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FDA Confirms Link Between Fungus and Meningitis Outbreak

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. federal health officials confirm that contaminated vials linked to cases of meningitis do indeed contain the fungus responsible for causing the outbreak. Early tests on a batch of steroid led to a strong suspicion of a link. The latest tests announced Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration confirmed it. The meningitis outbreak has […]

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US Army Orders Accused Fort Hood Shooter to Shave His Beard

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
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A U.S. Army appeals court has ruled that Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Hassan must shave off his beard for trial. The court on Thursday rejected Hassan’s argument that his beard is an expression of his Muslim faith. It ordered him to shave it off or have it removed by force. Hasan, an Army […]

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US Jury Convicts Somali National of Supporting Al-Shabab Terrorists

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
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A U.S. federal jury has convicted a 46-year-old Somali national of conspiring to recruit young men from Minnesota to join the al-Qaida-linked terrorist group al-Shabab in its push to topple the Mogadishu government. Defendant Mahamud Said Omar was found guilty by the Minneapolis jury on all five counts of giving material support to terrorists, and […]

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FDA Confirms Link Between Fungus and Meningitis Outbreak

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. federal health officials confirm that contaminated vials linked to cases of meningitis does indeed contain the fungus responsible for causing the outbreak. Early tests on a batch of steroid led to a strong suspicion of a link. The latest tests announced Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration confirmed it. The meningitis outbreak has […]

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Officials: Pakistani Schoolgirl Attacker Was Detained, Released in 2009

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistani officials say one of two Taliban militants suspected of shooting a Pakistani schoolgirl and sparking international condemnation was detained in 2009 but subsequently released. Authorities identified the alleged assailant Thursday as Attaullah and say the Pakistani military captured him during its offensive into the northwest Swat Valley three years ago. They detained him because […]

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Search Engine Google Says Profits Fall

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Internet search giant Google says its profits declined 20 percent in the last three months, which prompted a sharp sell-off of the company’s stock on Thursday. U.S.-based Google had planned to release its earnings report for the July-to-September period after the Nasdaq stock exchange had finished trading for the day. But the company that prints […]

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Unemployment Benefit Claims Fluctuating in US

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Weekly claims for unemployment compensation surged in the U.S. last week, but the government said the increase was largely the result of a seasonal correction of the data. A week ago, the government said the initial claims had fallen sharply. But Thursday, the U.S. said the number of initial applications for jobless aid jumped 46,000 […]

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Renowned Turkish Pianist on Trial for Insulting Islam

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
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A world-renowned Turkish pianist is on trial on charges of inciting religious hatred and insulting Islam in comments he made on Twitter in April. Forty-two year old Fazil Say appeared in an Istanbul courtroom Thursday to defend himself against the charges, which stemmed from several tweets making jokes about Muslims. If convicted, he faces up […]

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Obama, Romney to Share Stage in New York City

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Two days after their contentious second debate, U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will meet again in a far more congenial setting Thursday night in New York City. The two candidates will speak at an annual fundraising dinner hosted by the city’s Catholic Archdiocese at the luxury Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Unlike their heated […]

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Survey: Russian Attitudes Toward US Worsened in 2012

Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
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A new survey of Russian public opinion shows the attitude of Russians toward the United States has worsened in the past year. The poll taken by the Levada Center, a non-governmental Russian research organization, shows the percentage of respondents with a positive view of the United States dropped to 46 percent, from 67 percent last […]

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