Eleven Die In Westray Coal Mine Blast In Plymouth
In Plymouth Nova Scotia rescue teams recovered 11 bodies from a Westray mine after a gas explosion at 5 18 am on Saturday. Miners may have perished instantly from the blast or methane and carbon dioxide. Families identified their loved ones at a morgue set up at a local rink as crews continued rubble removal late Sunday.
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Plymouth
Nova Scotia
Westray
Colin Benner
Peter
Benner
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Residential apartheid and the black exodus in housing
Excerpts from Two Nations by Andrew Hacker reveal that despite legal rulings against race-based housing refusals, residential areas remain segregated. Whites resist integration, keeping neighborhoods all white or all black while black families face subtle barriers and occasional arson or vandalism to deter moves.
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Andrew Hacker
America
Teenager Evades Gunfire as Neighborhood Copes With Violence
In Syracuse on West Kennedy Street a 14 year old, calling himself Mike Everson or Michael Hall, crouched behind a tree as gunshots shattered a calm afternoon. Police found shell casings and crack baggies while residents resumed daily life after the incident. Later events on Midland Avenue recall a prior high‑violence shooting involving teens.
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Mike
West Kennedy Street
Ian Cecile
Kennedy Street
Midland Avenue
Syracuse
Mike Everson
Michael Hall
Cuomo pushes DNA database for criminals in New York
Governor Mario Cuomo advocates creating a genetic database by forcing convicted murderers and sex offenders to give blood samples to aid police work. The plan, debated in the Legislature, faces opposition from civil rights groups who warn about reliability and rights violations, while some Republicans back the idea.
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Cuomo
Norman Siegel
New York Civil Liberties Union
National Academy of Sciences
New York State
Italy's IL MORO sails ahead of America3 in tense final
SAN DIEGO The closest race in America's Cup finals history ended Sunday with Italy's IL MORO edging America3 by three seconds. The Italian crew under Paul Cayard controlled the finish, lifting their series to one win each in a best-of-seven showdown.
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Ascotialnd
Italy
IL Moro
San Diego
Paul Cayard
Congress backs free potted plants for offices
Members of Congress may borrow six potted plants from the U S Botanic Garden to decorate offices. Garden staff will replace dead plants and provide house calls for care. Architect of the Capitol official Bill Raines notes plants are furnishings and part of a larger horticulture program at the Botanic Garden.
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Washington
Congress
U.S. Botanic Garden
Botanyc Garden
Bill Raines
Capitol
Raines
Conerea
Supreme Court
Raanes
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Alfred
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Urbar
Mario M. Cuomo
Shining Path
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Lima
Peru
Associated Press
Alberto Fujimori
South America
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