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ARRESTED. ANTON TITOV, 34, finance chief of Vladimir Gusinsky's Media-MOST empire, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud; in Moscow. The arrest is the latest move in a Kremlin crackdown against Media-MOST, in particular its subsidiary ntv--the nation's sole independent TV network. Those actions have been criticized both domestically and overseas as an attack on press freedom. Gusinsky himself is in Spain fighting extradition on embezzlement charges, which he says are politically motivated...
...women to tell their doctors they are depressed. Men may be embarrassed, or they--and their doctors--may erroneously think that depression is an unavoidable part of growing old. The symptoms are often described as insomnia, fatigue or loss of appetite. As many as 70% of older people who commit suicide have visited their primary-care physician within the previous four weeks. Older people are less likely than younger adults to seek or respond to offers of help. They make few suicidal gestures, but a greater number succeed in carrying out their suicides. Despite what many people believe, young people...
...announcing plans for a third reunion album. Tito, Marlon and Jackie didn't need much convincing, and by the time Jermaine spread the news on a Las Vegas radio station, a publicist had confirmed that Michael would join in for a few songs as well, though he won't commit to a tour. In addition to finishing a solo album, Michael has a self-help career aborning. On Valentine's Day, the twice-divorced singer will host a panel discussion about modern family life, with proceeds going to his Heal the Children foundation. Panelists include Johnnie Cochran, Chuck Woolery...
...police in Orange County are pleased to have finally cracked the case. Says Michael Corona, sheriff of Orange County: "People who commit crimes like these need to know it may not be today, it may not be tomorrow, but someday we are going to get them...
...just as much as both sides need to keep the process going, neither side can afford to bring it to a conclusion any time soon. The denouement scripted by Washington in these final weeks has failed to tempt either Arafat or Barak to commit to their roles because its basic propositions contained the seeds of domestic political doom for both men. And that appears to be the reality President Clinton has failed to grasp in his attempt to pass the peacemaker baton to President-elect Bush. Right now, both sides can commit to an open-ended process that helps them...