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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2007
Page
7
A government analysis finds Avandia and Avandamet raise heart attack risk by about 43 percent versus other diabetes treatments. More than 6 million people have used the drug since it launched eight years ago, with about 1 million Americans current users. The study pools dozens of trials covering nearly 28,000 patients. A news conference in Moscow, Idaho referenced related concerns.
In Moscow Idaho police say Jason Hamilton 36 confided during a court ordered evaluation that if he acted to die by his own hand he might take many with him. Three months later he shot his wife then fired at an emergency dispatch center courthouse parking lot, killing a police officer and wounding others. He later killed sexton Paul Bauer at a church as 911 operators overheard the shots.
Devlin, 41, a former pizzeria manager, pleads not guilty to charges of kidnapping and sexually abusing two boys. He faced accusations via a jail video link from Potosi. Prosecution alleges Shawn Hombeck, now 15, was abducted at age 11 in Richwoods and held for four years. Ben Ownby, 13, vanished earlier.
Senate leaders postpone final action on a bipartisan immigration plan to June. The proposal links legal status for millions of unlawful immigrants with stronger border and workplace enforcement and faces deep opposition from both parties. Leaders expect daily meetings to refine the plan led by Edward Kennedy and Jon Kyl as they seek to protect key elements while addressing a guest worker visa expansion and merit based adjustments.
Firefighters fought a blaze at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich for more than two hours after a 4:45 a.m. alarm. The bow and stern remained intact and most teak timber had been removed for restoration. Investigators were reviewing the cause as suspicious but no arson link found. masts and key components were stored nearby.
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met in Minsk to cement a strategic partnership. Iran granted Belarus greater access to oil reserves as both leaders praised cooperation and regional security, amid U S tensions. Somali Transitional Federal Government soldiers controlled a crowd during a World Food Program food distribution.
A cargo ship carrying food for Somalis refused to leave Kenya due to widespread piracy as the U S Navy warned ships to avoid Somalia waters. The UN and World Food Program appealed for action to halt piracy threatening humanitarian deliveries to the Horn of Africa. A failed hijack by pirates on a WFP boat was reported, with a Somali guard killed.
About 135 Muslim extremists freed from Egyptian prisons after signing statements renouncing violence. The prisoners, members of al Jihad once led by Ayman al Zawahiri, were part of groups linked to Sadat's 1981 assassination. Police said releases began two weeks earlier under restricted media terms.
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