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Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline
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The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.Dr. Bernadine Healy says the directive would save money but not lives.
400-pound car bomb fails to detonate in Belfast
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Northern Ireland's police commander says Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside the police-reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate.Chief Constable Matt Baggott said Sunday that the abortive attack on the...
Report: Kennedy barred from communion by bishop
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Rep. Patrick Kennedy says Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has barred him from receiving communion because of his support of abortion rights.The Providence Journal reports on its Web site Sunday that Kennedy said in an interview that Tobin issued the order during discussions with...
$4.4 million for cleaner air
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Pierce County has won a $4.4 million federal grant to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The money from the U.S. Department of Energy will cover everything from a new heating system at the jail to installing heat pumps in old houses.
It’s marriage license that counts for military
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Catlin Ang doesn’t dread the knock on the door and the visit by two soldiers in dress uniforms. If the unthinkable happens in Afghanistan, she’ll likely find out over the phone.
The 22-year-old Fife resident is the beneficiary of Spc. Nick Torres’ life insurance....
Many thankful this week for food banks
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Don’t look for an uptick in good news at Pierce County food banks this Thanksgiving season, when need haunts the lives of those who line up for food.
“It’s a very challenging year,” said Frank Walton, director of The Salvation Army in Tacoma.
What to do if kids have H1N1
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Pandemic: Take a child to the emergency room if he or she has these signs For parents worried about a child sick with the flu, deciding when to head to the ER can be difficult.
Unlike the typical seasonal flu, which is generally most dangerous to infants and the elderly, the H1N1 strain...
LOS ANGELES: Assault may be tied to Facebook post
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives are investigating an assault on a 12-year-old middle school boy in Calabasas who may have been targeted after a Facebook group urged students to beat up redheads, a sheriff’s official said Saturday.
The boy was kicked and hit in two...
Intimate gathering watches Cougars fall
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PULLMAN – The notoriously rowdy student section of Martin Stadium was relatively deserted Saturday afternoon, and for good reason.
After all, Washington State students reasoned, why not take advantage of a week without classes over Thanksgiving break and head home early to have...
Turnovers force end to Curtis’ season
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The Curtis High football team welcomed the challenge.
In the week leading up to the Class 4A state quarterfinal against second-ranked Skyline, the Vikings talked about wanting to prove themselves among the state’s elite teams.
Space walk done; baby’s not
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
Expectant father Randolph Bresnik and Michael Foreman were so far ahead despite their late...
Crusaders repeat as 1B/2B champs
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Tacoma Baptist will savor this one for a while.
The Crusaders got two second-half goals from senior Josh Peters to avenge one of their two losses this season as Tacoma Baptist won its second consecutive Class 1B/2B state soccer championship with a 2-0 win over Bear Creek School at...
Fans on display along with Galaxy, Real Salt Lake
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The guests will have to share the spotlight with their host today at Qwest Field.
Yes, the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake will play for Major League Soccer’s most prestigious prize: the MLS Cup.
Feds ask questions about Hasan e-mail
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WASHINGTON – The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.
Federal investigators say...
senate votes to talk health
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WASHINGTON – Without a vote to spare, Democrats pushed their health care overhaul legislation over its first obstacle on the Senate floor Saturday, as the chamber voted to begin formal debate of a sweeping measure to guarantee medical coverage for all Americans.
The 60-39 procedural...
Police identify Saipan gunman who killed 4
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Officials in Saipan have identified the gunman involved in a deadly rampage as 42-year-old Li Zhongren of China.Police on Sunday said Li is believed to be the caretaker of the shooting range where he gunned down four people Friday, including two young children. He also wounded five...
3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India
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Police say three bombs have exploded in India's restive northeast killing five people and wounding more than 25 others.A local police official says five people died after two blasts went off within minutes of each other outside a police station in Nalbari town near the Assam state...
Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228
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Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.Yasin Kosasih, a police chief in Riau province, says the Dumai Express 10 left on an inter-island voyage Sunday morning and reportedly sank in poor weather 90 minutes...
More snow on the way in Cascades
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Anybody trying to get a jump on a Thanksgiving trip over the Cascades can expect heavy snowfall Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, that will be in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday.
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
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WASHINGTON – Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united tonight to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
Lakes shuts out Mt. Spokane, earns trip to State semis
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SPOKANE – A pair of big plays gave second-ranked Lakes an early advantage, and the Lancers' defense made sure that lead held up in a 24-0 victory over No. 5 Mount Spokane in a Class 3A state quarterfinal Saturday at Joe Albi Stadium.Lakes (12-0) will meet No. 3 Liberty –...
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
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Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.The 60-39 vote cleared...
Senate vote under way on 1st test of health care
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The Senate has begun voting on whether to move ahead on a sweeping health care bill.The roll call began with many of the 100 members seated in their chairs and rising to vote. Such formal voting is common with Supreme Court nominations.
Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC
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The gleaming glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 has been auctioned off for $350,000.As the glove's price soared Saturday, fans roared and squealed with pleasure - echoing the kind of frenzy that accompanied the late pop star on his tours.
Fort Hood shooting suspect to remain hospitalized
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A military magistrate has ruled that the Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial.For now, Maj. Nidal Hasan will stay in a military hospital in San Antonio.
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