Tragedy in Abandoned Truck Trailer Ends in Seventeen Deaths
In Victoria Texas an airless trailer at a South Texas truck stop held more than 100 suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras. Seventeen died at the scene and one more died later at a hospital. A man Tyrone Williams of Schenectady NY was arrested in Houston area on one suspect. two more suspects sought. Six men were hospitalized with heat injuries. Authorities described it as the deadliest U S immigrant smuggling incident in over 15 years with ongoing investigations by federal and local agencies.
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Sierra Blanca
Asa Hutchinson
Border and Transportation Security
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Hutchinson
Washington
Michael Ratcliff
Marco Nouns
Head investigator cites missed signals in shuttle tragedy
Washington AP The Columbia Accident Investigation Board chief says if heat shield damage on the left wing had been known engineers could have tried to save the astronauts. He cites missed signals and bureaucratic decisions, noting a 10 percent chance of saving the crew and possible in-orbit delay for solutions.
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Bush Roh back nuclear-free Korea seek peaceful path
President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun pledged a nuclear weapons free Korean Peninsula and urged a peaceful settlement with North Korea. They invited regional players and Russia to join talks, stressing no tolerance for nuclear weapons in North Korea while noting U.S. troops in Korea should remain to preserve security.
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New Guidelines Reclassify Normal Blood Pressure Levels
Government guidelines designate 115/75 as a threshold where artery damage starts and 120/80 as the preferred limit. About 45 million Americans are deemed prehypertensive with advice to exercise, reduce salt, and delay progression to high blood pressure. The report also suggests two medications for many with established hypertension and revisits initial therapy with diuretics amidst doctor debates.
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Aram Chobanian
Boston University
Journal of the American Medical Association
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