Counting cases. Flu tolls and how they’re counted
The CDC tracks flu deaths by computer analysis since many cases are never diagnosed. The 36 155 annual U S deaths are mostly over age 65, with about 92 projected under five, a rough ballpark. Officials seek better pediatric data before final tallies.
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U.S
Keiji Fukuda
Ohio district keeps schools closed after bus bullet marks
Officials report two Southwestern City Schools buses had bullet marks during maintenance inspections. Classes were canceled for a second day, with about 20,500 students affected. Investigators link a recovered bullet to a November highway shooting amid a series of 16 related incidents.
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Microsoft and Spitzer sue spam ring in bid to curb fraud
Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed joint lawsuits in Manhattan and Washington state against members of a large e mail spam operation. They said the ring sent billions of illegal messages and deceived consumers, aiming to bankrupt the schemes with $500 fines per fraudulent statement after a monthlong probe that yielded 8 000 spam messages containing 40 000 fraudulent claims.
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Microsoft Corp
Eliot Spitzer
Manhattan
Washington State
Spitzer
Microsoft
Brad Smith
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