Floods In Texas Wash Homes And Bridges
Weekend storms dumped up to 15 inches of rain across northern and central Texas causing floods that forced residents from homes and damaged bridges. At least five weather related deaths were reported. In White Settlement near Fort Worth 67 homes were heavily damaged and 17 more sustained minor damage. In Johnson County two homes were destroyed and 26 suffered major damage. A rancher lost 25 head of cattle.
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Texas
Farmers Branch Roek
White Settlement
Fort Worth
Red Cross
Johnson Couny
R.C. McFall
Smog linked to heart attacks in new research
Los Angeles researchers report that even moderate smog may trigger sudden death in people with heart disease. Studies on humans and animals link tiny soot particles to altered heart rate and disrupted blood pumping, suggesting air pollution poses a greater health threat.
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Los Angeles Times
Nevemther
United States
U.S
Bt corn safe for monarch butterflies in field test
University of Illinois researchers report that Bt corn did not harm black swallowtail butterflies when placed near a farmer’s field. The study, to be published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, counters earlier laboratory claims that gene altered corn could endanger monarchs.
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University of Illinois
National Academy of Sciences
Cameras reveal Munchausen by proxy in Atlanta study
Researchers hid video cameras in 41 hospital rooms over four years to uncover abuse by mothers faking illness in their children. More than half the tapes confirmed suspicions as 23 cases of Munchausen by proxy were diagnosed, with abuses including urine injections and false vomiting. Police were notified and many mothers were charged.
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Atlanta
David Chadwick
Child Protection Center
Children’s Hospital
San Diego
Pediatrics
D Day museum opens in New Orleans honoring WWII veterans
The National D-Day Museum in New Orleans debuts amid ceremonies expected to draw about 10,000 WWII veterans. Stephen Ambrose built the project with 5,000 artifacts, oral histories, and films in a 70,500 square foot facility. The project cost about 25 million, with 6 million from the federal government, 6.7 million from Louisiana, and private donations.
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New Orleans
America
Bob Slaughter
Roanoke
Normandy
Europe
Stephen Ambrose
Pacific
Ambrose
Hele
Louisiana
Proto Charlie Rome
Rome
Prosecutor dies in shootout at home of defendant
Burkesville Kentucky police report Commonwealth's Attorney Fred Capps age 46 was shot multiple times and killed defending his family when Eddie Vaughn 49 stormed his home before 6 am Vaughn also died from gunfire according to state police autopsy showed two shots from Capps' gun killed Vaughn Vaughn's wife Patricia and brother James were charged with murder witnesses recalled the exchange of gunfire, and Capps's wife survived with minor injuries Vaughn faced trial on sexual abuse charges involving a child under 12. Capps had prosecuted him in the prior arraignment and shared a law practice with his wife who is assistant Commonwealth's Attorney
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Burkfsville
Commonwealth
Fred Capps
Kentucky
Jerry Melton
Eddie Vaughn
Melton
Capps
Vaughn
Cathy
John
Lydia
Mike Castle
Mack Walker
Fred
Patricia Vaughn
James Vaughn
Circuit Court
Hazel Jones
Adair
Casey
Cumberland
Monroe
Commonwealth’s
Burkesville
Louisville
Tennessee Line
Surge in child behavioral problems linked to social shifts
Study based on 21,065 pediatric visits from 1979 to 1996 finds ADHD and emotional issues more than doubling, rises tied to more single-parent households and Medicaid enrollment. Researchers say poorer detection is not the cause and call for restructuring pediatric care toward mental health support.
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Chicago
U.S
Kelly Kelleher
University of Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Kelleher
Pediatrics
Rochester
N.Y
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