Alaskan plane crash kills nine near Dillingham
A PenAir Cessna 208 Caravan with ten aboard crashed two miles from the runway near Dillingham Alaska. Nine died and one was critically injured. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were en route. Most victims were Bristol Bay Native Association staff.
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Dillingham
Alaska
PenAir
Richard Harding
National Transportation Safety Board
Anchorage
Bristol Bay Native Association
Association
Hans Nicholson
Judge orders 180 days in rehab for comedian
Paulla Poundstone must complete 180 days in an alcohol rehabilitation center before resuming her comedy career. Judge Bernard Kamins also placed her on five years probation, ordered 200 hours of community service, a $1,000 fine and restitution, and mandated counseling and drug testing.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Paula Poundstone
Steven Crow
Superior Court
Bernard Kamins
Poundstone
Alcoholics Anonymous
Delta flight diverted to Shreveport after threatening note
Delta Flight 357 from Atlanta to Los Angeles was diverted to Shreveport with two escorting military planes after a passenger handed a threatening note to a flight attendant. Edward A. Stephenson of Venice, California, was arrested for interfering with a flight crew and attendants and will undergo a mental evaluation.
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Shreveport
Delta
California
FBI
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Edward A. Stephenson
Venice
Calif
Sheila Thorne
U.S
Bill Flanagan
Flanagan
Stephenson
Thorne
Life expectancy reaches record high nearly 77 years
The government reports U S life expectancy at 76.9 years for 2000 births, up from 1999, while infant mortality falls to 6.9 per 1000 live births. Death rates decline for heart disease cancer and stroke though obesity rises and risks grow for Alzheimer's and pneumonitis.
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Atlanta
United States
U.S
National Center For Health Statistics
Ari Minino
NCHS
Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
Life Expectancy at All‑Time High in US Study
Nationwide life expectancy reaches record highs and infant mortality falls to a new low. Researchers note aging trends may influence the figures as more people reach older ages.
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United States
Three Americans, Japanese scientist share Nobel prizes
The Nobel economics prize goes to George Akerlof A Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz for asymmetric information boosting market analysis and transactions. Chemistry prize split between William Knowles Ryoji Noyori and K Barry Sharpless for discoveries aiding drug manufacturing.
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George Akerlof
University of California At Berkeley
A. Michael Spence
Stanford University
Joseph Stiglitz
Columbia University
William Knowles
St. Louis
Ryoji Nogori
Nagoya University
Japan
K. Barry Sharpless
Scripps Research Institute
la Jolla
Calif
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