West Nile virus death toll hits five in Louisiana
Louisiana confirms a fifth death from West Nile virus and 14 new infections as officials expand mosquito spraying amid a nationwide outbreak. The 76 year old woman from St. Tammany Parish is the latest fatality, with 71 residents ill overall.
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Museum educates public on West Nile virus spread in Dallas
Dallas Museum of Natural History presents an exhibit on West Nile virus, showing how it spreads from birds to humans and prevention steps. The display includes stuffed birds and mosquito specimens while health officials report rising cases across several states and ongoing monitoring by the CDC.
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Einhorn seeks to bar retrial in Philadelphia murder case
Ira Einhorn, the former hippie guru and fugitive, asks a U.S. appeals court to bar a new murder trial arranged after his return from France. He argues the plan violates double jeopardy by trying him twice for the same crime. He fled in 1981 before a planned trial over the 1997 murder and later arrest in France.
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California bakery recalls white chocolate rasp berry cheesecake
A California bakery recalled a white chocolate rasp berry cheesecake that may have been served at nearly a dozen Olive Garden restaurants in Texas and other states. The dessert could carry listeria monocytogenes but most of the batch was discarded. a small portion may have reached 19 Olive Garden locations in Texas and other states between July 26 and 31. Healthy individuals may have mild symptoms. severe infections risk for young children elderly and pregnant women with possible miscarriage or stillbirth.
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Dump truck hits line ignites regional outage
Preliminary findings by Paso Electric indicate a dump truck bed contact with a high voltage transmission line caused last week's regional power outage. The incident disrupted about 750,000 El Paso Electric customers from Hatch to Van Horn as the system auto-tripped two other lines. Investigators will pursue why the single fault cascaded.
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Restored by 4 p.m. Friday on El Paso Electric outage
An El Paso Electric outage disrupted service until restoration by 4 p.m. Friday. Crews worked to fix the fault and restore power to affected customers. Net link provided for updates.
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Nicolas Cage plans seven figure sale of rare comic collection
Nicolas Cage will auction his prized comic book collection through Heritage Comics Auctions of Dallas in a joint sale with a Kansas City dealer. The set includes first appearances of Batman Captain America and Green Lantern, and could realize seven figures. Auction director John Petty notes Cage’s focus on quality.
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Officials unveil plan to speed aquifer cleanup near Pantex
Officials at BWXT Pantex propose a $131 million plan to hasten cleaning of a contaminated aquifer above the Ogallala, aiming to finish by 2008 and cut risk while saving about $13 million. Public comment runs to August 16. The plan keeps pump and treat filtration for high explosive and chromium cleanup and continues soil remediation at Panhandle site.
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