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Fighters Chase al-Qaida Guerrillas
Tribal fighters and U.S. special
forces chased al-Qaida guerrillas through the mountains Monday
after conquering their complex of caves and tunnels. Some tearful
al-Qaida fighters surrendered, pleading with their captors not to
turn them over to the Americans.
Killed Soldier Buried at Arlington
Former Afghan Fighters Help Marines
U.S. Holding 5 Afghan War Prisoners
Commandos Attempt Coup in Haiti
Armed commandos stormed the National Palace on Monday, taking over radio communications and killing at least two policemen and two passers-by before police recaptured the building, officials said.
Arafat Calls for End to Bombings
Israeli troops shot and killed three
Palestinians on Monday, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
accused Israel of stepping up its military actions a day after he
made a strong appeal for an end to the Mideast fighting.
U.S. Officials Blame Palestinians for Fruitless Zinni Mission
Nassau Hospital Budget Approved
The board of Nassau University Medical Center approved a $469-million budget this morning, setting the stage for as many as 400 layoffs within a month.
FBI: Serious Crimes Drop Overall
The numbers of murders and robberies reported to police rose slightly in the first six months of 2001 but the rate of all serious crimes declined, the FBI reported Monday.
Complete preliminary semiannual Uniform Crime Report (Acrobat file)
Questions Raised About Detainees
Mohammed Munir leaned against the wall in a waiting room on the 11th floor of the federal building in Newark, where immigration court is held, hoping for word on his friend.
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Rudy Doesn't Plan to Go Quietly
Showing no sign of ending his tenure meekly, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani yesterday hinted at last-minute surprises for his final two weeks at City Hall and declared that the American man who fought for the Taliban should face the death penalty.
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She Led a Cultured Life of Eclectic Tastes
She seemed a woman in perpetual motion, networking and strategizing at seminars or weeknight dinners, running out to catch a late jazz show, outworking men at the gym to keep her petite body in impeccable shape.
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Northport's Heidt Qualifies for Olympics
Of his experience at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, Northport’s Adam Heidt said, “It was over too soon.” Now the 24-year-old will get another Olympic chance at Feburary’s Salt Lake City Winter Games after earning a spot on the 2002 U.S. team Sunday.
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$1.6 Billion Budget Hit
Hevesi Offers Gloomy Outlook
New York City Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi released a report Monday predicting that the city’s economy may decline by 3.1 percent next year, versus a gain of 1.4 percent in 2001 and 5.2 percent in 2000.
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Shooting the War
Getty's venture into the news business is an expansion of the family's recent interest in photography. Getty Images is the first joint venture by the descendants of the Getty family since the sale of the oil business in 1984 for $10 billion.
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Ballet Sweeties
In just one school day, they plan to pull off an ambitious feat: An hourlong performance of "The Nutcracker," danced by the school's entire first-grade population. That's 85 front-teeth-missing, 6- and 7-year-olds in four classrooms. Forsyth has dubbed the program "Nutcracker in a Nutshell."
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The combat thriller "Black Hawk Down" and the somber family drama "In the Bedroom," above, led nominees for the American Film Institute awards, with five nominations each, including for best picture.
'Black Hawk Down' Leads AFI Nominees
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In video, Osama bin Laden boasts of his 9/11 plot
