Gr eire gains lead in Washington governor race recount
Democrat Christine Gregoire moves ahead by 10 votes over Republican Dino Rossi after King County reports a hand recount. Belated ballots may widen her edge as state Supreme Court weighs countability. observers expect further court challenges and certification pending.
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Boeing Delta 4 Heavy Rocket Test Ends in Failure
The Delta 4 Heavy rocket failed during a test flight from Cape Canaveral. A shorter than planned main engine burn caused the three hydrogen engines to underperform while delivering a dummy satellite to a geosynchronous orbit. The Air Force paid $140 million for the test.
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Colon cancer DNA test disappoints hopes for easier screening
A major trial in the New England Journal of Medicine tested a stool DNA method on 4400 adults over 50 at average risk. It detected about half of cancers seen by colonoscopy, four times more than a blood stool test, but cost and inaccuracy limit use. Exact Sciences funded the study.
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Tanker Explodes Near Pentagon in Fatal I-395 Crash
A fuel tanker veered off I-395 near the Pentagon early Wednesday, triggering multiple explosions and flames up to 50 feet high. Driver Michael Jerome Guess, 31, of Rockville, Md., died in the crash after apparently striking a guardrail while entering the ramp. The intense heat scorched the roadway and damaged an overpass, closing the highway for hours.
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Airline smoking lawsuit upheld flight attendant award
A Florida appeals court upheld a $500000 award to former TWA attendant Lynn French who blamed secondhand smoke on airliners for bronchitis and sinus trouble. The decision tests the 1997 $349 million tobacco settlement and could clear the way for up to 3000 similar claims. The suit cites cabin smoke before domestic bans in 1990.
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Pope defrocks alleged abuser in Baltimore case
A priest shot in 2002 by a former altar boy he allegedly molested was defrocked by Pope John Paul II. Maurice Blackwell, 58, faces trial on four counts of child sexual abuse against Dontee Stokes. The abuse allegedly began in 1989 and ended in 1992.
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Gotti Brother Convicted in New York Murder Plot
Peter Gotti, 65, was found guilty of conspiring to have Salvatore Gravano killed in retaliation for testifying against the Dapper Don. The verdict followed a trial with informants and videotaped conversations involving his now-deceased brother.
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