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...real test for Bush will be what he does about global warming. Scientists now warn that unless we cut output of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, the earth could heat up by more than 10[degrees]F this century. Clinton made speeches about the threat and sent Al Gore to Japan to help negotiate the Kyoto protocol to curb carbon emissions. But then they made no real effort to build support for the preliminary agreement, which has yet to be turned into a detailed treaty that nations can ratify. Bush has opposed the Kyoto pact because it exempts China...
...Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) sent out an advisory e-mail yesterday to warn students of the theft...
...What a difference a devaluation makes. In Russia's financial crisis of 1998, Vinogradov's Inkombank went under and he plummeted from his position of wealth and power. But the fallout from his crash, Russian art experts warn, may soon get worse. As the ruins of Vinogradov's old empire are hawked in an upcoming bankruptcy sale, one of the world's most famous paintings stands to be sold for a fraction of its value amid whispered allegations of kickbacks and shady private profits...
...after patients awaken, some say they are coerced into electroshock and lied to about it. "The doctor told my family it was an absolute cure for depression," says Juli Lawrence, who underwent electroshock in 1994. But the following week she attempted suicide. She says her doctor also failed to warn her about the memory loss usually associated with electroshock, which can range from forgetting where you parked your car to forgetting that you own a car at all. The memory loss is often temporary, but not always. (A 1999 Surgeon General's report says there are "no reliable data...
...receive a visa but to betray his terrorist boss. He said he had been a member of a group in Afghanistan that "wanted to make war against your country," until he stole organizational funds for himself and had to flee for his life. Now he wanted to warn his new protectors that bin Laden's outfit "might try to do something inside the U.S." or "try to make bomb against some embassy...