Jury Deliberations on Aron Case Enter Long Impasse
The Montgomery County jury in Ruthann Aron's case remains hung after days of seclusion with no verdict, though jurors report progress toward a resolution. The case centers on an insanity plea regarding Aron's alleged plan to hire a hit man to kill her husband, Barry Aron, a urologist, and attorney Arthur Kahn.
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Rockville
Ruthann Aron
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Paul A. McGuckian
Barry Helfand
Aron
MecGuckian
Helfand
Barry Aron
Baltimore
Arthur Kahn
Matthew Campbell
Montgomery County Detention Center
Suburban Hospital
Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center
TB epidemic spirals as WHO warns of global crisis
The World Health Organization reports TB is out of control in many countries with up to 1 billion more infections and 70 million deaths possible by 2020 unless action is taken. Seventy percent of infectious TB cases are in 22 nations, with drug resistance and rising deaths highlighted as urgent threats.
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Bangladesh
Brazil
China
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Mexico
Myanmar
Nigeria
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Russia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Thailand
Uganda
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
sub-Saharan Africa
Europe
Vanderbilt professors win Pentagon contract for robot insects
Two Vanderbilt mechanical engineers Ephrahim Garcia and Michael Goldfarb won a 904000 USD DARPA contract to develop tiny metallic crawlers with 1 2 millimeter stride and sensors or cameras. They aim to prototypes by June for reconnaissance beyond line of sight and distributed mission risk on future planetary exploration.
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Nashville, Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Pentagon
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Michael Golfarb
Garcia
Mr. Goldfarb
Bill Warren
DARPA
Defense Sciences Office
Vanderbilt Research
Mr. Warren
Mr. Garcia
Early allergy season linked to El Nino effects
Allergists warn this spring may be peak for allergies due to a warm wet winter and abundant growth. Advice includes regular vacuuming and dusting, indoor exercise, nasal breathing while active, and avoiding dry, cool air. Experts from Washington DC and Frederick offer tips on medications, showering after gardening, and mowing before pollination.
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Boltansky
Shalla Khan
Frederick
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