Beers, drugs and a GM plant sting in Georgia
Thirteen General Motors assembly plant workers 12 miles northeast of Atlanta were arrested after an undercover officer spent 18 months posing as a coworker and bought cocaine marijuana methamphetamine and bootleg whiskey. Police dogs later found more drugs in cars and lockers.
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Crab fisherman missing after Kodiak boat capsizes
Four fishermen remained missing and feared dead after the Lin-J sank in the central Bering Sea eight miles northwest of St Paul Island. One crewman was found dead. Coast Guard aircraft and cutter Hamilton searched amid 20-foot swells and winds over 40 mph.
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Missing sightseers found in burned car near Yosemite
FBI reports two bodies recovered from the trunk of a burned rental Pontiac near Yosemite. Investigators seek Carole Sund, 42, Julie Sund, 15, and Silvina Pelosso, 16, who vanished after a Feb. visit. third woman unaccounted. Car location and timeline traced from Twain Harte to Modesto. Authorities urge tips as they pursue suspects in the likely kidnapping or arson case.
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Lawsuit filed for care of hundreds of autistic adults in Massachusetts
Advocates filed a class action in federal court seeking immediate state action to help 3,000 mentally retarded adults in Massachusetts awaiting Medicaid funded homes and day care. The suit seeks a 90 day injunction and cites a Florida precedent urging rapid assistance to avoid Medicaid loss. Christina Anderson of New Bedford, whose 41 year old daughter Valerie has autism, deafness, and legal blindness, says her daughter has waited a decade for a residential program and is told she is not a crisis case.
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New and old mood drugs show similar effectiveness
Washington AP reports a meta analysis of 264 studies on 32 anti mood compounds finds no significant efficacy difference between newer drugs like Prozac and older options like Elavir for adults with major depression. Side effects may be lower with newer drugs, but evidence is inconclusive for children and special health needs. About half of adults responded, versus 32 percent on placebo.
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Painkiller for shingles gets FDA approval
Washington report says Diana Hind suffered severe shingles pain until her husband, a retired chemist, created a patch. The FDA approved the Lido-Derm patch for up to 200000 shingles pain sufferers, marking a refined evolution of the home remedy.
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Black infant deaths probed in Newark conference
Speakers at a conference on black infant mortality cited racism and stress as factors raising infant death risk for Black babies. Nationally seven per 1000 infants die before age one, with Black infants about 2.5 times more likely to die than White infants. Premature birth and low birth weight are key factors, while stress from environmental and social conditions may trigger earlier births and smaller babies.
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