Pacific leaders back record global bailout plan in Vancouver
APEC leaders in Vancouver approve a Manila crafted IMF stabilization plan amid Asia turmoil. Clinton warns of U.S. market impact while stressing concerted action and Japan's growth revival as Summers downplays any Tokyo rescue. Communique notes strong long term fundamentals despite currency slides and bank failures.
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Lawrence Summers
Tokyo
Ryutaro Hashimoto
FDA approves Meridia obesity drug despite risks
The FDA authorized Knoll Pharmaceutical's Meridia as the first new obesity medication since diet drug bans. The drug modestly increases weight loss but raises blood pressure and pulse, prompting warnings to restrict use to severely obese patients and exclude those with heart issues. Sale will await DEA control decisions.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Knoll Pharmaceutical
FDA
James Bilstad
Knoll
Carter Fekert
Drug Enforcement Administration
Earl Spencer in Divorce Fight Over Where to Hear Case
In Cape Town, Earl Spencer and former model Victoria Lockwood faced hearings to decide whether their divorce should be heard in Britain or South Africa. Lockwood’s lawyer said Spencer was unfaithful within months of the marriage, with multiple liaisons. Most assets lie in Britain, potentially affecting any settlement if heard there.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Earl Spencer
Diana
Spencer
Victoria Lockwood
Britain
Ms. Lockwood
Boy Dies After Facial Surgery In Tennessee
Seven year old Gerald Fuentes from Peru traveled to Chattanooga for a 13 hour operation at Erlanger Medical Center to correct a misshapen nose mouth and eyes. Doctors said he appeared to recover after the procedure but suffered a stroke Saturday and died two days later.
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Nashville, Tenn
Gerald Fuentes
Gerald
Peru
Chattanooga
Erlanger Medical Center
Norqual
Commission backs science in supplement claims but with light oversight
A presidential panel urged dietary supplement makers to base health claims on scientific evidence and to publish supporting data. It stopped short of requiring firms to submit evidence to the FDA, saying consumers must verify claims themselves and do their own homework before buying supplements.
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Washington
Commission On
Food and Drug Administration
New Yorker Wins Scrabble World Championship
Joel Sherman of New York City defeated Matt Graham of New York 3 games to 1 to claim his first world Scrabble title and a 25000 prize. The final saw a key ruling overturn a Graham play with flexers versus flexor, preserving Sherman’s advantage.
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Washington
Joelerman
Sherman
Matt Graham
New York City
Graham
Satellite Safely Recovered From Out Of Control Spin On Columbia
NASA and six astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia restored the $10 million Spartan satellite after two spacewalkers Winston Scott and Takao Doi grabbed it during a 7 1/2 hour EVA. The crew used the robot arm to place the satellite back in the cargo bay and began testing to see if it can be released again later in the 16 day mission. Mission manager Craig Tooley said the craft appears healthy though battery and later operations remain uncertain.
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Spartan
Craig Tooley
Columbia
Septuplets near off ventilators at Blank Children’s Hospital
In Des Moines doctors report two more of the McCaughey septuplets may come off ventilators. Kenneth Robert remains the strongest, breathing and feeding on schedule while the youngest Joel Steven briefly breathed unaided before returning to support. Five siblings stay on vents as their weights drop 5 to 10 percent since birth, a sign doctors view as kidney function and circulation improving.
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McCaughey Reeplets
Robert Shaw
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Blank Children's Hospital
Kenneth Robert
Hercules
Joel Steven
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