NASA scrubs New Horizons Pluto launch for second day
NASA delays the New Horizons nine year voyage to Pluto for a second day as a Maryland power outage at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory hampers mission control. High winds and lab issues push decisions for a Thursday liftoff. Alan Stern remarks on the setback.
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Mine survivor awakens and may move to rehab soon
Sage Mine survivor Randal McCloy Jr. in a light coma shows improvement at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Doctors say he is breathing on his own, opening eyes, and has purposeful movement as family visits. In New Orleans, 3,200+ remain unaccounted five months after Katrina. 11,500 missing in total, with 400 addresses to recheck.
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Sago Mine
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Morgantown
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New Orleans
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FDA unveils user friendly labels for prescription drugs
The FDA plans easier to read drug labels to help patients and pharmacists. Officials say labels will emphasize critical safety and usage data while trimming lengthy legal disclaimers. Critics warn about federal state preemption concerns amid lawsuits like Merck Vioxx.
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Europe and U S reject Iran nuclear talks request
Paris backed by the United States rejects Iran’s bid for ministerial talks with French British and German negotiators delaying any immediate talks. Condoleezza Rice says there is little to discuss until Tehran halts nuclear activity. Iran accuses the West of behaving like the lord of the world.
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Nevada couple sentenced in Wendy's chili severed finger hoax
Anna Ayala and Jaume Plascencia received prison terms of nine years and over 12 years after pleading guilty to conspiring to file a false insurance claim and attempted grand theft tied to a scheme involving a severed finger planted in Wendy’s chili in San Jose. The case claimed $2.5 million in damages to Wendy's.
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World pledges 1.9 billion for bird flu fight and prep
Beijing hosts an international pledging conference as donors commit 1.9 billion dollars over three years to combat H5N1 and prepare for a potential pandemic. The United States contributes 334 million and the EU 261 million for Southeast Asia and affected areas, amid four Turkish child deaths.
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Surge of Iraqi violence leaves dozens dead across Baghdad Basra and beyond
Gunmen carried out two ambushes in Basra and Baghdad killing dozens as Americans hold Jill Carroll and the Interior Minister's sister is freed. Kenyan engineers are seized and the aftermath follows a downed U S helicopter. Authorities pursue al Qaida figures amid airstrike fatalities near the Afghan border.
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