Binge drinking on the rise in U S study
A CDC survey shows rising binge drinking across the United States from 1993 to 2001, with the fastest increase among 18 to 20 year olds who are under the legal drinking age. The study found 1.5 billion episodes in 2001 and notes gender and racial disparities, calling it a growing public health issue.
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Chicago
United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Journal of the American Medical Association
CDC
Daniel Angres
Angres
Credit card giant First USA Bank settlement ends telemarketing probe
The nation's largest Visa card issuer, First USA Bank now Bank One Card Services, agrees to pay 1.3 million and tighten oversight of third party vendors after a three year multistate probe led by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. States say many charges stemmed from opt out and trial offers for services linked to free items. Puerto Rico joined. consumers must authorize charges for any vendor purchase.
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Albany
N.Y
Visa
First USA Bank
Bank One Card Services
New York
Eliot Spitzer
California
Illinois
Vermont
Citibank
Bank One Corp
Bank One
Calmetta Coleman
Spitzer
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
Puerto Rico
New Retailers Report Varied Holiday Startups
Five new merchants shared mixed holiday outcomes with The Associated Press. Dolce in Atlanta faced inventory crunches yet called the season fabulous, while Gloucester Massachusetts duo Eric and Bill Loiacano quickly relocated The Fashion Fish after their rented space was not ready.
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New York
Associated Press
Dolce
Atlanta
Laura
Eric
Bill Loiacano
Gloucester
Mass
Fashion Fish
Loiacanos
Year ahead top stories include Iraq war and economy
Residents from Princeton to Bluefield predict 2003 will be dominated by a potential Iraq war and the economy. Sharon Harmon eyes war with Iraq as likely, Tim Chandler calls it the top issue, while Lorie Combs emphasizes national and state economic concerns shaping the year.
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Bush
Sharon Harmon
Princeton
Antic
Lorie Combs
Bluefield
Combs
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Cocaine damages brain cells in pleasure center study
New research provides the first direct evidence that cocaine harms neurons in the brain's pleasure center. Dr Karley Little of the University of Michigan notes cocaine disrupts the same neurons that mediate the drug's high, indicating a specific neural attack on reward pathways.
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Karley Little
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Affective Neuropharmacology
Two-Truck Collision Closes Road In West Virginia
Senior Trooper David Scala of the West Virginia State Police confirmed a two-truck crash with one driver killed and both trucks bearing West Virginia plates. The accident remains under investigation with an accident reconstructionist on site as Bluestone Valley Volunteers Fire Department, Ghent Rescue Squad, and Princeton Rescue Squad assisted. Traffic stretched back over three miles during clearance.
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David Scala
West Virginia
Scala
Bluestone Valley Volunteers Fire Department
Ghent
Princeton
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Year round demand for video games across age groups
Retail managers say gaming is not seasonal with PlayStation 2 and GameCube leading the Christmas rush and DVD players growing in popularity. Stores enforce mature game ratings, citing Grand Theft Auto titles as example of restricted sales to youths while titles like Halo and Metroid Prime remain in demand nationwide.
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Bluefield Kmart
Gary Beever
Beever
John Porterfield
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Princeton
Porterfield
Tony Hawk
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
UVA pep band skit draws West Virginia backlash
West Virginia officials and fans condemned a University of Virginia pep band halftime skit that spoofed The Bachelor and rural West Virginia life. UVA officials apologized after acknowledging the performance, approved by a college athletics staffer, offended many attendees and sparked calls for stricter oversight.
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Virginia
Haines
West Virginia
Wise
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
UVA
John T. Casteen
Leonard W. Sandridge
West Virginia Metro News
Top 10 Stories of 2002 AP Poll Highlights Major Events
The year’s top news items include Iraq ultimatums and axis of evil rhetoric, Washington sniper killings, the Catholic sex abuse scandal and resignations, corporate scandals with WorldCom Tyco ImClone and Adelphia, the weak U.S. economy, the 2002 elections, the war on terror, Middle East conflict, a mine rescue in Pennsylvania, and the Sept 11 anniversary observances.
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Iraq
Bush
Saddam
U.S
Congress
Security Council
Maryland
Virginia
Boston
Bernard Law
WorldCom
Tyco
ImClone
Adelphia
Martha Stewart
Senate
House
America
Mideast
Israel
Pennsylvania
Middle East
Moscow
Bali
European Union
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