Self-sticking stamps surge as a dietary joking tale
A Michigan postal clerk joked that weight gain comes from licking stamps as self-sticking stamps soar from 2.8 billion in 1994 to 8.8 billion last year. The Post Office plans to print 30 billion stamps this year. In Dallas, 6 year old Katie Baxter remained critical after a tiger attack and a car crash en route to the hospital. Her mother Jammy Baxter was injured, and a passenger bus was evacuated after a cruise ship engine room fire off a resort town.
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Israel defends Qana camp shelling with drone video
Israel released footage from a reconnaissance drone to counter UN findings on the Qana refugee camp shelling on April 18 in south Lebanon. The UN report stopped short of accusing Israel of intentional targeting while noting the shelling pattern was unlikely due to accident or failure.
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South Africa Adopts Permanent Constitution After Rebirth
South Africa approved a permanent constitution replacing the post apartheid peace framework with majority rule and a broad bill of rights. Mandela hailed the move as a rebirth as Parliament passed the document 421 to 2 with Inkatha boycotting. The constitution will take effect once certified by the Constitutional Court.
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Particles in safe air kill 64,000 Americans a year
A NRDC study using 239 cities links fine pollution from power plants and vehicles to about 64,000 deaths annually. Harvard and EPA experts note health risks even at low levels, with cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles bearing high tolls while others see pollution-related deaths exceed auto accidents. In Steubenville, life span loss averaged one to two years. Elderly, those with respiratory issues, and urban children face greatest risk. In Massachusetts 1989 data show 792 deaths from particulates vs 410 auto deaths.
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Warmer surgery cuts infection in colon operations
Boston ap A study finds that keeping patients around normal body temperature during surgery with heated IV fluids and air warm blankets dramatically reduces surgical wound infections and speeds healing. Dr Daniel Sessler UCSF notes the benefit and routine warming may become standard practice.
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Minnesota Nice comforts Arnold Schwarzenegger on set
Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoys Minnesota Nice while filming Jingle All the Way in Bloomington. Local bakery coffee shop and toy store owners sent cookies coffee and toys to his family as he hosted a charity fundraiser with a $95 meal price.
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