Mothers fight over life saving drug for son in Maine case
Valerie Emerson, 27, refuses the AIDS treatment for her son Nikolas, hoping to spare him a fate she believes the three drug cocktail would cause. The Maine Department of Human Services seeks a judge to decide who will administer the medication.
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Maine
Valerie Emerson
Emerson
Nikolas
Maine Department of Human Services
Death toll rises in Chiapas as floods devastate Chiapas region
Floods across Chiapas have left more than 100 dead and about 20,000 displaced. Affected communities suffer lost roads and bridges, communications outages, and widespread shelter needs. Aid from government, Red Cross, and volunteers pours into Tapachula as health teams rush to prevent epidemics.
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Chiapas
Francisco Labastida
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Labastida
Guadalupe Saucedo Vidal
Elda
Saucedo
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Nayarit
Jalisco
Sinaloa
Guanajuato
Oaxaca
Guatemala
Ernesto Zedillo
Red Cross
Health Ministry
Voice recorder found in Swissair crash search carry on
Divers recovered the cockpit voice recorder from Swissair Flight 111 off Peggy’s Cove Nova Scotia marking a key step in determining the crash cause. The unit joined the flight data recorder found earlier, both aiding investigators as remains of victims are retrieved from the Atlantic.
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Coast Guard
Peggy’s Cove
Nova Scotia
SwissAir
Halifax
Atlantic
Ottawa
Transportation Board
Rick Town
Preserver
Flight 111
New York
Primakov Confirmed as Prime Minister in Russia Crisis Call
Yevgeny Primakov was approved by the State Duma by a 317 to 63 vote to become Russia's prime minister. He urged state intervention to tackle the worst economic crisis since 1991, comparing Russia's plight to the United States during the 1930s and cautioned against expecting quick results. The ruble weakened to about 10 to 12 per dollar from 17 last week as markets reacted.
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Russia
Yevgeny Primakov
Primakov
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Duma
U.S
Sudan warplane bombs refugee camp in rebel south
A Sudanese government warplane struck Labone Camp near the Uganda border, killing two. Chaap Paul of Norwegian People's Aid, which runs a hospital there, says the raid is part of a series of attacks in areas controlled by the Sudan People's Liberation Army amid a long war for autonomy in the south.
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Kenya
Sudan
Labone
Uganda
Chaap Paul
Norwegian People’s Aid
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Raleigh County Pictorial History Book Pre-Order Offer
The Register Herald teams with local historian David Sibray to publish a 128 page Raleigh County pictorial history. The library quality volume features over 250 archival photographs with captions, bound in leatherette. Pre-publication price is $29.95. after release the price rises to $39.5.
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David Sibray
Raleigh County
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