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Morning News


Oct.17   U.S. Congress     Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads
  31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure


  Northern Afghanistan     Taleban strike Northern Alliance  Taleban launched a counter-attack near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif

  Cuba   Russia shuts Cuba spy base  The Lourdes station, a radar base, with 1,500 Russians, is too expensive to maintain

  Jerusalem     Sharon fury over minister's killing  Prime Minister blames Arafat for the assassination of far-right cabinet minister R. Zeevi

  Seattle Yankees beat Mariners 4-2  Yankees grab ALCS lead

  Arizona Braves pounded Diamondbacks 8-1  Series back to Atlanta tied at one game apiece

  Northern England Barthez blunders hand Deportivo win  Deportivo de La Coruna won 3-2 over Manchester United

  Detroit Ford reports huge loss  $502m over three months. Revenues fell 9% to $36.5bn

  Afghanistan US striking Taleban front lines  Big plumes of brown smoke rising over the trenches as air strikes have targeted Taleban positions close to Kabul

Evening News


  Afghanistan   Strikes paving way for ground troops  Air and missile strikes had weakened the Taleban's defences

  Gaza Arrests follow killing of Israeli minister  Palestinian police have arrested 2 officials belonging to militant group which claimed responsibility for killing
San Francisco Bay Area , October 17, 2001 Timeline