Newark Airport Chaos Delays Flights After Power Failure
A power outage hit Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, shutting the airport’s terminals and forcing cancelations and widespread delays. Terminal operations briefly paused as lights failed and travelers were stranded. Airport officials worked to restore systems while crews inspected a feeder cable causing the disruption. Benjamin DeCosta, the Lor ee manager, confirmed the incident impacted three terminals and ongoing recovery efforts.
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Hillary Clinton Confronts Health Care Backlash
Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged she must improve how she presents health care policy and blamed herself for missteps. She said being a woman in a male dominated political system affected how her leadership was received, and she expressed surprise at the harsh reactions from news coverage.
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Simpson jury to begin undercover life next week
In Los Angeles the O J Simpson jury was ordered sequestered for possibly months. Members were given a map to a secret rendezvous and told to bring a wet brush for disguises while phone calls will be monitored and media access restricted. Judge Lance Ito warned it would not be a picnic.
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Trial outlook for Egyptian cleric case may extend months
In New York the trial of a blind Egyptian cleric and 11 others charged with plotting a series of assassinations and sudden incidents could last nine months. Defense counsel warned of further shocks if jurors hear controversial remarks about Israel and Islam, as Judge Mukasey responded with a sharp, inflammatory remark.
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Campbell vetoes motor voter law in South Carolina
South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell vetoed a motor voter bill amid claims it threatened state sovereignty. He said the measure could invite registration fraud, as a 1993 federal law already requires voter registration at motor vehicle and welfare offices and other service sites.
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Five Die in I forty Fog Inferno Pileup in Arkansas
A wall of dense fog caused a nine vehicle crash on Interstate 40 near MENTFEE Arkansas before dawn Monday. Five people were killed as tractors and a minivan collided in smoldering wreckage. Truckers warned on CB radios to avoid further crashes. the missing van was found nine hours later in the burning debris.
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Pataki nominates new commissioners and appointees
Gov George Pataki named Niagara County Republican John Daly to the state transportation commission. He also selected John Sweeney as state labor commissioner, George Sanchez as executive director of the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives at 90832 yearly, and Shoshana Hikind as state director of community affairs for New York City earning 45000 annually.
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Two Bandits Rob West Haverstraw Post Office
West Haverstraw police report two bandits, one armed with a pistol, robbed the village post office around 3:30 p.m. Monday. They leaped the counter as officers from Haverstraw Town and Village and Stony Point scoured the area with a helicopter and roadblocks for about two hours. no customers were in the post office.
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Five seniors barred from graduation for Westchester burglary spree
Five Somers High School seniors admitted taking part in a burglary spree in Bedford and New Castle between February 18 and 22, 1994. Westchester County Judge Peter Leavitt gave them five years of probation and community service, granted youthful offender status, and barred them from graduation and prom, warning the class not to be reminded of their actions. The teens, all athletes, faced sentences after three pleaded guilty to burglary or attempted burglary and two to burglarizing one home. The case sparked controversy when Somers High allowed them to continue playing football despite off-campus crimes.
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Yeltsin risked tank backing in Chechnya fallout
Boris Yeltsin again relied on the Russian army after a month of bombing and heavy casualties in Chechnya, but this gamble damaged his political standing. Polls show 63 percent oppose the war and 67 percent distrust him, complicating his bid for reelection. Analysts warn cancellation of the 1996 vote could push toward authoritarian rule.
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Cease-fire collapse traps Grozny amid heavy fighting
Fighting shattered a 48 hour cease-fire in Grozny as Russian forces and Chechen rebels renewed deadly shelling. Fighters claimed control of central Grozny while palace defenders evacuated dead, with thousands of troops pouring into Chechnya and thousands more casualties reported.
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GOP may relent on immigrant welfare cutoff plan
House Speaker Newt Gingrich signals Republicans will revisit denying welfare to most legal immigrants. He cites possible five year cap and sponsors liable for support as weak, with savings estimates up to 40 billion. Governors, advocates clash over decentralization and enforcement.
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Gingrich fires new House historian after Nazi Klan remark
Speaker Newt Gingrich ousted Dr Christina Jeffrey, the House historian, less than a week after firing her for comments in 1986 about Facing History and Ours. Jeffrey, a Georgia college professor earning 85 thousand dollars annually, headed a panel reviewing the Holocaust course for the Education Department. The panel advised against a federal grant in 1985, and funding was declined in subsequent years. Jeffrey argued the program lacked balance, noting her Naz i and Ku Klux Klan views. Gingrich’s staff said they did not know of the remarks until Monday, though reports circulated in 1988.
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