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...name in the apparel business. There are no clearance sales of Prada clothes; they can be hard to find at full price. The firm, run by Miuccia and her entrepreneur husband Patrizio Bertelli, has been cautious about expansion, but in the next year new outlets will be popping up--Atlanta; Costa Mesa, California; and the Bal Harbour district of Miami. The house now receives the ultimate accolade: it is widely copied. Several outfits in Calvin Klein's latest CK collection pay sincerely flattering tribute to Prada trademarks: chaste, neatly fitted coats and dresses; narrow belts; dropped waists...
...servicemen admitted their roles in the abduction and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl on the island of Okinawa, a crime that has threatened the military alliance between the U.S. and Japan. If convicted, the men face up to life in prison. At a press conference in Atlanta, the defendants' families maintained the confessions had been coerced by military authorities...
...officials have released the names of the five Americans killed in the bombing. James Allen, 55, of Atlanta, Michigan; Alaric Brozovsky, 31, of Spokane, Wash; retired U.S. Army major Wayne Wiley, 55; and William Combs, 54; were civilian employees of the U.S. Army. David K. Warrell, 34, of Hasty, N.C., was Army Sgt. 1st Class...
...close vote, Cincinnati's Barry Larkin beat out Colorado slugger Dante Bichette and Atlanta's Greg Maddux to become the first shortstop in 33 years to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Although Bichette led the league in home runs, and Maddux was the leader in wins and earned run average, voters chose to reward the all-around contributions Larkin made both off the field as a clubhouse leader and on, where he hit .319 and played excellent defense...
...record and a 2.48 earned run average. Perhaps no pitcher was more valuable to his team than the "Big Unit"; the Mariners were 27-3 in games he started, and Johnson led Seattle to the playoffs for the first time in team history. Monday, Atlanta's Greg Maddux on Monday won the award given to the National League's best pitcher for the fourth straight year. The ace of the Braves' pitching staff dominated the league this year, with an NL-high 19 wins and a 1.63 earned run average, and led the Braves to their first world championship since...