pakistan vows to bolster defenses and the United States expresses disappointment amid global nonproliferation efforts.
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India
Pakistan
Bharatiya Janata Party
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Gauhar Ayub
Islamabad
United States
Clinton
Mike McCurry
Washington
Brajesh Mishra
U.S
Vinod Mehta
Vajpayee
GAO critiques FDA on import food safety and inspections
The GAO report criticizes the FDA for inspecting only 1.7 percent of 2.7 million imported food shipments and conducting limited laboratory analyses. It notes widespread consumer concern over tainted imports such as Guatemalan raspberries and Dutch alfalfa sprouts, and calls for reforms and hearings led by Sen. Susan Collins.
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FDA
Netherlands
Fresh Fields
Michelle Hird
Susan Collins
Maine
Senate Permanent Subcommittee On
GAO
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Collins
Acid attack on Bulgarian investigative reporter shocks Sofia
Sofia journalist Anna Zarkova, respected for exposing crime and graft, was attacked with sulfuric acid at a bus stop. She remains hospitalized under police guard, left ear and eye at risk, as officials vow to advance the investigation and defend press freedom.
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Bulgaria
Anna Zarkova
Trud Daily
Soviet Bloc
Russia
Ukraine
Romania
Zarkova
Trud
Nikolai Stefanov
Tosha Toshev
Stefanov
Ment
Bogomil Bonev
Ivan Kostov
Bruntland Aims to Tackle Global Teen Smoking Challenge
The United States backed WHO tobacco controls for teens as Gro Harlem Brundtland, likely WHO head, urged governments to address youth smoking and broader health issues as a priority. Washington will enthusiastically support WHO efforts to curb adolescent tobacco use.
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Geneva
United States
United Nations Health Agency
Washington
World Health Organization
Donna E. Shalala
U.S
Kenya Holds First Open Forum on Constitutional Reform
Nairobi Kenya AP reports Kenya's government held a one day public forum to seek input from diverse groups on how a future Constitutional Review Commission should draft a new constitution. Debate centers on whether the public will have direct or indirect influence in the process as opposition calls for changes to curb presidential power.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Constitutional Review Commission
Indian kidney theft racket exposes surgeons and agents
Investigators say three leading Indian transplant surgeons lured dozens of poor people with cash or jobs then robbed them of their kidneys and sold the organs to rich clients. Police arrested the doctors, the Noida Medicare Center owner, and six others across several states.
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New Delhi
India
Noida
Manoj Singh
Gautam Budh Nagar
Kiwi scientists expose whale meat black market in Asia
Wellington researchers covertly sampled sushi bars and supermarket freezers and found strong evidence of an international black market in whale meat in Japan and South Korea.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Japan
South Korea
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