Man claims to be Penn State Sandusky abuse victim
A man, unnamed, claims he was the boy sexually assaulted by Jerry Sandusky in Penn State locker room showers and threatens to sue the university. His lawyers say they have overwhelming evidence and cite years of abuse by Sandusky, aided by a culture at Penn State.
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Harrisburg
Jerry Sandusky
Penn State
Sandusky
Mike McQueary
Associated Press
Traveling tech blamed as hepatitis C outbreak ties 30 patients
A dozen hospitals in seven states scramble to locate people possibly infected by a traveling medical technician charged with causing a New Hampshire outbreak. David Kwiatkowski, 33, allegedly stole anesthetic drugs and contaminated syringes, with his resume details emerging as facilities report tests showing hepatitis C linked to 30 patients. Authorities say he was fired in April 2010 after being found unresponsive with syringes in an Arizona hospital locker room and later treated there with cocaine and marijuana in his system.
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Concord
New Hampshire
David
Monica Bowman
Arizona Heart Hospital
Kwiatkowski
Exter Hospital
Somalia debates constitution amid rights promises and protests
Somali leaders press a nine day session to debate a draft constitution that would protect abortion to save mothers, guarantee medical care and water, while conservatives protest liberal promises. The assembly also weighs future elections and a new 275 member parliament before UN mandate expires.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Puntry
U.N
National Constituent Assembly
Somali
Aging AIDS epidemic raises new world health questions
Washington sources report at the International AIDS Conference that over 50 percent of Americans with HIV may be over age 50 by decade's end. Health officials note rising aging-related problems and a growing share of new diagnoses among older adults, with 17 percent of 2009 HIV cases in people aged 50 plus. The trend reflects longer survival and late access to treatment in poorer regions.
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Washington, DC
Devel
Carolyn Massey
Laurel
Massey
U.S
Kevin Fenton
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Fenton
CDC
Defector Manaf Tlass seeks unity for Syrian opposition
International reports say Manaf Tlass offered himself Thursday as a unifying figure for the fractured opposition after failing to persuade Bashar al Assad to end the crackdown. Opponents remain skeptical, warning he would revive the regime differently. Istanbul and Qatar context noted.
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Beirut
Bashar Assad
Manaf Tlass
Qatar
Assad
Tlass
Mahmoud Othman
Syrian National Council
Beijing flood death toll rises to 77 amid mistrust over tally
Chinese authorities report 77 flood deaths in Beijing after days of public doubt over the official count of 37. Nearly half of the victims were found in Fangshan district while officials vow to reflect and improve disaster resilience amid a rare humility gesture.
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Beling
Beijing Storm
Beijing
Fangshan
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