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...political wing of the Basque separatist organization ETA, which has killed over 800 people in a 30-year campaign for an independent homeland. Despite opposition by leaders of the Catholic Church in the Basque region, the Senate is expected to pass the law, without amendments, on June 25. SYRIA Dam Busted Hundreds of homes were washed away when the Zeyzoun dam collapsed, releasing around 71 million cu m of water, inundating villages in the al-Ghab area 350 km north of Damascus. At least 20 people died and more than 8,000 hectares of crops and power lines were swept...
Gates was also hired, while still in high school, to help develop a computer program which could operate a river dam...
Many Nevadans reject responsibility for the nation’s nuclear waste because they utilize a high percentage of renewable energy sources, mainly hydroelectric power from the Hoover Dam. However, the entire nation benefits from the use of nuclear power. Yucca Mountain is a logical choice for waste storage as it is in one of the nation’s most sparsely populated and geologically stable regions. Nevadans’ primary concern is safety. But the waste is sealed in steel and concrete armor designed to withstand serious trauma for more than 1,000 years—when conceivably...
After weeks of crushing uncertainty, the Danielle van Dam case lurched forward last week with the discovery of her corpse, following the arrest of a neighbor, David Westerfield, 50. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, kidnapping and possession of child pornography; the authorities say they have no other suspects. The investigation leading to his arrest involved the usual combination of legwork and luck. A police source told TIME that the San Diego cops had to learn a couple of major details--including the fact that volunteers had found Danielle's body 25 miles east of downtown...
...mystery continues, meanwhile, over why Brenda and Damon van Dam were unaware that Danielle, 7, was taken from their house. They have said they noticed an open door after 1:30 a.m. but didn't check her room. Kidnapping a child of Danielle's age from her home is an exceedingly uncommon crime. Child homicides have declined in the past decade, and children ages 6 to 11 are the least likely of any age group to be murdered. "This is a particularly rare case," says David Finkelhor, director of the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center...