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Wikileaks releases pager intercepts from 9/11

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Whistleblower website Wikileaks began publishing on Wednesday what it said were hundreds of thousands of pager messages from the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.


Another hepatitis case linked to Colorado hospital

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Another hepatitis C case has been linked to a Denver hospital where an infected surgery technician is accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful painkiller meant for patients.


7 in NY charged in Craigslist prostitution ring

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Seven people have been indicted on charges of running a 24-hour prostitution ring on Craigslist, New York's attorney general announced Wednesday, the day after Craigslist's CEO filed a lawsuit to keep South Carolina's ...


NYC officials: Latest swine flu cases mostly mild (AP)

NYC officials: Latest swine flu cases mostly mild

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A day after a swine flu outbreak shut down three public schools in New York City, officials said Friday the virus is spreading faster than seasonal flu does, but the symptoms have generally been mild.


Swine flu confirmed in NYC high school students (AP)

NYC mayor says 28 swine flu cases from 1 school

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created Apr 26, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- Twenty-eight students at a private New York City high school have confirmed cases of swine flu and 17 more probably have it, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday. City officials sought to distinguish ...


NY county ban on baby bottle chemical is official

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A suburban New York county has adopted the nation's first ban on the chemical found in plastic baby bottles and sippy cups.