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WOUNDED RAPPER CONVICTED OF SEX ABUSE Tupac Shakur, the rap star, was convicted of felony sex-abuse charges for groping a fan who went to his hotel room last year, but he was acquitted of the more serious charges of forcing the woman to have oral sex with him and his friends, and of weapons charges. A1.
A Manhattan jury yesterday found a 28-year-old immigrant from Lebanon guilty of murder and attempted murder for firing shot after shot into a vanload of Hasidic students crossing the Brooklyn Bridge last March 1, killing one and injuring three others. The defendant, Rashid Baz, sat quietly and calmly as the jury forewoman repeated the word "guilty" 16 times -- for one count of murder, 14 of attempted murder and a single count of criminal use of a firearm.
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, a politically inexperienced economist thrust by tragedy into the leadership of Mexico's long-governing party, took office as President today, promising a new fight against poverty, "definitive" steps to democracy and sweeping changes in the corrupt justice system. "Many have not benefited from the fruits of progress," Mr. Zedillo, 42, said in an inaugural address that was filled with implicit criticism of the previous administration's failings. "Now that we are able to build a more prosperous Mexico, we must -- and can -- make it a more just Mexico."
The Senate tonight approved American participation in the most ambitious global trade accord reached in four decades. Approval of the 124-nation pact, by a far wider margin than expected, ended a dozen years of negotiations over the lowering of tariffs and the creation of the World Trade Organization, a new international body designed to police commerce among nations.
Trying to quiet Republican criticism that the military is underfinanced, President Clinton held a Rose Garden ceremony today to announce that he would seek a $25 billion increase in military spending over the next six years. With Defense Secretary William J. Perry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff at his side, Mr. Clinton outlined plans to improve readiness and to support military personnel. Among the purposes of the new money, he said, will be the troops' annual cost-of-living pay increases that Congress has already authorized into the next century.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 30, 1994, covering December 2, 1994.
Eagles
Boyz II Men
Nirvana
Method Man
The Offspring
1994Zach Cunningham, American football player[†]
Zachary Daniel Cunningham is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Houston Texans. He also played for the Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, and Denver Broncos.
1994Aaron Jones, American football player[†]
Aaron LaRae Jones Sr. is an American professional football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UTEP Miners and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. In seven seasons with the Packers, Jones led the league in rushing touchdowns in 2019, made the Pro Bowl in 2020, and ranks third in the team's all-time rushing yards list.
1994Elias Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player[†]
Elias Viktor Zebulon Lindholm is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the 2013 NHL entry draft, and spent his first five NHL seasons with them.
1994Fumika Shimizu, Japanese actress and model[†]
Fumika Shimizu is a Japanese actress, gravure idol and model. In February 2017, she announced her temporary retirement from the entertainment industry to join the controversial Happy Science religion, declaring she had been a member of the group since childhood under the influence of her parents, both of whom have been devout believers in Happy Science for a long time. Through Happy Science, she announced a return to acting under her new name Yoshiko Sengen with Happy Science's ARI Production company. On the same month, Kana-Boon's Yuma Meshida apologized for being in an adulterous relationship with her.
1994Tomokaze Yūta, Japanese sumo wrestler[†]
Tomokaze Sōdai , born December 2, 1994, as Yūta Minami is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kawasaki, Kanagawa. He debuted in sumo wrestling in May 2017 and made his makuuchi debut in March 2019. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. Originally a member of Oguruma stable, he moved to Nishonoseki stable in 2022. In June 2024 he moved to the newly-established Nakamura stable. He has one special prize and two kinboshi for defeating a yokozuna.
In 1994, the world population was approximately 5,675,551,255 people[†]