States crack down on flu shots for low risk groups
States and the District of Columbia threaten fines or jail for giving vaccines to healthy adults amid a national shortage. Michigan and others cite public health risk as authorities push clinics to vaccinate priority groups, with penalties ranging from fines to months in jail.
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Wyoming judge strikes down snowmobile ban in parks
U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer ruled the Clinton era ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton violated public and state participation rules. The 2001 rule was criticized as prejudged. NPS drafts new rules with plans for up to 720 guided snowmobiles daily in Yellowstone and 140 daily in Grand Teton.
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Chicago privatizes Skyway toll road in $1.8 billion deal
Chicago reaches a $1.8 billion privatization pact with Cintra Macquarie to operate the Skyway for 99 years. The consortium will double the $4 toll over the next decade and beyond, while the city uses lease receipts to repay about $400 million of Skyway debt.
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Streaker at Pa school sentenced for indecent exposure
Russell Chmieleski an 18 year old Towanda High School graduate pleaded guilty to first degree indecent exposure for streaking the graduation ceremony. He faces six months to two years in a county jail as the charge is a misdemeanor. He had been excluded from the event after failing to meet graduation requirements. Towanda lies northwest of Scranton. The incident prompted questions about school policy and the student’s status.
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Cheney's gay daughter avoids spotlight at GOP convention
Mary Cheney and Heather Poe sat apart from her family during Dick Cheney's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. After Alan Keyes called her a selfish hedonist, Cheney declined to comment on John Kerry's birth orientation remark. Cheney, 35, longtime Colorado resident, operates in her father's campaign office and previously worked for Coors Brewing Co. as a gay outreach coordinator.
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Alabama woman pregnant after first known ovary transplant
Stephanie Yarber of Muscle Shoals Alabama, who received ovarian tissue from her identical twin in an April transplant at St Luke's Hospital to restore fertility, is five weeks pregnant. Doctors say ovulation followed the procedure and a home test confirmed the pregnancy, with ultrasound ensuring the news. The twins underwent surgery to transplant ovarian tissue to Yarber to revive her fertility after years of infertility.
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United States
Giant squid spotted in Far North offshore Sitka
In Sitka Alaska a 5-foot Humboldt squid was caught offshore by Alan Otness and crew on Sept 18 while baiting longline gear. The specimen, Dosidicus gigas, was shipped to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for study, marking a notable northern range expansion into Far North waters.
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Mo plane crash kills 2 aboard
Jefferson City Missouri report states a Pinnacle Airlines CRJ2 crashed in a residential area on Thursday killing the two crew members aboard. The jet, en route from Little Rock to Minneapolis, damaged a garage and started a house fire with no ground injuries. Capt Jesse Rhodes and First Officer Peter Cesarz were identified as the pilots.
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Pilot injured as aircraft crashes at Miramar air show
A small plane crashed near the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar during theMiramar Air Show injuring the pilot. About 300 spectators were present and the show was suspended. The pilot was airlifted to a hospital with undisclosed details while the aircraft type and crash circumstances remained unknown.
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