VA patients exposed to contaminated equipment HIV test results
VA confirms a patient tested positive for HIV after exposure to contaminated endoscopic equipment at a medical facility. Officials note hepatitis found in 16 patients earlier, while warning more than 10,000 veterans to seek blood testing across Tennessee Georgia and Miami amid sterilization failures.
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Tenn
Veterans Affairs Department
Tennessee
Georgia
Miami
Fresno
Calif
California
Food and Drug Administration
Setton Pistachio
Terra Bella, Inc
FDA
Kraft Foods Inc
Pentagon ends F-22s and White House helicopters
Defense Secretary Gates announced cancellation of the F-22 fighter and the presidential helicopter program, while boosting Joint Strike Fighter production at Lockheed Martin. Shares rose about 9 percent as JFS funding moves to 11.2 billion, with job cuts eyed at plants in Georgia and Texas. The IAM Local 709 union represents about 1,200 F-22 workers at Marietta and Fort Worth.
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Lockheed Martin Corp
Wall Street
Defense
Robert Gates
Pentagon
White House
Lockheed
Gates
Fornia
Georgia
Connecticut
JSA Research Inc
Paul Nisbet
of Gates
Marietta
Fort Worth
Texas
International Association of Machinists Local 709
Earthquake Devastates L Aquila Area Dead and Injured
A powerful central Italy quake near L Aquila killed over 150 people and injured about 1,500 as thousands were left homeless. Rescue teams searched collapsed buildings including a university dormitory amid aftershocks and widespread damage to historic monuments.
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Laquila
Italy
Silvio Berlusconi
Apennine Mountains
L'Aquila
Calla
Culture Ministry
Giuseppe Proietti
Rome
L’aquila
Abruzzo
U.S. Geological Survey
National Institute of Geophysics
Obama vows no U.S. war with Islam in Turkey visit
In Ankara, President Obama declared the United States not at war with Islam and sought to mend ties with Turkey and the broader Muslim world. He framed al Qaida as extremists while stressing mutual respect and Turkey's central role in stabilizing Iraq and the region.
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Turkey
U.S
Barack Obama
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Obama
al-Qaida
Iraq
Middle East
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Israel
United States
George W. Bush
Baghdad hit by series of deadly incidents leaves 37 dead
In Baghdad crowd angered by coordinated sudden incidents that killed 37 and wounded over 100 as Iraqi forces faced accusations of failure. Officials tie attacks to Saddam Hussein loyalists and al Qaida linked groups timed around Baath party anniversary. In Sadr City crowds hurled stones at troops at a market after a car device exploded.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
al-Qaida
Baath
Interior Ministry
U.S
Sadr
Mohammed Latif
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