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Research Highlights From The American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene May 2013
1.) New Rapid Diagnostic Test for Worm Infection Provides Substantial Improvement Over Current Standard According to New African Field Study Provides Compass to Guide Public Health Efforts to Halt Debilitating Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) A new diagnostic test strip to rapidly detect lymphatic filariasis - also known as elephantiasis - in human blood has significant advantages over ...
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City take aim at America
22 May 2013 Manchester City believe they are in a perfect position to crack America after announcing they are to set up a new club in New ...
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Chocoholics devastated as world Nutella day cancelled - by manufacturer
Brian O'Reilly - 22 May 2013 YOU may not have been aware it even existed - however you may still shed a tear to learn the World Nutella day has been ...
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Americans Outlook for U.S. Moral Values Still Pessimistic
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Most Americans are still highly pessimistic about the direction in which moral values in the United States are headed. Seventy-two percent say moral values in the country as a whole are getting worse, essentially unchanged from 73% last year, but improved from more than 80% in 2006 through 2008. Twenty percent now say values are getting better, and 6% say they are staying the ...
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Star witness to stay mum for House hearing on IRS
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of ...
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How Infrastructure Investment Brought America’s Game To Santa Clara California
John Maynard Keynes has been validated once again. Through a wise investment in infrastructure, and in forward growth, the city of Santa Clara, California has turned what once was a center for dried fruit into the high tech heart of the United States. And through this investment in the infrastructure needed for growth, the city has not only gained a status once considered only for major cities, ...
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Susan Powells dad gets private eye to review file
Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more - might turn up something the investigators ...
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I hope I get a second chance Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
By F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News Anthony Weiner, whose career as a congressman collapsed after he posted sexually suggestive pictures of himself on Twitter, has announced that he’s running for mayor of New York City."I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I've also learned some tough lessons," the Democrat said in a ...
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Obama Applauds Immigration Bill Vote We All Owe It To The American People To Bring Results
Obama released a statement after the Senate's 13-5 decision in favor of the measure, applauding the inclusion of many of the "principles of commonsense reform" he has proposed. ...
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Burlingame Restaurant Pulls Lion Meat From Menu After Uproar
BURLINGAME (KPIX 5) — A restaurant on the Peninsula that offers several exotic animals on the menu has stopped serving lion meat following an uproar online. Mokutanya Yakitori Restaurant in ...
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Bernanke testimony follows charge he withheld information
Ben Bernanke 's Capitol Hill testimony Wednesday follows lawmakers charging he purposely withheld strategic information from them. Bernanke is to appear before the House-Senate Joint Economic Committee at 10 a.m. This will be followed 4 hours later by the release of the minutes of the central bank's most recent policy meeting. The testimony and the minutes release could alter the ...
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Conn. rail service returning to normal
Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to buses Monday, May 20, 2012, after a train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. (AP ...
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Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview
Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross ...
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White House Treasury discussed how to spin IRS targeting
The White House said Tuesday that senior officials took part in discussions over how the IRS would disclose its targeting of conservative groups, marking the latest shift in the White House's official line on the matter.Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters that Mark Childress, deputy chief of staff, spoke twice with Treasury Department officials about the IRS's public relations ...
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Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. -- With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to make it. Trust the safety of the seemingly solid school buildings and ...
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‘Cake Boss’ star and pastry chef Buddy Valastro to open Italian American restaurant at Palazzo
Elizabeth Blau of Blau & Associates with business partner Jason Lapin, center, and husband Kim Canteenwalla at Honey Salt, a new restaurant at 1031 S. Rampart Blvd. in Summerlin, on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. END .inline-content ...
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Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
MOORE, Okla. - Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top ...
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Caitlin McBride in Oklahoma I feel as if I am on a different planet
Oklahoma City may not traditionally be known as the tourism epicentre of the US, but today, the capital of the Sooner State is quite literally, filled to the brim.Nearly every room in the city is sold out, flights are fully booked and those keen to either return to their native state or simply visit will have their patience tested as they attempt to travel to a post-tornado state.I was lucky to ...
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Two arrested after looting in Moore Oklahoma
Teacher's assistant Amber Ford takes a photo of first grade teacher Sheri Bittle after finding items inside Bittle's classroom at Briarwood Elementary School after the building was destroyed by yesterday's tornado on May 21, 2013 in Moore, ...
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Oklahoma picks up the pieces after tornado
Curtis Cook recovers his high school football photo from the rubble of his family's house after a powerful tornado ripped through the area destroying his ...
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Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance
Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, ...
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US Senate committee votes to arm Syrian rebels
War A US Senate committee had passed a bill that would allow, if signed for the Obama administration to supply arms to Syrian opposition -- a move that could threaten the entire region if these weapons end up in terrorist cells operating on the ground. The Senate Committee on Foreign ...
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Parents of dead American doubt honesty of Singaporean inquest prepare to head for home
The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest today, saying they have no confidence in the island’s legal process. (Pictured, the brothers of American Shane Todd, John, left, and Dylan). Shane Truman Todd's body was found in his Singapore apartment by his girlfriend last June 24, and police have said ...
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Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The parents of a U.S. engineer found dead in Singapore last year said on Wednesday they will not take part in the rest of a coroner's inquiry into his death, which they say was linked to a project involving the transfer of sensitive technology to ...
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Rescuers seek Oklahoma tornado survivors as area eyes recovery
1 of 5. Danielle Stephan holds boyfriend Thomas Layton as they pause between salvaging through the remains of a family member's home one day after a tornado devastated the town Moore, Oklahoma, in the outskirts of Oklahoma City May 21, ...
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