PETA protesters burn hay on Capitol steps
Capitol police rounded up 12 members of PETA after they set bales of hay on fire on the Capitol steps to protest government support for the pork industry. Three were arrested on felonies including arson and destruction of property. Nobody was hurt. Tourists watched as firefighters doused the flames and yellow tape cordoned off the scene.
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Milk Intervention Cuts Recurrence of Colorectal Adenomas
Dr. J A Baron at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center reports in the New England Journal of Medicine a study of 832 patients undergoing colorectal adenoma surgery across six hospitals. Over four years calcium supplements reduced adenoma recurrence versus placebo, with 127 of 409 on calcium developing new tumors compared to 159 of 423 on placebo, and fewer tumors per patient in the calcium group.
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Explosion at Arkansas refinery kills three workers
An explosion at Cross Oil Refinery in Smackover Arkansas killed three employees of an outside contractor. State Police said they were working on a naphtha valve when the blast occurred about 10:30 a.m. Fire and hazardous materials teams along with the coroner responded to control a naphtha leak. Smackover lies about 110 miles south of Little Rock.
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DNA machine made from strands bends on cue
Researchers at New York University report a rigid moving part built from two double stranded DNA spirals joined by a DNA bridge. Exposed to a chemical solution the hinge bends, a step toward tiny machines that may assemble circuits or clear brain vessels. The Nature study by Nadrian C Seeman and team describes progress toward arms and fingers on micro robots.
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Dog Bite Study Warns Against Cheap Treatments
A study of 107 dog and cat bites found an average of five germ types per bite and 152 bacterial strains, including 10 new to infect humans. Humans bites remain far more dangerous. doctors should avoid cheap remedies and treat infected bites promptly.
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Copter drops food to Antarctic trekkers
遭遇强风暴雪和严寒的南极探险队在由直升机空投补给后仍未完成南极往返目标。彼得·希拉里在卫星电话中描述独木舟似的体力透支与饥饿感，回顾斯科特及其队伍在1911-12年的致命旅程。此行动最终在第70天靠近南极点时失败，队员或需继续前往新西兰基督城及回国。
Court skeptical of two tier welfare in California plan
The Supreme Court questioned California's policy to pay new welfare entrants lower benefits than longtime residents, a move intended to curb migration for benefits. Justices questioned the constitutional implications of mobility and whether other state programs could face similar rules, with concerns about grave consequences for families relying on welfare.
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Hamas Leader Says Arafat US Bugging Militants
Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin says his home is bugged and visitors watched by US supplied equipment tied to Arafat's government. He accuses a crackdown that has jailed hundreds and shut Hamas welfare offices as Netanyahu campaigns. Yassin rejects peace with Israel and warns of underground fighters seeking revenge after last year’s killings.
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