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Archive for May 6, 2000

John Cleese Movie To Debut on Web
Anick Jesdanun
NEW YORK -- When movie producer Stephen Simon shopped around his latest project, he had one condition: The film must be shown on computers, not in theaters.
9:39 a.m.
Fish Variety Diminishing in U.S.
Randolph E. Schmid
WASHINGTON -- Across America, from lake to lake and stream to stream, more of the fish are alike.
9:10 a.m.
Faithful at any age
When Gertrude Emmer Dubowe stood at the bema (altar), wearing her late husband's yarmulke (skullcap), she was overwrought with joy.
8:53 a.m.
11-year-old girl wants to spend time in nature
The only trips she has ever been on are school field trips. A week at summer camp would be a real eye opener for her, those around her say.
8:53 a.m.
Troubled girls get chance to go to senior prom
From her braces to her freckles, to her spontaneous giggling, the 18-year-old girl in a T-shirt and jeans seems like any teen looking forward to her senior prom.
8:53 a.m.
Couples a Hit at Country Awards
Jeff Wilson
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- With Shania Twain and Garth Brooks no-shows at the Academy of Country Music Awards, attention turned to two pairs of country sweethearts.
8:34 a.m.
Marine Who Sang for 7 Presidents to Retire
Carl Hartman
WASHINGTON -- Don Quixote wore a suit of rusty armor, but he'll don the scarlet-and-blue dress uniform of the U.S. Marines when Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael Ryan does his farewell performance after 30 years entertaining ...
8:32 a.m.
KU Athletic Dept. Probe Ordered
Doug Tucker
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas football coach Terry Allen, speaking so softly he could barely be heard, apologized Friday for his handling of a sexual abuse charge against two players.
8:30 a.m.
Lakers Advance with 113-86 Win Over Kings
Chris Sheridan
LOS ANGELES -- The real Los Angeles Lakers returned for their biggest game of the season, and the upset-minded Sacramento Kings didn't stand a chance.
8:27 a.m.
Fusaichi Pegasus Favored at Derby
Richard Rosenblatt
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- So much to think about, so little time.
8:24 a.m.
Jobless Rate Falls to 3.9 Percent
Jeannine Aversa
WASHINGTON -- The supercharged U.S. economy pushed the unemployment rate to a 30-year low of 3.9 percent last month. Blacks and Hispanics recorded their lowest jobless rates in history.
8:20 a.m.
Reprieve Offered on Privacy Plan
Marcy Gordon
WASHINGTON -- The nation's banks and other financial service businesses are getting eight months more to comply with new rules designed to protect consumers' personal data.
8:17 a.m.
Asian Nations Back Currency Plan
Patrick McDowell
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Thirteen Asian nations agreed today to support each other's currencies to contain any future economic crisis like the one that devastated the region in 1997 and 1998.
8:16 a.m.
Reformists Win Majority in Iran
Ali Akbar Dareini
TEHRAN, Iran -- In another crushing defeat at the polls for Islamic hard-liners, Iran's largest reform party said today that allies of the moderate president swept 52 of the 66 seats in run-off legislative elections.
8:14 a.m.
IRA Says It Will Disarm Soon
Shawn Pogatchnik
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The Irish Republican Army announced today that it will soon begin disarming a hugely significant and long-awaited breakthrough in the effort to revive the Northern Ireland peace process.
8:08 a.m.
Clinton Announces Listeria Measures
Philip Brasher
WASHINGTON -- President Clinton announced steps today to reduce outbreaks of a deadly foodborne pathogen, including a requirement that processors systematically test their plants for the listeria bacterium.
8:04 a.m.
PCL Box: Stars 6, Sidewinders 5
E-Nicholson, Millard. DP-Las Vegas 1. LOB-Tucson 11, Las Vegas 9. 2B-LaRocca, Spivey, Nicholson, 2, Davis, 2. SB-Davis (3), Millard 2 (6). S-Cunnane. SF-Sell.
2:08 a.m.

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