- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Officials May Halt Toxic Materials

November 15, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?Olympic security officials may restrict hazardous material shipments from passing near Olympic venues during the Winter Games. City officials are working with the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command and Secret Service to determine the cost of limiting truck traffic near venues, said Joshua Ewing, a city spokesman.

INS Restructuring Now in the Works

November 15, 2001

WASHINGTON?Attorney General John Ashcroft announced a major restructuring of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Wednesday and said it would help fight terrorism and speed up service. The plan seeks to separate the two often-conflicting INS missions of keeping out foreigners who violate U.

Countries Freeze AS Qaeda Assets

November 15, 2001

WASHINGTON?More than $56 million in financial assets linked to the al Qaeda network and the Taliban have been blocked worldwide since the terror attacks on the United States, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The new number comes a week after the Bush administration launched a series of actions to stop the flow of funds to terrorists.

Police Arrest Top Jihad Militant

November 15, 2001

JERUSALEM?Palestinian police arrested a top Islamic Jihad activist in the West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday, setting off a violent protest against Yasser Arafat's security force. The arrest came as Secretary of State Colin Powell scheduled a key Middle East policy speech for next week.

Egypt Sentences Men for Gay Sex

November 15, 2001

CAIRO, Egypt?Egyptian men wept and screamed inside a crammed courtroom cage Wednesday as a judge sentenced 23 of them to jail terms of one to five years for gay sex in a trial denounced by human rights groups as persecution of homosexuals. Another 29 men were acquitted, prompting cries of joy from relatives who had denied the charges and accused the Egyptian media during the four-month trial of sensationalism and destroying the young men's reputations.

U.S. Seeks bin Laden, Hits Primary Targets

November 15, 2001

WASHINGTON?The United States is pursuing Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, believed to be on the move in the shrinking parts of Afghanistan that their forces control. Sharpening the focus on the war's primary targets, U.S. special operations troops are questioning Taliban defectors and prisoners, dangling millions in reward money and hoping for a communications slip-up.

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Quote of the Day

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"You can fit four oranges into a condom."

Majerus Displeased With U’s Sloppiness

November 14, 2001

The Utah men's basketball team finished its two-game exhibition schedule unblemished. But, as always, coach Rick Majerus isn't content with his troops heading into Friday's regular season opener. Utah didn't look especially sharp in either of its wins over EA Sports All-Stars SW or the London Leopards.

Off and Running – At the Mouth

November 14, 2001

Utah football coach Ron McBride had imposed an informal, unofficial season-long gag order on his players to preclude them from talking about the inevitable matchup with undefeated, ranked BYU?the supposed reason being that he didn't want his Utes to overlook any prior opponent in the process.