Neighbors question safety near Indian Point 2 plant
In Buchanan New York area residents near Indian Point 2 express fear after a small radioactive steam leak. Con Ed says the leak was minor, alert lifted, and no health danger or need to evacuate. locals demand notification and accountability as activists plan a rally at the plant gate.
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Buchanan
N.Y
George Arian
Ossining
Indian Point 2
Regina Erben
Consolidated Edison
Hudson River
New York City
U.S
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
New York Times
NBC
Indian Point
Con Edison
Steve Quinn
Internet isolation study draws criticism from experts
A San Francisco AP report says a study by the Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society found increased Internet use reduces face to face interaction among 4,113 adults in 2,689 households. Critics call the results preliminary and question definitions of personal contact, while noting online activity correlates with more online conversations and less time with family, TV viewing drops, and more work at home.
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San Francisco
Howard Fienberg
Statistical Assessment Service
Washington, D.C
Institute For the Quantitative Study of Society
Norman Nie
Stanford
Lutz Erbring
Free University of Berlin
Fienberg
Jakob Nielsen
Nielsen
InterSurvey
Menlo Park
Nie
Cost concerns put a halt on kids vaccine policy
An AP report notes the CDC advisory panel changed its initial Prevenar recommendation to vaccinate all under 5 only for high risk groups and under 2, due to cost. The $232 four dose series prompted debate on public and private financing, with officials noting long term savings.
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Atlanta
Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Emery Worldward DC-8 crashes into California salvage yard
A Emery Worldwide DC-8 cargo jet crashed into an Insurance Auto Auctions yard in Rancho Cordova California killing all three crew aboard. Fire destroyed up to 200 wrecked cars and burned for hours as debris scattered along a quarter mile by the flaming impact. The plane carried clothing transmission fluid and small fuses and attempted an emergency return to Math er Field before wrecking.
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Rancho Cordova
Calif
Emery Worldwide Flight 17
Mather Field
Dayton
Ohio
Emery
Ees
James Allen
American River Fire
Dan Haverty
Allen
Insurance Auto Auctions
Jim Whitehead
Federal Aviation Administration
Los Angees
House panel urges end to military anthrax vaccination
A House Government Reform subcommittee report concludes the 2.4 million service members anthrax vaccine program rests on science gaps and should be suspended as experimental. It questions efficacy, safety monitoring, and long term protection while noting some soldiers suffer fevers, muscle pain, and dizziness. Pentagon and FDA defend safety and efficacy.
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Washington
House
Defense Department
House Government Reform National Security Subcommittee
Associated Press
Jim Turner
Pentagon
Christopher Shays
R-Conn
CBS
Food and Drug Administration
Youngest Walker spy son is released after 15 years
Michael Lance Walker, 37, son of John A. Walker Jr., leaves a halfway house after 15 years of a 25 year sentence for spying for the Soviet Union. He will be on supervised probation for the remainder. The 17 year spy ring damaged national security. his father, uncle, and Jerry Whitworth face long terms.
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Boston
Soviet Union
Michael Lance Walker
John A. Walker Jr
Walker
Dennis
Cape Cod
Hyannis
National
Michael Walker
Nimitz
Navy
John Walker
Jerry A. Whitworth
Arthur
Whitworth
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Prevenar
Emery Air Air
California
Eee
Ottawa Herald
Clcon Legal Services
Tenn
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Roush
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City Clark
Rantout
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Olathe Base Trucking
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