Overheated cord blamed for deadly New York fire
A Sunday Bronx blaze killed Lt. Curtis Meyran and firefighter John Bellew after they leaped from the fourth floor while searching for occupants. A Brooklyn fire left Richard Sclafani gravely injured. preliminary findings point to an overheated extension cord igniting bedding and a mattress and to materials near an electric space heater as possible causes.
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New York
Curtis Meyran
John Bellew
Bronx
Richard Sclafani
Brooklyn
Meyran
Bellew
Teacher who killed husband sentenced in Michigan
PONTIAC Mich. An elementary school teacher Nancy Seaman received a life term without parole for fatally hacking her husband with a hatchet after a domestic dispute. She protested the verdict as a miscarriage of justice and said she would appeal. Prosecutors said the killing followed a Mother's Day argument and a shopping trip for the hatchet. police found the body days later in the couple's SUV. Seaman claimed self defense after her husband menaced her with a steak knife and she grabbed the nearest object.
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Pontiac
Mich
Nancy Seaman
Seaman
Robert
Robert Seaman
Missouri bans video games in state prisons
Governor Matt Blunt banned all video games from Missouri prisons amid concerns over games simulating murders carjackings and police killings. He called games a luxury inmates should not enjoy and said tax dollars and staff time should not determine which games are violent.
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Jefferson City
Matt Blunt
Missouri
Blunt
Florida cold snap grips state with rare frosts
Freezing temperatures swept across Florida making it one of the coldest days of winter. Ocala recorded 25 degrees and Tampa hovered around 32 for three hours. The National Weather Service said the critical farming areas were not hit by long lasting freezes. Meteorologist Barry Goldsmith noted the risk appeared limited.
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Miami
Florida
Ocala
Tampa
National Weather Service
Barry Goldsmith
Three more Fannie Mae executives step down
Washington based Fannie Mae announced three senior executives Jonathan Boyles Janet Pennewell and Sam Rajappa will move to advisory roles as part of a wider leadership shake up following earlier departures of Franklin Raines and J Timothy Howard The company seeks to align leadership while facing potential nine billion dollars in previously unreported derivative losses and a review by regulators of earnings practices tied to FAS 133 derivatives guidance
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Washington
Fannie Mae
Jonathan Boyles
Janet Pennewell
Sam Rajappa
Charles Greener
Franklin Raines
J. Timothy Howard
Prin
Cipal
Leanne Spencer
Securities and Exchange Commission
Fannie
Boyles
Rajappa
Pennewell
Greener
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
FDA allows Vioxx study to emerge and risks cited
A Lancet online report funded by FDA reaffirms Vioxx risks with up to 140000 excess heart disease cases and up to 56000 deaths over five years. Lead author Dr David J Graham criticized FDA policies while noting higher risk at increased doses. The study uses 1.4 million Kaiser patients and found no increased risk for Celebrex.
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Food and Drug Administration
United States
France
Senate
David J. Graham
FDA
Center For Drug Evaluation and Research
Graham
Lancet
Kaiser Permanente California
Merck & Co
William B. White
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Gates pledge $750 million to global vaccination drive
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate 750 million to the Vaccine Fund to combat diphtheria measles polio and yellow fever in 72 nations. The gift marks one of the largest charitable donations ever and funds vaccines for rotavirus and meningitis while supporting the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.
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Microsoft Corp
Bill Gates
International Vaccine Fund
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Gates
Joan B. Kroc
Salvation Army
United States
World Health Organization
Gate
Global Alliance For Vaccines and Immunization
United Nations
World Bank
Gates Foundation
Lawmaker seeks Bush highway name in New Haven
In New Haven Connecticut a bill would rename Route 34 the President George W Bush Highway to honor the president born there. Supporters note his Yale ties while opponents joke about naming a traffic jam, reflecting local political tensions and Bush's complex ties to the city.
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New Haven
Conn
George W. Bush
Bush
Yale
University
John DeStefano
Themis Klarides
Derby
Klarides
California schools chief endorses tax hike in education plan
Superintendent Jack OConnell used his state of education speech to criticize Governor Schwarzenegger's budget, arguing California must raise taxes on the wealthiest to fund schools adequately. He linked weak school spending to poor student performance and urged protests against the proposed cuts from Proposition 98.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
California
Jack O’connell
O'Connell
Schwarzenegger
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