Ex-WorldCom executives surrender to federal charges
Former WorldCom chief financial officer Scott Sullivan and controller David Myers surrendered at 7 a.m. to face federal financial wrongdoing charges. Held by the FBI in Manhattan, they awaited a court appearance as an unsealed complaint was prepared for Thursday.
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Overdoses at Johns Hopkins Child Center Probe
Two children at Johns Hopkins Children's Center received accidental chemotherapy overdoses with carboplatin. A 2 1/2-year-old boy, who was critically ill, may have become deaf due to the overdose after receiving twice the correct dose on three consecutive days. A young girl was also overdosed but corrected after one treatment with no harm.
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Louisiana confirms first West Nile death in state
A woman in her 70s died in Baton Rouge from West Nile virus, marking Louisiana's first confirmed death this year. The state reports 32 known cases, with two additional Louisiana fatalities under review as health officials track the outbreak across 34 states and D C.
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Two Parrish murals stolen from West Hollywood gallery
Two Maxfield Parrish oil murals valued at 2 million each were stolen from Edenhurst Fine Art Gallery in West Hollywood. The 5 by 6 foot works, part of a six-piece set known as the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney murals, depict two couples and an urn against Colorado mountains. Police haven’t released further details.
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Truck Found Filled With Illegal Immigrants in San Antonio
Authorities discovered a tractor trailer rig containing as many as 100 illegal immigrants after a witness heard screams. About 32 people were in custody, with two hospitalized for dehydration. Some had been in the trailer up to 12 hours and had cut themselves trying to escape.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
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US envoy mourns Hebrew U campus blast kills five Americans
US Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, an alum of Hebrew University, denounced Palestinian terrorism after a cellphone detonated bomb in the Mount Scopus cafeteria killing seven people, five Americans, including an Israeli American and a French American. Hamas claimed responsibility. Police detained Arab university staff as suspects.
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