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...Thorpe found himself working near Three Mile Island, which that year was the site of one of the worst nuclear disasters in the nation's history. The area was devastated, and Thorpe says he was "quite happy" to return to Cambridge for his junior year...
...Aussies are going in, and they're prepared for the worst. Prime Minister John Howard warned the nation Wednesday to expect casualties, after Australia heeded a U.N. request to head up a mission to restore order to East Timor by "all necessary measures." The first Australians will arrive by the weekend to head up a multinational force of 8,000 drawn mostly from Asian countries. And ending the violence in the territory will be their most dangerous mission since the Vietnam war. The operation's primary task will be to disarm the anti-independence militias who, assisted by elements...
...Even though President Clinton endorsed the broad themes of the report in a speech in New Zealand Wednesday, he knows as well as anyone that the U.S. is the worst offender ? and that American democracy often cripples the nation?s ability to respond to environmental challenges. "Few politicians are going to spend an election year warning voters that they?re going to have to cut back on their consumption of gasoline," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. Even the limited cutbacks ? when measured against the scale of the crisis ? in greenhouse gas emissions envisaged in the landmark Kyoto accord signed...
...predicted path, it will be the first time ever than two major hurricanes have hit the U.S. in one year. And it's far from over: With more than two months remaining in the hurricane season (June 1 through November 30), the U.S. could be facing one of the worst series of storms in history. Hurricane Gert is gaining momentum and pushing west from the Atlantic, followed closely by another tropical storm, which will be called Harvey if it grows in intensity. "We've already seen the normal number of major hurricanes this year," says Lushine. "The average...
...staged, with people acting the role of hostage takers, but there was nothing fake about the purpose. With the school's cooperation, the grim 6-hr. exercise was an opportunity for police and school officials to sharpen their response in an emergency. "You prepare for the worst and hope for the best," says David Robinette, a Greensboro policeman who is beginning his fifth year as Grimsley's school-resource officer...