Americans win Nobel Prize in chemistry in Sweden
Nominated by the Royal Swedish Academy, Americans Peter Agre of Johns Hopkins University and Roderick MacKinnon of Rockefeller University win the Nobel Prize in chemistry for discoveries of cellular water channels and ion transport structures. The work illuminates diseases of the heart kidneys and nervous system and highlights ion channels as drug targets. The researchers note the major impact is understanding disease rather than immediate cures.
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Sweden
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Roderick MacKinnon
Agre
Johns Lopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore
Royal Swedish Academy
MacKinnon
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Rockefeller University
New York
Statisticians win Nobels for economic analyses
American Robert F. Engle and Briton Clive W J Granger won the 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for statistical methods in economic time series. The academy notes their work helps model GDP, prices, interest rates, and stock prices, aiding understanding of market volatility and financial data. Engle teaches at NYU while Granger is at UC San Diego.
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Sweden
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Engle
New York University
Granger
University of California
San Diego
Arafat Aides Deny Heart Attack Amid Illness Rumors
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, 74, is weakened by a stomach flu with advisers denying a reported mild heart attack. Doctors from Jordan treated him after Sept. 29 episodes of illness. aides say he remains weak, eating little, needing rest, while a nervous tic and tremors are noted. Israel says he may be allowed hospital treatment if needed.
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West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Nabil Abu Adeneh
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Ramallah
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Jonathan Peled
Israel
Abduction to Bank Cash Forcing Wife of Senator Gregg
Kathleen Gregg, 52, was abducted at knifepoint from her McLean home. Two men entered, demanded money, and fled after forcing her to withdraw cash from a local bank. She was released unharmed and authorities pursued leads in Fairfax County.
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Judd Gregg
New Hampshire
Kathleen Gregg
McLean
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Protesters Demand Release of Shiite Cleric in Iraq
About 2,000 Shiite Muslims marched to the U.S. coalition headquarters in Baghdad demanding the release of cleric Moayed al Khazraji, detained after leading talks with Americans. Protests continued despite talks with clerics, with some demonstrators blocking U S armored vehicles near the presidential palace.
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Iraq
Moayed al-Khazraji
U.S
Martin Dempsey
al- Khazraji
al-Khazraji
Severe Winter Weather Could Raise Heating Fuel Costs
The Department of Energy warns harsh winter weather may push heating fuel costs up by 16 to 19 percent. Prices for heating fuels average around $1.13 per gallon, indicating higher bills for households during cold spells.
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Winter natural gas costs expected higher despite ample supplies
The Energy Department foresees wholesale natural gas prices 9 percent higher this winter, ranging from 4.50 to 5.00 per 1000 cubic feet, with homeowners facing up to about 22 percent higher heating bills if winter is severe. Heating oil and propane show mixed prospects depending on weather and crude oil prices.
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Energy Department
Northeast
Guy Caruso
Energy Information Administration
Statistical Agency
Caruso
Mike Halpert
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