California teen wins Siemens science prize for wave energy device
Aaron Goldin, 17, a senior at San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas, wins the Siemens Westinghouse Competition top individual prize and a $100,000 college scholarship for a gyroscope that converts ocean wave energy into electricity. He built prototypes from a tape recorder, an answering machine, and appliances.
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Soldiers sue over extended time in Iraq service
Washington Army specialist David Qualls and seven other reservists filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging a policy that kept them in Iraq beyond their terms of enlistment. They seek immediate release, calling it a matter of fairness and noting they served five months past their one year obligation.
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SUV drives over teens in revenge in Florida
In St Augustine Florida Kathy Feaganes Allen struck two brothers after they hit her vehicle with a golf ball in a parking lot. One boy suffered life threatening injuries. The 14 and 16 year olds were bouncing the ball Sunday afternoon and apologized after the impact. Allen is held without bail on attempted murder charges.
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Miami lawyer questions fair trial for Cali cartel kingpin
Miami attorney Jose Quinon asserted it would be virtually impossible to obtain a fair trial for Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, the Cali cartel founder extradited from Colombia. Rodriguez Orejuela, 65, faces drug and money laundering charges, with arraignment set for December 27 after a lengthy wait.
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NASA Still Can't Make Space Repairs After Columbia
NASA officials acknowledged in a status report that nearly two years after the Columbia disaster they still lack a reliable method to patch shuttle wing holes and repair other vulnerabilities. Developing in-orbit inspection and repair capabilities remains one of the most challenging return-to-flight tasks, though NASA hopes for a May or June Discovery liftoff.
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Celebrex Appears Safer Than Vioxx in Heart Risk
University of Pennsylvania study contrasts the two arthritis drugs after Vioxx recall. Researchers found Vioxx users faced about 2.72 times higher heart attack risk than Celebrex users among 1,718 heart attack patients and 6,800 controls in the five-county Philadelphia area.
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University of Pennsylvania
Stephen Kimmel
Fessor
Annals of Internal Medicine
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