Convicted killer tied to 10 slayings gets life in Virginia
Elton Manning Jackson, 43, convicted of strangling 38 year old Andrew D. Smith in 1996 near Chesapeake, receives life in prison. Police link him to about 10 Virginia slayings, mainly targeting gay men and drifters, with most victims strangled. Jackson denies involvement.
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NATO extends deadline as Serbs redeploy in Kosovo
NATO kept more than 400 aircraft on alert and did not set a new deadline for airstrikes while Serb police withdrew from Kosovo. Milosevic remains under pressure as ground verifiers monitor compliance and refugees weigh return. Albright warned NATO will act quickly if troops return to Kosovo.
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Mitch Threatens Caribbean Coast as Honduras Braces
Hurricane Mitch battered western Caribbean toward Honduras and Belize with heavy rain and winds near 155 mph after weakening from Category 5. Authorities mobilized troops for evacuations while residents fled to shelters and safer ground.
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FAA warns pilots to avoid Viagra before flights
The FAA urges pilots not to use Viagra within six hours of flying because blurred color perception could hinder distinguishing blue and green cockpit lights. Flight surgeons at Wright Patterson note Viagra affects eye enzymes involved in light signals, potentially compromising instrument scans.
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Menem first Argentine president to visit Britain since 1982 war
Carlos Menem arrived at Heathrow for a historic visit, to attend a reconciliation service at St Pauls and lay a wreath for 970 Falklands War dead, 255 British sailors among them, as Britain and Argentina seek rapprochement after the conflict. Separately, a Greenwich University study links El Nino to wetter Israeli winters, noting nine rainy seasons during El Nino and a drought in 1988-89, with mixed results in earlier periods.
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Four Tibetan Monks Arrested at New Delhi Airport
Four Tibetan monks, residents of Dharamsala, were arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport for attempting to fly to Bangkok using forged Nepalese passports bought for about $1000. Immigration officials report Tibetans in India lack travel visas.
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