New Hampshire Chief Justice Brock Impeachment Trial Opens
State Senators prepare to vote on four impeachment articles against Chief Justice David Brock after weeks of testimony on alleged ethics violations. Fifteen of the 22 senators must convict for removal, with deliberations set to begin. The case centers on improper calls to a lower court and attempts to influence judges in divorce matters.
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N.H
David Brock
Brock
New Hampshire
Stephen Thayer
House
Bacterial meningitis hits Michigan children study urged
EASTPOINTE Mich Chad Stoll plans to skip class after a schoolmate died from bacterial meningitis. Three Detroit area children under age 12 have died since Sept 28, while others remain hospitalized. Tests are underway with CDC help as health officials hold an informational meeting at East Detroit High School. Hundreds attended.
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Chad Stoll
Stoll
East Detroit High School
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Michigan Department of Community Health
Geralyn Lasher
Opposed Oz Theme Park in Kansas by Trite Critic
Lawrence editorials from the early 1900s accuse L Frank Baum of racism and calls for the extermination of American Indians. Jimmie Oyler of the United Tribe of Shawnee Indians objects to a proposed 6,000 acre site on tribal land. Oz Entertainment Co. spokeswoman Kristin McCallum dismisses the editorials as irrelevant to an $860 million project near Kansas City.
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Oz Entertainment Co
Kansas City
Tropical storms ease drought for Georgia farmer
In Albany Georgia dairy farmer Tom Thompson near Eatonton credits tropical storms Gordon and Helene with renewing pastures and easing a three year drought. The storms soaked Florida Georgia the Carolinas and Virginia delivering 2 to 8 inches of rain and improving soil moisture across seven Southern states despite ongoing drought concerns.
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Winds threaten to delay space shuttle Discovery flight
Winds at Cape Canaveral threaten a second straight day of delays for NASA's Discovery mission to the International Space Station. Managers postponed Monday's countdown as gusty winds hampered launch planning for the third attempt in under a week on the 100th shuttle flight.
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Kostunica seeks Western partnership after Milosevic era
Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica shifts from shunning the West to courting it as he reshapes key institutions and seeks aid. EU lifts sanctions and offers 2 billion while Milosevic loyalists resign. protesters clash with security forces as power realigns.
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Momir Bulatovic
Vlajko Stojiljkovic
Milovan Bojic
World leaders push for peace as violence eases
Global leaders urge restraint and an international inquiry into Palestinian Israeli violence. Arafat aide Nabil Shaath said a UN envoy would deliver a list of acceptable countries for a commission. Barak signaled openness to an inquiry under United States authority while warning violence must stop. Local clashes surged from Bat Yam to Jaffa with Arab and Jewish residents clashing and property damage. International pressure, including Annan Solana and Ivanov, appears to ease tensions as Clinton eyes a regional summit in Egypt.
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Bat Yam
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Jaffa
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Negev Desert
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Afat
Isaac Herzog
Herzog
Palestinian Authority
Clinton
Egypt
Bush and Gore clash ahead of second debate
On the eve of the second debate, Bush blasts Gore in Tennessee while Gore campaigns in Florida over college aid. The rivals trade claims as polls show Bush leading by about eight points. Both camps accuse the other of exaggerations and launch media drives to frame the issues.
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Mark Fabiani
Democratic National Committee
Joe Andrew
Joseph Lieberman
Texas
Andrew
Gallup
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Dick Cheney
Lieberman
CNN
James Lee Witt
Witt
Physics Nobel goes to three information technology pioneers
A trio of physicists Zhores I Alferov Herbert Kroemer and Jack Kilby shared the Nobel Prize in physics for work underpinning modern information technology. Alferov Kroemer advanced semiconductor tech used in mobile phones satellites and laser diodes while Kilby developed the integrated circuit powering pocket calculators and personal computers. The award totals 915000 dollars and highlights practical physics contributions over esoteric topics.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Zhores I. Alferov
AF. Joffe Physico-Technical Institute
St. Petersburg
Russia
Herbert Kroemer
University of California At Santa Barbara
Hermann Grimmeiss
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Kirby
Alferov
Grimmeiss
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Kroemer
Lazio attacks Clinton over Israel censure stance
Rep. Lazio accuses Hillary Clinton of inaction on the Israel censure vote and asserts she could have swayed U S policy against backing the U N resolution. Clinton defends not asserting herself amid delicate negotiations as both campaigns seek Jewish and Italian American voters in New York.
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