BEIJING, China – China and Vietnam on Friday each confirmed new bird flu (search) outbreaks, while Japanese authorities said 180,000 chickens would be killed after signs of the virus were found at a farm. Adding to global jitters about bird flu, the Asian Development Bank (search) warned in a report …
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HOUSTON – A convicted double-murderer who spent three days on the run after slipping away from a Houston jail was recaptured some 200 miles away — drunk and talking on a pay phone. Police acting on a tip Sunday found Charles Victor Thompson (search), 35, standing outside a liquor store …
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s foreign minister is hoping for peace with Lebanon (search) in the wake of popular protests in Beirut demanding that Syria leave after decades of occupation, while others warn that a Syrian exit could destabilize the country. On Tuesday, a top Lebanese opposition leader dampened Israeli enthusiasm, saying …
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WASHINGTON – Serious human rights abuses occurred under the interim Iraqi government installed by the United States after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, including torture, illegal detention by police and forced confessions, according to a State Department (search) report. Though the interim government did reverse “a long legacy of serious …
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission (search) took its first step Thursday in extending campaign finance (search) controls to political activity on the Internet, asking for public input on limited regulations for the freewheeling medium. Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, who took the lead on drafting proposals with vice chairman Michael Toner, …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) said Saturday he cannot impose law and order in the Palestinian areas until Israel hands over control of West Bank cities, and he urged it to return to talks concerning their transfer. Israel had promised to hand over five cities following …
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NEW YORK – Rap diva Lil’ Kim (search) was convicted Thursday of lying to a federal grand jury to protect friends involved in a shootout outside a radio station. Lil’ Kim and her assistant were both convicted of perjury and conspiracy but acquitted of obstruction of justice. They each face …
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General information about the infection and its treatment: BASICS — A urinary tract infection (search) (UTI) is any infection in your urinary system. — That includes: kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra. (See below) — About 8 to 10 million people in the U.S. get one each year. RISK — Women …
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A popular hospital computer system raises the risk of 22 different – and potentially deadly – drug-prescribing errors, research shows. The most common source of hospital errors comes when doctors prescribe drugs for a patient. Mistakes can be deadly. That’s why most hospitals bought computer systems designed to make sure …
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WASHINGTON – Experimental interceptor bases in Alaska (search) and California can be made ready to fire at incoming ballistic missiles within minutes or hours, the chief of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (search) said Wednesday. The report from Lt. Gen. Henry A. “Trey” Obering III (search) suggests technology of the …
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