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THE NEW YORK TIMES Monday endorsed Rep. James Florio in the Nov. 7 New Jersey governor's election, calling the Democratic candidate's political philosophy "more sensible" than that of his Republican opponent, Rep. James Courter . . . JAPAN, THE WORLD'S largest ivory consumer, announced Monday it is joining an international ban on the ivory trade intended to protect African elephants. The ban was adopted Oct. 17 during a 91-nation meeting of the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species . . . AN ENGINE on a Delta Airlines jet with 100 people aboard broke apart shortly after takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Sunday night, but the plane returned and no one was hurt, a company official said.