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DIED. FRANCISCO "CURRO" RIVERA, 49, Mexican bullfighter who triumphed in Spain, of a heart attack while practicing in the ring; in the western state of Jalisco. He retired eight years ago after completing more than 1,000 fights but was training for a comeback this year...
...commit fraud; in Moscow. The arrest is the latest move in a Kremlin crackdown against Media-MOST, in particular its subsidiary ntv--the nation's sole independent TV network. Those actions have been criticized both domestically and overseas as an attack on press freedom. Gusinsky himself is in Spain fighting extradition on embezzlement charges, which he says are politically motivated...
...meaning couple worked for decades without ever indulging themselves or managing to save. Instead, they sent monthly checks, paid apartment deposits, covered medical, utility and tax bills, and clothed and fed their grown children and grandchildren. They once even made a $750 car payment when a daughter vacationing in Spain called home to complain that her Thunderbird might be repossessed if they did not come up with the money immediately. Only when the father suffered a massive heart attack did the two parents realize they simply could not continue to give their children more money without ever expecting any repayment...
...1980s. Then it crossed the species barrier; a human version of BSE has killed more than 80 Britons since 1995. Then it leaped across the Irish Sea and the English Channel, afflicting cows in 12 European nations. Last week Italy confirmed its first cases. Late last year, it hit Spain and Germany. Earlier this month, the German ministers of health and agriculture resigned in disgrace when their assurances that German beef was safe proved false. A handful of human deaths have been reported in France and Ireland...
...millions of dollars for the Democratic party during the past eight years. Rich's lawyer in the pardon case, Jack Quinn, was once Clinton's general counsel. Quinn personally lobbied Clinton, and various dignitaries - including, sources tell TIME, Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and King Juan Carlos of Spain - contacted Clinton on Rich's behalf...