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Utility Must Pay For Air Pollution

By , , and • January 24, 2002

WASHINGTON?The government and a New Jersey utility reached a settlement Thursday in which the company agreed to pay $1.4 million in penalties and spend more than $340 million to reduce air pollutants from two power plants by tens of thousands of tons. The settlement is only the second of its kind under new environmental rules adopted in the mid-1990s and could prompt similar agreements to resolve lawsuits seeking pollution reductions at aging coal-fired plants throughout most of the eastern United States.

U.S., Britain Bomb Iraqi Army Base

By , , and • January 24, 2002

MANAMA, Bahrain?U.S. and British warplanes bombed an anti-aircraft base in southern Iraq on Thursday after coming under Iraqi artillery fire, a U.S. official said. The attack happened at 3:45 p.m. on Al Faw Peninsula, 290 miles southeast of Baghdad, said Maj.

Video Tape Helps Find Gunmen

January 24, 2002

CALCUTTA, India?A video camera atop the U.S. cultural center in Calcutta captured the faces of gunmen on motorcycles who killed four police guards and wounded 20 other people, police said Thursday. "The video films have given us vital clues for investigation," Deputy Commissioner of Police Saumen Mitra said.

25th Anniversary of Quarterly West

By By Beth McPhee • January 24, 2002

Quarterly West, the U's national literary journal, celebrated 25 years of publication with a special edition last year. The nationally renowned journal publishes both poetry and fiction twice a year. The anniversary edition is larger than previous publications.

BYU Student Claims *NSync Singer Stole Song

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Hinckley Institute Receives Grant for Local Internships

By By Beth McPhee • January 24, 2002

The Hinckley Institute of Politics received a grant from the R. Harold Burton Foundation to fund local, paid internships. There are 10 internships available, five are targeted to minority applicants. All interested students are eligible. Selected interns will receive pay and political science credit.

Former Ambassador Predicts Outcomes to Middle East Conflict

By , , and • January 24, 2002

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk predicted possible outcomes of the current Palestinian-Israeli stalemate. He spoke Wednesday at a lecture sponsored by Middle East Center in the Fine Arts Auditorium. After describing the current situation as the "most bitter conflict ever" between the two sides, Indyk gave both bleak and optimistic predictions.

Student Rally Doesn’t Catch Eyes of Lawmakers

January 23, 2002

Students from Utah's private and public colleges rallied to fight a large tuition increase on the steps of the state Capitol Wednesday, but the rally received little attention from state legislators. Rep. Afton Bradshaw, R-Salt Lake City, said the major problem with the rally was poor planning.

U.S. Forces Confiscate Thousands of Weapons

January 23, 2002

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan?U.S. special forces and their Afghan allies confiscated thousands of weapons from a local warlord Wednesday, a top aide to Kandarhar's governor said, as they pressed the search for Taliban and al Qaeda renegades in southern Afghanistan.

Powell Asks Arafat To Curb Fighting

January 23, 2002

WASHINGTON?With the Islamic militant group Hamas threatening to unleash "all-out war," Secretary of State Colin Powell telephoned Yasser Arafat Wednesday to urge him to curb attacks on Israel. The fighting has sidetracked mediation efforts by Anthony Zinni, a former Marine general who has made two unsuccessful attempts to restore a cease-fire.