Meningitis outbreak grows with 12 000 traced in steroid scare
Federal health officials report 12 000 of about 14 000 potentially exposed to contaminated steroid shots linked to a meningitis outbreak. The death toll rises to 14 as cases total 170 with a rare fungal form in most patients. Idaho becomes 11th state with illness.
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Turkey intercepts Syrian airliner over alleged arms shipment
Turkey said the Airbus A320 intercepted over its airspace carried Russian arms and military equipment destined for Syria's Defense Ministry. Erdogan alleged weapon parts and communications gear were seized, while Syria branded it piracy and Russia called it illegal. The United States backed Turkey's action.
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Feds designate MS-13 a transnational criminal organization
Federal authorities declared MS-13 a transnational criminal organization and can seize assets of gang members in the United States. The move targets the group’s financial network, freezing assets to curb profits and operations, with support from U S law enforcement and comments from experts on the threat level. The gang originated in Los Angeles among Salvadoran refugees and has since expanded through Central America and beyond to Washington D C.
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The
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California
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Long Beach
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Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize in literature amid Chinese state praise
Mo Yan, a popular Chinese novelist known for rural China depictions and cautious political stance, wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Beijing celebrates on state media while critics accuse him of appeasing authorities, reflecting the delicate balance between acclaim and censorship in Chinese literary life.
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University of Notre Dame
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Craigslist Posters Arrested in Pill Dealing Bust
NYPD arrested 21 people in a bid to curb small-time prescription pill dealing linked to Percocet ads on Craigslist. Undercover buyers paid a few hundred dollars to obtain pills in public spots including Penn Station and Washington Square Park. arrests included a NYU graduate student and a 62-year-old freelance photographer.
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