Britain to loosen gambling laws with giant casinos
Britain will introduce legislation within weeks to permit large casinos across the country offering unlimited jackpots. The move draws criticism from industry groups but draws interest from Caesars, MGM, and Goldman Sachs forecasting multi‑billion investments. Parliament aims for mid next year approval.
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Tony Blair
Britain
U.S
Caesars Entertainment Inc
MGM Mirage Inc
Goldman Sachs
Iain Wilkie
Ernst & Young
United States
South Africa
Australia
Doctors offer free gastric bypass to help 16 year old Brandon Bennett
Obesity Surgery Specialists proposed a no cost gastric bypass for Brandon Bennett after Texas Children's Hospital declined to fund the operation. The 16-year-old, weighing about 420 pounds, faces high blood pressure and rapid heart rate, and cannot ride Six Flags roller coasters. Once canceled by insurers, the surgery will be performed at Houston Community Hospital with the facility donating its services following a Chronicle report.
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Houston
Brandon Bennett
Brandon
Six Flags Astroworld
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston Chronicle
Obesity Center
Houston Community Hospital
Seven Die As MK Airlines Cargo Jet Crashes In Halifax
A Boeing 747 cargo jet bound for Spain broke apart on takeoff at Halifax International Airport. All seven crew members died as wreckage, including the tail, fell near an industrial park after the jet carried lawn tractors and 58 tons of lobster and fish from Bradley International. Canadian RCMP confirmed no survivors and recovered remains.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Spain
Halifax International
MK Airlines
Steve Anderson
Britain
Bradley International
Hartford
Conn
Zaragoza
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Joe Taplin
Army to charge 28 soldiers in Afghan prison deaths
The Army announced the completion of a two year probe into the December 2002 deaths of two prisoners at a U S run Afghan jail. Up to 28 soldiers face possible charges including involuntary manslaughter and maiming with one reservist already charged.
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USS
Afghanistan
Army
James P. Boland
Army Reserve
377Th Military Policy Company
Cincinnati
U.S
519Th
Military Intelligence
Battal
Afghan election count taps Karzai as turnout climbs
Afghanistan began vote counting in Kabul and major cities as Karzai lines up with about 59 percent of early tallies from five provinces. Qanooni and Dostum trail, while complaints over irregularities prompt foreign panel review of ballot processes and ink concerns.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Yunus Qanooni
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Kunduz
Mazar-e- Sharif
Gardez
Kandahar
Malaria vaccine progress offers hope for babies
London scientists report in The Lancet that early vaccination could prevent about one third of malaria cases in children and cut severe attacks by about two thirds. If confirmed, this could bring a parasite vaccine closer to reality by decade's end, though lifelong immunity remains unlikely.
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London
Lancet Medical Journal
Sharon to Lead Gaza Pullout Start Next Summer
Israel plans to pull 8200 Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip starting next summer, with a 12 week operation. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the military offensive would continue until shooting stops as Washington backs the pullout as part of a path toward a road map peace.
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Jerusalem
Ariel Sharon
Gaza Strip
Sharon
Israel
Washington
Bush
Gaza
Israel Radio
One million Palestinians sign up to vote in West Bank and Gaza
More than a million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have registered for municipal and general elections, marking the first phase of a long-delayed process. The Central Election Commission will keep 16 offices open, amid frustration with corruption and the conflict. Hamas urged mass registration as it contemplates participation in municipal polls starting December 9, with no date set for parliamentary or presidential votes.
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West Bank
Gaza
Ramallah
Palestinian Authority
Central Election Commission
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Commission
Hamas
Uled
Arafat
Chemical leads in female AIDS protection via vaginal gel
A new chemical blocks HIV entry through vaginal tissue, offering a promising lead for topical microbicides to protect women when condoms are not used. Animal tests showed strong protection, emphasized as a step forward by HIV researchers and specialists citing nonirritating potential and the growing female HIV burden worldwide.
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Washington
Science
Michael Lederman
Case Western Reserve University
Anthony Fauci
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
United Nations Program On
Swedish study links cell phones to benign tumor risk
A three year study from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm analyzed 750 Swedes with at least a decade of cell phone use. It found near doubling of acoustic neuroma risk and almost four times higher risk on the phone holding side, though researchers caution retroactive data limits and analog phone dominance during the period. Further research is needed to confirm if digital use shows the same pattern.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Anders Ahlbom
Ahlbom
Maria Feychting
Karolinska Institutet
International Journal of Epidemiology
Feuchting
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