Teen smoking falls across eighth to twelfth graders
The Monitoring the Future survey shows 8th 10th and 12th graders reporting lower cigarette use in the past 30 days with 12th graders at 29.5 percent down from 31.4 while 8th graders drop from 14.6 to 12.2 and 10th graders from 23.9 to 21.3. Ecstasy use growth slows and heroin use declines among youth with inhalants also easing in 2001. Health officials note sustained efforts to curb teen drug use and warn that threats from heroin ecstasy marijuana and alcohol remain.
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MSU studies gas hydrates for safer storage of natural gas
Mississippi State University researchers, backed by 1.2 million dollars from the U S Department of Energy, explore gas hydrates as compact and safer underground like ice formations to store natural gas. The project aims to design a 40 gallon test tank and assess formation speed for industrial use over four years, addressing storage gaps for future power plants.
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AT&T Comcast merger faces consumer price concerns
In New York AP reports consumer advocates fear the AT&T and Comcast 45 billion merger will not lower prices and may give one company too much control. The plan creates a 22.3 million subscriber entity with 41 states and 17 of US top metros, slated for completion next year.
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Widow of Sept 11 passenger sues United Airlines
Ellen Mariani of Derry filed the first airline lawsuit over the attacks in federal court in New York City alleging United negligence led to the hijacking. Her husband Louis, 58, rode United Flight 175 into the World Trade Center as the couple planned a wedding trip to California. Mariani declined federal aid, seeking her day in court instead.
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Missing Harvard scientist's body found in Mississippi River
Authorities say a body bearing the identification of Don C Wiley, a Harvard molecular biologist, was recovered in the Mississippi River near Vidalia Louisiana about 300 miles from Memphis. Wiley had attended a St Jude Children's Research Hospital advisory board meeting and was last seen at a hotel dinner on November 15. The autopsy will confirm identity after transfer to Memphis.
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