New CPR Guidelines Favor More Chest Compressions
The American Heart Association unveils updated CPR rules urging 30 compressions per two breaths, fewer interruptions, and fewer defibrillator checks. Guidelines also call for cooling post arrest to about 90 degrees, with studies showing improved survival and brain function.
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Saddam lashes out at U.S. occupiers during Iraq trial session
Saddam Hussein blasted American occupiers as his trial resumed in Baghdad with a combative performance. Other defendants complained of detention treatment and court-appointed counsel, drawing Shiite protest that the tribunal pandered to the ousted leader. The session lasted about 2 1/2 hours as defense delays continued.
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Cunningham Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case and Resigns
Representative Randy Duke Cunningham admitted taking 2.4 million dollars in bribes from defense contractors and tearfully resigned. He faces up to 10 years in prison on conspiracy to commit bribery fraud and tax evasion charges as investigators tie contracts to payments. Prosecutors did not name the contractors involved.
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Sales of existing homes dip as prices rise
Washington reports sales of existing homes and condominiums fell 2.7 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 7.09 million units. The downturn masks a spillover boost from Gulf Coast hurricane displacement areas, limiting the drop to 3.2 percent in those zones.
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Supreme Court declines to revive Earle lawsuit
The Supreme Court refused to revive a case by LaCresha Murray against Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle. Murray, charged as a youth in the 1996 death of Jayla Belton, was twice convicted before charges were dismissed over an illegally obtained statement.
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Afghan govt slams U S leniency over burning bodies
Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Naveed Moez called the punishment very lenient after the U S military announced disciplinary action for four soldiers who burned the bodies of two Taliban militants. The incident, captured on camera, showed troops taunting insurgents in a southern Afghanistan village in October.
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Post-earthquake Kashmir winter claims first life
In Bagh Pakistan heavy subfreezing temperatures and Kashmir snowfall caused the first death linked to the quake disaster. UN official Elisabeth Burs warns relief is underfunded and 300000 people remain inaccessible in remote Himalayan regions with no tents available.
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Rock Hall Inductees Include Ozzy’s Black Sabbath and The Sex Pistols
Five musical legends join the Rock Hall class announced Monday. Miles Davis becomes the first jazz musician fully inducted. Lynyrd Skynyrd Blondie and the Sex Pistols also enter, after years of debate and fan-voted controversy. Ozzy Osbourne remarks on the era’s relevance.
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