Bloomberg cleared to run again for NYC mayor
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won federal approval to seek a third term. The ruling endorsed changes to city term limits and voting rules designed to maintain the extended limit, confirming Bloomberg’s eligibility after City Council action last fall.
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Michael Change
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Amish farmer jailed in outhouse compliance dispute
In Ebensburg Pa Judge Norman Crumenliegan jailed Swartzentruber for 90 days for contempt after he refused court orders to bring state compliant school outhouses and pay a 500 dollar fine. The decision also padlocked the school outhouses on his former property as 18 children attended. The case drew comment from Deborah Sedimeyer of the Sewage Enforcement Agency who called it a environmental health victory.
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Deborah Sedimeyer
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Israel blames Hamas demands for not freeing captive soldier
In a televised statement Prime Minister Ehud Olmert blamed Hamas for deadlocked talks over the release of Sgt. Gilad Schalit, 22, captured in 2006. Israel said it would not free all prisoners demanded, while a blockade on Gaza remained in place until Schalit returns.
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Walid Anjes
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Family sues chimp owner for $50M in attack suit
The Nash family files a $50 million negligence suit in Stamford Superior Court against Sandra Herold, owner of a chimpanzee that mauled Charla Nash. The complaint alleges Herold failed to control a violent wild animal and that she gave the chimp unprescribed Xanax, worsening the attack. Nash, 55, remains in critical condition with severe facial injuries and possible brain damage. doctors at Cleveland Clinic, which performed the first U.S. face transplant, face astronomical future medical costs.
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Sandra Herold
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William Monaco
Pill used as study aid may be habit forming
A government study suggests the drug Provigil modafinil may affect the brain’s pleasure center similarly to addictive stimulants. Ten healthy men showed brain changes, challenging the view that the medication is safe for healthy students. The drug is prescribed for narcolepsy but used illegally as a study aid.
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Chicago
Nora Volkow
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Journal of the American Medical Association
Provigil
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