CT scans prompt call for stricter regulation and safety
Imaging experts warn CT scans carry higher radiation than standard X-rays and risk long term cancer with overuse or unnecessary testing. Federal action and a fairness hearing in New York address radiation overdoses and compensations for 9/11 responders in a multi jurisdiction roundup.
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Federal Food and Drug Administration
Congress
New York
World Trade Center
Joseph Greco
Kenneth Specht
USS
Alvin Hellerstein
Hellerstein
Obama sacks McChrystal. Petraeus to replace in Afghanistan
President Obama dismissed General Stanley McChrystal after critical remarks about administration officials and named General David Petraeus to lead the Afghanistan campaign. The White House stressed no policy shift, while NATO tallies showed the war’s deadliest month yet in 2010.
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Jennifer Loven
Anne Gearan
Associated Press
Washington
Barack Obama
Afghanistan
David Petraeus
Petraeus
Obama
Stanley McChrystal
Oval Office
McChrystal
White House
Joe Biden
Defense
Robert Gates
Adm
Mike Mullen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rose Garden
Senate
Rolling Stone Magazine
U.S
NATO
Fort McNair
Army
Cap Regained Over Gulf Gusher After Cap Restart
Oil continued pouring into the Gulf of Mexico as engineers reattached the cap on the Deepwater Horizon gusher via the Discoverer Enterprise. BP and officials reported the system was ramping back up after about 10 hours of operation while Pensacola Beach faced oil washes and a renewed moratorium debate.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Diablo Canyon
California
Central Coast
Pacific Gas & Electric
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Enterpriser
Associated Press
Gulf
Pensacola Beach
Florida
Obama
Justice Department
U.S
Martin Feldman
Interior Department
Bob Dudley
Coast Guard Adm
Thad Allen
Ed Overton
Louisiana State University
Passengers Endure 4 Hour Tarmac Delay On Transatlantic Flight
About 300 passengers aboard a Virgin Atlantic London to Newark flight were stranded for four hours on a Bradley International Airport tarmac before reaching Newark Liberty. Heat and humidity sparked illness and distress. some passengers needed oxygen. The incident prompts renewed calls to extend federal tarmac rules to international flights.
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Newark
N.J
Bradley International Airport
Hartford
London
Continental Express
Rochester
Minn
Britain
Virgin Atlantic
Transportation
Ray LaHood
Connecticut
LaHood
Chris Rossi
North America
Heathrow
Bradley
Virgin
Luke McNorton
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Cairo
Sudan
Chris Cyemanick
U.n.-African Union
Foreign Ministry
Obama Sacks
International Security Assistance Force
Capitol Hill
Pensacola
Fla
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