Researchers link common virus to diabetes and heart disease
Scientists led by Dr Massimo Trucco at Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh report in Circulation that common viral strains may prime the body to overreact, possibly causing insulin dependent diabetes or cardiomyopathy in some children. While vaccines could emerge to guard against these diseases, no definitive link to Coxsackievirus B is confirmed. The virus is common and often spread via poor hand hygiene, with most strains causing only mild flu like symptoms.
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Pittsburgh
Massimo Trucco
Children’s Hospital
Trucco
Mothers and Daughters Torn by 1979 Kidnapping Case
Boston report on Barbara Kurth seeking reunion with two grown daughters taken by their father in October 1979. Stephen Fagan, the father, remains jailed after a February arrest related to the kidnapping. Daughters Rachel and Lisa Martin were living in New York and California. Fagan claims he acted to protect them from their alcoholic mother.
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Boston
Barbara Kurth
Stephen Fagan
Fagan
Motton
Middlesex Superior Court
Pam Beach
Fla
Ing
William Martin
Rachel
Lisa Martin
New York
California
Couple guilty of child neglect in rat bite case
In Princeton West Virginia Frank and Liz Taylor pleaded guilty to child neglect after their six week old son Timothy was bitten by rats on April 4 in an uninhabitable mobile home. The infant required reconstructive surgery and the child was placed in foster care along with two older siblings. Prosecutor Charles Smith seeks probation and sentencing is set for October 23. charges carry up to ten years in prison.
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W.va
Charles Smith
Frank
Liz Taylor
Taylors
Timothy
Wall collapses at Flushing High School kills four workers
A 30-foot cinder block wall collapsed Monday at Flushing High School during auditorium construction. Four workers died and two were injured, with one in critical condition. Ten workers were at the site. none were on the wall when it fell.
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Flushing Township
Mich
Flushing High School
Flint
Doug Kennedy
Kennedy
Pepper spray case tests force used on anti logging protesters
A federal jury weighs if authorities used unreasonable force when pepper spray was sprayed into the eyes of anti logging demonstrators who chained themselves to a lumber company and Rep. Frank Riggs offices last September and October. The protesters seek damages from Eureka Police and Humboldt County Sheriff.
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San Francisco
Humboldt County
Frank Riggs
Nancy Delaney
Eureka Police Department
Humboldt County Sheriff's Department
Health officials warn of summer influenza outbreak in Alaska
Health officials report an influenza outbreak in Alaska and the Yukon Territory affecting travelers. More than 1,840 cases were recorded by Aug 21 mostly on cruises and tours, with 67 pneumonia cases connected to the virus. Authorities trace the spread to an influenza A strain and advise precautions for older people and those with chronic conditions.
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Seattle
Alaska
Canada
Yukon Territory
U.S
North America
Woman Arrested After Cyanide Mailings in Marina Del Rey
Kathryn Schoonover, 50, arrested outside the Marina del Rey post office as deputies seize a box with over 100 envelopes. Authorities say she denied mailing cyanide letters and detectives report no motive yet for the attempted murders by mail.
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Marina del Rey
Calif
Beverly Hills
Kathryn Schoonover
John Vernon
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Schoonover
Bin Laden Plot To Kill Clinton Revealed In Reports
Reports allege Osama bin Laden ordered two assassination attempts on President Clinton, with Ramzi Yousef named as hit man in one plan and Wali Khan Amin Shah claiming the order came from bin Laden. Separate notes say a U.S. airstrike hit the Shifa Pharmaceuticals plant in Khartoum amid evidence of chemical agent production.
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U.S
Africa
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Philippines
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Newsday
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New York Post
FBI
Post
Pakistan
Yousef
bin Laden
Wali Khan Amin Shah
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Manhattan
Murer
Khartoum
Shifa Pharmaceuticals
Lewinsky
EMPTA's Role in Advancing Production
A fragment notes that possessing EMPTA moves efforts toward producing the targeted outcome. The text hints at EMPTA enabling progress, with emphasis on its pivotal role in facilitating subsequent production stages.
Intelligence ties link Shifa plant to terror networks
U.S. intelligence officials say the Shifa plant has been under scrutiny for over a year. Intercepts show senior executives connected to al Qaeda circles and Iraq's weapons program figure Emad Al Ani. Deputy Ambassador Burleigh argues no UN technical team is needed as Washington cites existing evidence of chemical agents.
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Uurig
United Nations
Clinton
Sudan
State Department
James Foley
U.N
bin Laden
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Iraq
Emad al Ani
U.S
Peter Burleigh
Washington
Clinton lunch and private retreat mark unusual presidential vacation
President Clinton spent a private vacation day on Martha's Vineyard choosing separate meals from Hillary and avoiding the golf course. Hillary joined friends for a yacht lunch near the island while Clinton met Vernon Jordan at a rented home. Chelsea shopped with friends on Oak Bluffs as Bowles urged staff to stop whining and focus on work. Afterward, Clinton visited Alley's General Store in Chilmark, accepting a canvas bag of island produce.
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Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Pal Vernon Jordan
Washington
White House
Erskine Bowles
Jordan
Clinton
Alley
Chilmark
Mass
US presses oil embargo option over Libya Flight 103 suspects
The United States says if Libya refuses to hand over the two Libyan suspects for trial, the UN sanctions could be expanded to include Libyan oil sales. Britain supports a third-country trial, possibly in Scotland, while Libyan leader Gaddafi has not yet responded. Albright said the plan is non negotiable and urges swift action.
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U.S
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Robin Cook
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United Kingdom
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Esmat Abdel Meguid
U.N
Kofi Annan
Albright
Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi
Lamen Khalifa Flamah
Security Council
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Saudi Arabia
Hosni Mubarak
Idriss Deby
Chad
Tripoli
Sandy Berger
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