Asbestos deaths rise in U S as cases mount
The CDC reports asbestos related deaths surged since the 1960s and will likely grow through the next decade due to long ago exposure. In 2000 alone 1493 deaths. 1998 saw asbestos deaths surpass black lung. Regulations in the 1970s reduced use but exposure decades earlier is driving current fatalities.
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Forest Home
Raleigh, N.C
Bob Pige
Asbestos Information Association of North America
Rivers carved wider gorges during last ice age finds
University of Vermont researchers led by Lyke d. Reusser report that the Potomac and Susquehanna rivers cut gorges around 35 000 years ago during the last ice advance, eroding rock at unusually high rates. Enriquetta Barrera of the NSF notes this as first data on Eastern seaboard river erosion.
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Lyke d. Reusser
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Enriquetta Barrera
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Paul It Bierman
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NASA clears two return-to-flight hurdles for shuttle program
CAPE CANAVERAL NASA has satisfied two major return-to-flight recommendations after the Columbia disaster but still wrestles with inspection and repair methods for shuttles in orbit. The task force expects a spring 2005 target for a flight, with ongoing debates on debris handling and an underbelly inspection boom.
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Space Agency
Richard Covey
Columbia
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
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International Spare Station
Missing jogger's husband lied to wife and family
SALT LAKE CITY The husband of a missing pregnant woman, Mark Hacking, 28, has been hospitalized. Police say he lied about graduating from college and gaining medical school acceptance as details emerge about his wife’s disappearance. Family reactions show shock at the deception and ongoing police interest.
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North Carolina
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Lars Hacking
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Soares
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Douglas Hacking
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Beekvel
University of North Carolina
University of Utah
Schwarzenegger Uses Girlie Men Slur in Budget Row
Los Angeles lawmakers and Democrats decry Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's use of the term girlie men as sexist and homophobic while he accused Democrats of stalling the budget. A governor spokesman said no apology would be offered. State leaders including Sen. Sheila Kuehl condemn the remark as homophobic and distracting from negotiations.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Ontario
Sheila Kuehl
Kuehl
Leshian
Teen seeks divorce from father amid tangled court case
In Canton Massachusetts Patrick Holland, 4, fights for control of his mother Liz Holland’s estate as his father Daniel Holland, serving life for murder, seeks to intervene. McCracklin, the maternal grandfather, pursues wrongful death damages over 100000 while Patrick’s guardians worry about his future.
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Rita Laaisky
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Steven Wollman
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