Flu hospitalizations rise amid aging population study
A government study cites flu hospitalizations in the United States averaging over 200000 annually, driven by an aging population. It warns severe flu can lead to pneumonia dehydration and worsened medical conditions, urging prevention as flu vaccine supplies arrive.
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Opposition blocks adultery ban in Turkey penal code
In Ankara the opposition vows to block a government push to outlaw adultery as part of a sweeping penal code overhaul. The measure faces EU criticism and women's group protests while lawmakers debate harsher penalties for rapists and human traffickers and recognition of rape in marriage.
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Insurgents Strike Baghdad Police Recruitment Area
Guerrillas detonated a car bomb and opened fire on a Baghdad shopping street near the Green Zone, killing at least 59 people including police recruits and civilians and wounding 114 in the deadliest attack in six months. The Tawhid and Jihad group claimed responsibility as violence spiked ahead of elections and amid a broader insurgent campaign against U.S. strategy in Iraq.
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Colleges fail affordability test in 2004 report card
An independent study, Measuring Up 2004, grades U S colleges on affordability, finding most states less affordable as net costs rise relative to family income. California tops state grades with an A, but drops from 1 to B Y. New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Oregon show steep burdens, while higher math and science prep improves in some states.
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Baby survives toss from car during Wisconsin chase
In Groen Bay Wisconsin Dana Bettin 23 died after a highway chase with sheriff's deputies. He allegedly abducted his fiancee's infant daughter from a hotel and dumped the baby from a moving car in a car seat. The child was unharmed. Bettin died in a crash into an occupied squad car after the man fled.
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