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Special Effects Pioneer Arthur Widmer Dies

Arthur Widmer, who developed some of the most widely used special effects technology in films and earned an Academy Award last year for lifetime achievement, has died. He was 92. Widmer died of cancer on May 28, his publicist Jane Ayer told the Los Angeles Times for a story published …

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New Orleans Justice Systems Struggle to Operate After Katrina

NEW ORLEANS – Their faces glisten with sweat, their red-rimmed eyes stare ahead vacantly as they’re herded into the sweltering room where another day of court is about to begin. “Sorry you have to sit on the floor,” Commissioner Marie Bookman says to about 50 men and women in orange …

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Boston Scientific Recalls Certain Defibrillator, Pacemaker Models

BOSTON – Boston Scientific Corp. on Monday said it is recalling some defibrillator and pacemaker models that could fail because of an electrical flaw. The recall is the latest in a string of product problems Boston Scientific inherited when it bought Guidant Corp. in April for $27 billion. Boston Scientific …

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