Bush outlines forces role in Liberia
President Bush said he sent a small contingent of U S troops to Liberia to aid humanitarian relief and to pressure for Liberian President Charles Taylor to leave. Powell supported Taylor's departure as a condition for larger forces, while officials expect up to several hundred more troops to join West African peacekeepers.
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Italy records first human fatality from mad cow disease
A 27 year old Sicilian woman died of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in Milan becoming Italy's first diagnosed case. English tests confirmed infection and doctors cited uncertain transmission. Experts link variant CJD to meat tainted by BSE and note widespread European cattle infections and over 100 global fatalities.
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Kitten Mercedes Finds Home After Cross State Trip
Mercedes the traveling kitten found a home in Brilliant Ohio after a WTOV TV report about her adventure. John Walkup, WEIR news director, said the family decided to adopt after seeing the segment. Mercedes rode from Chambersburg to New Cumberland under a car hood and rested at Hancock County Animal Shelter since July 25.
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Steubenville
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