Wilma Threatens Cancun as Cuba Evacuates 200000
Tourists crowded Cancun airport and crowded into shelters as Hurricane Wilma, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, aimed at the Yucatan and south Florida. Cuba evacuated over 200000 people. Florida declared a state of emergency as forecasters warned of possible landfall.
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Hurricane Wilma Threatens Florida Evacuation Upward
Thousands flee low-lying areas as Florida braces for a significant threat from Hurricane Wilma, a Category 4 storm. Officials warn of dangerous winds and storm surge with peak winds near 155 mph and potential rapid intensification over the weekend as advisories and watches spread.
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Florida
Saddam Hussein trial witnesses and violence surge in Iraq
Prosecution to call a bedridden cancer patient from Saddam's Mukhabarat as first witness while a co-defendant's lawyer is kidnapped. Iraq’s premier praises the court’s handling of Saddam's opening session as the U.S. reports multiple military deaths and ongoing violence.
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U.S
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Dujail
Wadah Ismail al-Sheik
Mukhabarat
United States
Bush
Kuwait
al-Sheik
Samarra
Migratory birds fear bird flu as Middle East braced
Waterfowl migrate toward the Middle East amid warnings of H5N1 bird flu. Governments stockpile vaccines and ban poultry imports while alert levels rise across the region. In Afghanistan U S soldiers face questions over a televised burning of bodies. Clinton campaigns with Ferrer in the Bronx as Bloomberg leads in polls.
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Romania
Russia
Africa
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Clinton
Fernando Ferrer
South Bronx
Ferrer
Bronx
New York City
Taunton Allows Some Evacuees Back Downtown After Dam Pumping
Taunton Massachusetts eases fears of Whittenton Pond Dam collapse as pumps relieve pressure and residents return home. About half of the 2,000 evacuated are cleared to return while Mayor Nunes keeps a state of emergency and engineers on standby. Thomas Shaughnessy, 25, heads home after sheltering at a high school with his girlfriend and their cat.
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Lake Sabbatia
Robert G. Nunes
Nunes
Thomas Shaughnessy
FDA approves first brain stem cell transplant
The FDA cleared Stanford University Medical Center to test six children with Batten disease using immature neural cells destined to become brain cells. The trial promises a potential path to treating neural disorders, though internal review at Stanford is required before testing begins.
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Food and Drug Administration
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Diabetes pill linked to higher death and heart risks
A JAMA online analysis by Cleveland Clinic doctors, using FDA data, says the diabetes drug muraglitazar sold as Parglava by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck doubled deaths and cardiovascular events versus placebo or competing therapies. The report warns of a potential public health disaster if approved.
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