West Nile turns Phoenix into epidemic hotspot
Phoenix, facing triple digit heat and scarce rain, is flagged by federal health officials as the nation’s only West Nile epidemic state. Abandoned pools and irrigation canals in neighborhoods create mosquito habitats as patio misters and lush lawns lure residents and transplant communities alike.
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Illinois to start online network to import drugs
Governor Blagojevich announced Illinois will launch an Internet network within a month to allow residents to buy prescription drugs from Canada Ireland and the United Kingdom becoming the first state to tap European pharmacies amid federal bans on imports. Nine people filed a lawsuit alleging physical and sexual abuse by nuns at a deaf school, including a claimant who said she was forced to drink another student's urine.
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US to impose new security rules on visa waiver travelers
Washington imposes two measures affecting visitors from 22 European nations plus Australia Brunei Japan New Zealand and Singapore. Starting the end of September travelers from visa waiver countries will be fingerprinted and photographed on entry at airports and seaports. By Oct 26 all such travelers must have machine readable passports.
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Man sentenced in case of prayer service death
MILWAUKEE A church elder was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for abusing an 8 year old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. Prosecutors say Ray Hemphill laid on Terrance Cottrell Jr.'s chest for at least an hour while trying to release demons from him before the boy died Aug. 22, 2003. It was your unreasonable and reckless conduct that caused this child to die.
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Germantown residents fear U.S. troop pullout effects
In Kitzingen Germany shopkeeper Hans Seitz and local officials fear losing U S troops as two divisions may depart under Bush plans. The town depends on U S soldiers for business and subsidies with 70 000 troops slated to return home over the next decade. locals recall wartime ties and long friendly bonds.
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