Word: trade
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...suicide of Andrew Cunanan, the boyish serial killer who shot designer Gianni Versace to death on a Florida street; the conviction and sentencing to death of Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber; the conviction of the World Trade Center terrorist bombers; and the bringing to trial of alleged Unabomber Ted Kaczynski--all of whom, when they were on the loose, caused minipanics--reduced the nation's sleepless nights...
...Meanwhile, there were further indications that Japan was succumbing to regional woes: The government reported that Japan's trade surplus was up 59 percent in November from the previous year, yet exports to Asian neighbors dropped for the first time in more than three years. The reason: Weaker Asian currencies are making Japanese goods more expensive, while slower economic growth in nearby countries is cutting into demand for goods...
...YORK: Vincent "Chin" Gigante will trade in his bathrobe and slippers for 12 years in prison duds, U.S. District Court Judge Jack B. Weinstein ruled Thursday. Having already decided that the "Oddfather" had been faking his mental illness, Weinstein imposed a fine of $1.2 million and brushed off pleas from Gigante's lawyer and family (not "family") that the mobster be allowed to spend "his final days" under house detention. Gigante has a host of physical maladies; the judge allowed for his early release if he becomes terminally...
Iraq War of Words Drags On Their standoff still unresolved, the U.S. and Iraq continue to trade insults. But with little support for military action against Saddam, what further options does Washington have...
Kids aren't the only ones the government wants to protect from cyberporn. The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated refunds of $2.75 million for thousands of U.S. customers who unwittingly racked up charges in a Net sex scam in which supposedly free Websites rerouted modem connections through the former Soviet Republic of Moldova, taking lascivious surfers on a very costly ride...