SANTA CRUZ BOAT SINKING REPORT SEEN AS POSSIBLE HOAX
Coast Guard and California Air National Guard mounted a 42 hour search for a sailboat with an adventurous couple and two children off Monterey coast after a distress call. Officials later said the report may have been a hoax and suspended the effort with no further action.
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Budget Battle as Federal Spending Cuts Hit Washington
The White House and Congress face automatic federal spending cuts starting Friday totaling 85 billion dollars. White House staff face pay reductions and furloughs, while Senate and House offices will trim 8.2 percent from salaries and expenses, though timing may lessen impact. Provisions exempt the president and certain retirees, with offices handling their own adjustment plans.
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Snowfall Helps Drought Strain but No Quick Cure
Experts say the Plains snow from two storms provides limited drought relief as most water sits on frozen ground. Snow may feed rivers and lakes but won’t soak soil, leaving winter wheat in poor to very poor condition in Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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Senate confirms Hagel as defense secretary in split vote
The Senate approved Chuck Hagel 58 to 41 for the Pentagon post after a tense partisan clash. Hagel, 66, a former Nebraska senator and Vietnam veteran, succeeds Leon Panetta and is to be sworn in as Barack Obama vows a needed defense leadership amid looming budget cuts.
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Advanced breast cancer up in younger women
A 34 year analysis finds a slight rise in advanced breast cancer among women under 40 in recent decades. Experts cite possible modifiable risks and cancer-linked exposures, noting tumors are often more aggressive and screening is less common for this group. About 250 cases vs 800 cases were diagnosed in the mid-1970s and in 2009 respectively.
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Seattle Children’s Hospital
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