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BREAKING
Major 7.1 earthquake in Iran. Appeal
for aid.
Clinton calls attention to rainforest
decline.
Yeltsin says NATO-Russia pact nearly
ready.
Caribbean leaders urge US to relax
Cuba policy.
IBM team of chess masters, programmers
beats World Chess Champion.
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ONGOING
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ALBANIA: Elections set for end of
June.
MIDDLE EAST: "Situation needs time"
says Israeli PM Netanyahu.
N.IRELAND: Sinn Fein's Jerry Adams
elected to British Parliament.
ZAIRE: Mobutu to return. Rebels
have not yet taken Kinshasa due
to Mandela's efforts.
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CYBER
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Kasparov suffered time trouble in
match as computer could calculate
more quickly.
Gateway 2000 decides on US Robotics
56K modems.
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NY AREA NEWS
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Daily News survey says 75% of taxis
don't use EZ Pass.
Tenant advocates say Pataki rent-
decontrol compromise doesn't go
far enough.
Bear, not pair after all, rounded up
on Westchester golf course and taken
back to mountains. And now there's
one loose in Trenton, NJ.
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HEALTH
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NYC clinic now offering RU486
abortion pill on a limited
basis to women who want to end
early pregnancy without
surgery.
"Willingness to uncover emotional
roots of eating problems can make
long-term weight loss more
attainable (Lee Kern, relapse-
management therapist)."
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TODAY'S STUDY/POLL
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64% in US trust their state govt.
over Washington.
80% in US do not fear job loss in
present economy.
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BUSINESS LAST WEEK
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Dollar down 5% against Yen.
Dow up 1.4% NASDAQ up 2.3%
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World Markets (year-to-date):
Belgium +19% Mexico +14%
Brazil +37% Netherlands +20%
Britain +11% Philippines -22%
Germany +22% Shanghai +40%
Hong Kong - 2% Singapore - 5%
Italy +18% Spain +21%
Japan + 1% Switzerland +26%
US: Dow +11.1% NASDAQ +3.4%
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SPACE
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Comet's exit informative: larger
because more of it is lit as it
nears sun, yet dimming as it
leaves.
Space Shuttle to pick up US astronaut
on Mir Space Station.
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EARTH
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Beijing rain, 17°-18°C(63-64F)
Hong Kong showrs,23°-28° (74-82)
London p.cl., 7°-16° (45-61)
Mexico City cloudy,10°-24° (50-76)
Moscow cloudy, 8°-18° (46-64)
New York p.cl., 13°-21° (55-70)
Seoul cloudy,14°-21° (57-70)
Tokyo sunny, 14°-22° (57-71)
Earthquakes: major 7.1 in Iran.
Active Volcanoes: Central Mexico,
Alaska.
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positional factors. I think it is an
outstanding scientific achievement
(Gary Kasparov)."
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