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1 hr ago | The Guardian

Iraqis can't turn their backs on this deadly legacy | John Pilger

They have to clear up the mess of war while Britain and the US, like Great Gatsby characters, retreat back into carelessness Iraq's ministry of social affairs estimates 4.5 million children have lost one or both parents.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, Prison, Natural Disasters

5 hrs ago | KIRO-TV Seattle

Senator: Fire commanders allowing sex assault

From Congress to the White House, pressure is mounting to hold military commanders accountable for the rising number of sexual assaults in the armed services.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Senator Dick Durbin, Barack Obama, Democrat, Natural Disasters

9 hrs ago | Christian Science Monitor

How can Chuck Hagel fix military sexual assault epidemic?

On consecutive days, President Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel have told the next generation of military leaders that sexual assault is threatening the dignity and effectiveness of the force.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Claire McCaskill

13 hrs ago | Lower Township Gazette

Stockton prof named Flubright specialist

RichardStocktonCollege physical therapy professor Mary Lou Galantino has been added to the roster of Fulbright specialists for her expertise in HIV-AIDS rehabilitation, cancer rehabilitation and integrative medicine.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, World News, South Africa, Natural Disasters

18 hrs ago | Crofs Blogs

Pakistan: Measles turning into epidemic

With 146 new cases reported during the last 24 hours, the number of measles cases reported in the Punjab in last five months has reached to 12,490. According to health department officials, at least 87 deaths have been reported so far while mostly deaths occurred in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Kasur.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Natural Disasters, Asia, India,

Sat May 25, 2013

Times of Oman

Bird flu 'may spread'

Hong Kong: The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have found.

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The Tallahassee O

Kanye West, "New Slaves" and a Long Tradition of Locking People Up for Profit

I know that we the new slaves Meanwhile the DEA, teamed up with the CCA They tryina lock n - s up, they tryna make new slaves See that's the privately owned prison, get your piece today They prolly all in the Hamptons, braggin 'bout what they made Though his subsequent equation of Hampton wives with Hampton property raises some troubling questions, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Prison, Natural Disasters

Plunderbund

Odds don't favor Husted on voter fraud claims

"If we didn't have a guy like Secretary of State Husted around, we would probably have to invent him." "Voter fraud does exist, but it's not an epidemic," Husted recently said in response to a report studying alleged voter fraud and voter suppression.

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Air & Space

Alaska's Crash Epidemic

The slopes of Alaska's Gastineau Channel framed the single-engine Cessna 172RG Cutlass on descent into Juneau on the clear afternoon of May 30, 1998.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Natural Disasters, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation

The Day

Obama tells Naval Academy grads sex assault cases threaten trust in nation's military

Annapolis, Md. - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth." The commander in chief congratulated the 1,047 midshipmen ... (more)

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Related Topix: Annapolis, MD, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Natural Disasters, United States Naval Academy, US Military, US Marine Corps

InteliHealth

General Health

World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample - a claim disputed by the researcher at the center of the issue.

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Related Topix: Albuquerque, NM, Associated Press, Control Group, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Natural Disasters

Fri May 24, 2013

Amarillo.com

Video games: 21st century epidemic

In the 1980s every teenager in Amarillo was hanging out at Harvey's Pool Hall and Arcade on the weekends.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Amarillo, TX, Kids, Family

OhNoTheyDidnt

Tyler Perry Under Fire For Latest Flick 'Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor'

The Positive Women's Network of the United States of America penned a letter and created a petition slamming director Tyler Perry for coming up with a plot they feel is offensive to those living with HIV , demanding a meeting with him immediately.

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WSJV-TV South Bend

Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse

A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, Natural Disasters, Prison, California

WXOW-TV La Crosse

Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell

The last of the Arellano Felix brothers who founded an infamous Mexican drug cartel has pleaded guilty in San Diego to helping ship hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, Natural Disasters, Chris Christie, US Governors

KTVN Reno

Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell

The last of the Arellano Felix brothers who founded an infamous Mexican drug cartel has pleaded guilty in San Diego to helping ship hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, Natural Disasters, Chris Christie, US Governors

PakTribune

Another child dies of measles, death toll reaches 97

LAHORE: The death toll following the epidemic of measles in Punjab soared to 97 as another child died in a hospital during treatment here on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Vaccinations, Health

Reuters

New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human - study

The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have found.

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Suria

H7N9 bird flu can spread in mammals: study

The H7N9 strain of bird flu can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions, according to lab animal studies on the virus published Thursday.

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Related Topix: China, Asia, World News, Natural Disasters

Examiner.com

Green's failed grooming underscores Maryland's growing therapist abuse epidemic

In yet another example of therapist abuse in Maryland , Clarence W. Green, Jr., 57, of Salisbury was charged last week after a client reported repeated sexual harassment, escalating sexual advances, and exposure by Green.

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Related Topix: Maryland Government, Maryland, Natural Disasters, Criminal Defense Law, Law