Powerball Jackpot Rolls Over After No Winner In Iowa
No Powerball ticket matched all six numbers in Des Moines on Wednesday night. The $14 million jackpot would have gone to players matching five numbers plus the Powerball, with an estimated $17 million on Saturday. Four tickets matched five numbers without the Powerball, each winning $100,000, sold in Arizona, Missouri, and South Dakota. Lottery numbers appear on page 2A.
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Des Moines
Arizona
Missouri
South Dakota
Military health survey shows record low substance use
Washington reports that last year, active duty personnel in the U.S. military had the lowest combined alcohol tobacco and illegal drug use since tracking began in 1980. Heavy drinking fell to 15.4 percent, smoking 29.9 percent, and illegal drug use 2.7 percent, with aims to reach 20 percent for drinking.
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U.S
Pentagon
Defense Department
Van Gogh painting fetches 19 million at Christie’s sale
New York City art auctions reach 66 million in one evening as Christie's at Rockefeller Center sells 36 of 40 lots. A Van Gogh landscape titled La Roubine du moi sells for 19.8 million to Washington collector Joseph Albritton. Monet works are prominent in the total.
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Christie
North American
Rockefeller Center
Arles
Washington
Joseph Albritton
Monet
Cezanne
Sotheby’s
Diabetes gene found in mice fuels childhood research
Researchers led by Dr. Ji-Won Yoon at the University of Calgary report that the GAD gene in nonobese diabetic mice triggers immune attack on insulin producing cells. Suppressing GAD expression prevented diabetes in mice, signaling a potential path toward a vaccine, though many questions remain.
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Washington
Ji-Won Yoon
Yoon
University of Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Science
Robert Goldstein
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Goldstein
FDA urges further study on Enbrel infection link
The FDA calls for more research into Enbrel as 30 of about 25,000 users have developed serious infections since last winter. Six deaths are reported, with unknown direct causes. Previous trials showed no increased risk. Doctors are advised to avoid Enbrel in active infections and to weigh risks in patients with recurrent infections or diabetes.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Prozac ads mark bold shift to direct consumer TV
Eli Lilly launches a 30 minute television infomercial for Prozac aimed mainly at women. The ad airs late at night and on weekends as drug makers push direct consumer marketing after eased TV advertising rules in 1997.
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Eli Lilly & Co
Foster care plan would aid transition to adulthood
Seventeen year old Montrey Bowie of Frederick Maryland faces leaving foster care at 18 with little money, despite completing high school equivalency and securing an entry level carpenters union job. Representatives Cardin and Johnson proposed doubling funding for independent living centers to ease the transition, backed by House leaders and President Clinton.
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Frederick
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Benjamin Cardin
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Connecticut
Johnson
House
Ways and Means
Tom DeLay
Rtex
DeLay
Clinton
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