Syracuse paramedic taken hostage in Mozambique reports say
A Syracuse woman, Carol Roberts, of Onondaga County, a paramedic with Eastern Ambulance, is among six Americans reportedly taken hostage by Frelimo troops in Mozambique while aiding refugees. The State Department confirms detention on Oct 24 and transfer to Tete with a South African guide.
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Bush meets Chamorro as Ortega breaks cease fire in Costa Rica
President Bush meets Violeta Chamorro during a Latin American democracy gathering in San Jose while Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega ends a cease-fire with US backed rebels over attacks on voters. U S officials call Ortega moves a bid to cancel elections and dispute its aims. The session dined amid tensions over drugs and debt with Noriega not invited.
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Janitor arrested in slaying at Syracuse complex
Charles Raymond Thomas, 23, a maintenance worker at Clarendon Heights Apartments, was arrested Friday night for the stabbing and beating death of 20-year-old Syracuse University student Sayuri Watanabe. Police linked Thomas to the murder after he was captured fleeing a basement apartment as investigators searched for a prowler. Watanabe was found in a basement bedroom with stab wounds and a golf club blow mindset. Residents had reported a prowler at the 264-apartment complex on Thurber and East Brighton streets, prompting police to search the area and question tenants.
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Medicare Premiums To Rise Slightly Next Year
The Health Care Financing Administration announced a $1.10 monthly increase for Medicare beneficiaries, raising the doctor services premium from $27.90 to $29 in January. Congress could cut the rise by about 40 cents. Social Security benefits are also set to rise by 4.7 percent.
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World Series Comes Back to Bay as Athletics Lead Giants
San Francisco and Oakland fans filled Candlestick Park to cheer the World Series despite quake memories. The Athletics defeated the Giants 13 to ? to take a 3-0 lead, while officials noted recovery progress and a 62,000 crowd honored quake victims during the game.
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