High school youths charged in triple shooting in Florida
Three Haines City students aged 16 and 17 were charged with murder and attempted murder for a shooting rampage that killed a man and wounded seven others. Officials will decide later if they will be tried as adults. Names were withheld due to age.
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Orange Order Urges Vote Against Northern Ireland Peace Accord
The Orange Order, Northern Ireland's large Protestant group, urged members to vote against the May 22 referendum on the peace accord. Executive officer George Paiton said the group had not been consulted by Prime Minister Tony Blair and warned the deal is not acceptable to true loyalists.
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Japanese Bank of Japan official hanged self in Tokyo
Ta kayaki Kamoshida, 58, chief director at the Bank of Japan, was found by his wife in a Tokyo apartment around 3 a.m. He had led anti corruption efforts and did not appear to be under an active probe. The suicide marks the fourth official to die by suicide this year amid Japan's public sector crises.
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Distant galaxy signals frontier in universe expansion
Astronomers report a galaxy 12.3 billion light-years away as the most distant object observed and say they may reach farther back toward the big bang. Esther Hu notes candidates beyond this distance while naming two proposed moons for Uranus shortly submitted to the IAU.
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Senecas Vote Today on Niagara Falls Casino Plan
Seneca Nation leaders urge enrolled members to vote in a gambling referendum on an off tribal land casino. More than 6,000 enrolled members on Allegany and Cattaraugus reservations are invited to cast ballots as Niagara Falls Redevelopment Corp plans a casino centerpiece for a city renovation.
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Springer Defies Bosses On Violence Ban Showdown
Jerry Springer rejects a vow by his producers to cut violence on the show. He vows to fight back and refuses to tone down the program, calling the statement absurd and insisting the policy should not curb his confrontational format.
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Weather Data Service Lines For Syracuse Area
NewsLine provides weather data codes with toll free access from Auburn and Weedsport Oswego and Pulaski. Forecasts travel advisories and warnings update every ten minutes.
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Buffalo deputy accused of shooting estranged wife at school
An Erie County Sheriff's deputy, Juan A. Roman, is accused of shooting his estranged wife Norma Roman inside Public School 18 in Buffalo. A teacher's aide was wounded in the arm. Norma is reported in good condition.
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Snoop Doggy Dogg faces marijuana charge in California arrest
Cal tip Louis Broadus known as Snoop Doggy Dogg and rapper Delmar Arnaud were arrested at a Universal City comedy show on one count each of misdemeanor marijuana possession, booked by sheriff's officials.
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GOP flings charge of politically driven effort over veto fallout
Assembly Republican John Faso accuses Speaker Sheldon Silver and Democrats in New York of running a politically driven campaign to smear Governor Pataki over $760 million in budget vetoes. Faso says critics ignore the spending side and warn future cuts if current outlays continue.
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Moynihan's popularity rises in Marist poll
A statewide Marist poll shows Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan with a 51 percent job approval, up from 46 a year earlier. The survey of 744 registered voters was conducted April 6 to 21 with a margin of error plus or minus 4 points. Moynihan's current term extends through 2000.
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Study finds gaps in mammogram use among older Black women
Researchers report older Black women are three times less likely than White women to receive regular mammograms, leading to later, larger tumors and harder treatment. Lead author Ellen P. McCarthy of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center notes both groups benefit equally from screening, yet underserved groups miss screenings.
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Lawyers seek release for Oklahoma City bombing suspect
Michael Fortier's lawyers said he has served two years and eight months, eight months beyond the term set with prosecutors, and should be released. The Associated Press reported Friday on the case tied to the Oklahoma City federal building plot.
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