Based on the rhetoric, America’s war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders. Questions abound, however, about the nation’s readiness to turn the talk into reality. The economic case for expanding treatment, especially amid a …
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13 November
Pakistani President Turns Over Nuclear Authority
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s embattled president has relinquished command of the country’s nuclear arsenal amid political wrangling that has posed a major distraction to the U.S.-allied government as it fights Taliban and other militants near the Afghan border. The move came as President Asif Ali Zardari faced the expiration on Saturday …
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13 November
CDC: H1N1 Has Sickened 22 Million in 6 Months
WASHINGTON – Government health officials say swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April. They say about 4,000 have died, including 540 children. The startling new figures — about four times higher than previous death estimates — don’t mean swine flu has suddenly gotten worse. Instead, the Centers …
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13 November
H1N1 Sparks Urgent Medical Mission in Alaskan Village
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. “Diomede is probably the most isolated place in the United States right now,” said David Head, a doctor involved in the effort. “We …
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13 November
Ex-Army Worker Who Killed 2 Is Executed in Virginia
JARRATT, Va. – A former Army counterintelligence worker was executed by electric chair Tuesday for killing a Virginia couple, becoming the first U.S. inmate to die by electrocution in over a year. Larry Bill Elliott was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m. at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt. He was convicted …
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13 November
H1N1 Death Rate Similar to Seasonal Flu, Experts Say
The death rate from the pandemic H1N1 swine flu is likely lower than earlier estimates, an expert in infectious diseases said on Wednesday. New estimates suggest that the death rate compares to a moderate year of seasonal influenza, said Dr. Marc Lipsitch of Harvard University. “It’s mildest in kids. That’s …
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13 November
Two Die in Afghan Raid to Free Seized Reporter
KABUL – British commandos freed a New York Times reporter early Wednesday from Taliban captives who kidnapped him over the weekend in northern Afghanistan, but one of the commandos and a Times translator were killed in the rescue, officials said. Reporter Stephen Farrell was taken hostage along with his translator …
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13 November
Catholic bishop, Chris Rufo see 'signs of hope' against 'woke extremism' across America
FIRST ON FOX: Catholic Bishop Robert Barron and commentator Chris Rufo share a hope that the “extremism of a lot of the woke ideology” is prompting a promising backlash despite dominating conservative fears. “My Hope Is that in what 20 years, 30 years, 40 years people will look back at …
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13 November
Lost Michigan toddler is found asleep in woods using a family dog as a pillow
A 2-year-old was found snuggled up in the woods after going missing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The little girl walked away from her home with her two family dogs on Wednesday evening in Faithorn, Michigan. The toddler was found hours later asleep in the woods, using the smaller dog as …
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13 November
Former Bears defensive coordinator resigned because of inappropriate behavior: report
Reports that police raided the Chicago Bears’ facility were found to be untrue, but there seems to be some smoke in the wake of Alan Williams’ resignation. Williams stepped down as the team’s defensive coordinator this past week “to take care of my health and my family,” he said. However, …
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